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  Why the obsession with the lowest octave
From what is written in these forums and elsewhere see the following for instance.

Scroll down to the chart showing the even lowest instruments in this example recording rolling off very steeply at 40 Hz.

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It would appear that there is really very little to be heard between 20 and 40 Hz. Yet having true "full range" speakers is often the test of a great speaker. Does anyone beside me think that there is little to be gained by stretching the speakers bass performance below 30-40 cycles?
My own speakers make no apologies for going down to only 28 Hz and they are big floor standers JM Lab Electra 936s.
Mechans  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-20-11
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01-27-11   On 1/21 dan_ed wrote: and on 1/22 arj wrote: adding on to ...   Onhwy61

01-27-11   Onhwy61... two signals, one at 30 hz and the other at 20 hz ...   Eldartford

01-27-11   Yeah, and a snare drum whack is maybe an even better example ...   Dan_ed

01-27-11   Dan_ed... i don't believe that you can call modulation belo ...   Eldartford

01-27-11   Mixing two different tones is another story but the lowest f ...   Kijanki

01-27-11   I relate to what ecruz said. the first time i hooked up sub ...   Dcrugby

01-27-11   I have ohm 5 series 3 near full range floorstanders that do ...   Mapman

01-28-11   Thanks for the correction, eldartford and kihanki! i am mixi ...   Dan_ed

01-28-11   How much bass comes from the concert hall reinforcing bass f ...   Hifihvn

01-28-11   Pardon the grammar. that akutek link has interesting info. s ...   Hifihvn

01-28-11   Good point that even instruments do not have a single sound. ...   Mapman

01-28-11   I've found it interesting that while the op ask about the &q ...   Pryso

01-28-11   Why the bottom octave? because it sounds so right, when don ...   Magfan

01-28-11   If it was there when the music was recorded, why not have it ...   Onemug

01-29-11   If you understand the physics of sound production with music ...   Sop1

01-29-11   I'd choose quality bass down to 40 hz ballpark over somewhat ...   Audiokinesis

01-29-11   Duke said, "i'd choose quality bass down to 40 hz ballp ...   Acoustat6

01-29-11   why the obsession with the lowest octave? it could als ...   Budt

01-29-11   I haven't read all the replies, but what you miss with the l ...   Vladimir

01-29-11   "a theroretical -3db, who cares what you guess a system ...   Audiokinesis

01-30-11   The big problem i think is the idea that really low bottom o ...   Mechans

02-01-11   I completely agree with vlad. i hooked up the sa last night ...   Brotw

03-16-11   I am in agreement with the elizabeth camp. it reminds me of ...   Isochronism

03-16-11   I'm actually trying to find an answer to a technical problem ...   Ptmconsulting

03-17-11   Bob, implementing this highpass in a post-amp crossover will ...   Dan_ed

03-17-11: Ptmconsulting
I agree, it's not possible in a crossover. I'd need a cap as big as a house. I'm going to implemnt a line level high pass filter and see how that experiment works out for me.

Thanks

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03-18-11   I wonder if ecruz' experience is due to removing (filtering) ...   Pubul57

03-18-11   "then perform..."   Pubul57

03-20-11   Dukes wife is right on "bigger is better" when yo ...   Jw5115

12-09-11   Another good way to appreciate "full range" in the ...   Soundsbeyondspecs


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