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  Musical accuracy in subwoofers
I'm hoping some members who are more musically & technically knowledgeable can answer my questions about subs. While sub shopping, web research and sales people make referrence to subs with accurate timbre. The Linn & REL lines were reported to be more accurate than Sunfires in this respect. After playing my sub at a 45-48 hz. crossover without the main speakers, listening leaves me wondering how timbre ( at this low a crossover point) can be an attribute of a sub when most aspects of timbre are a product of higher frequencies. It seems that pitch accuracy, lack of bloat & "overhang," freedom from cabinet resonance, and the ability to tune crossover, volume, & phase accurately are paramount. But timbre?
Photon46  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-27-01
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05-28-01   Higher frequencies you may think are unaffected by a subwoof ...   Sugarbrie

05-28-01   Sugarbrie is right. to test for timbre i suggest the followi ...   Detlof

05-28-01   Right on detlof! i was focused on the high notes because of ...   Sugarbrie

05-28-01   Excellent question. it's probably that the timbre issue is ...   Onhwy61

05-28-01   I don't know what "timbre" in a sub is; its just ...   Ezmeralda11@

05-28-01   Thanks all for your responses. as suggested, i tried disconn ...   Photon46

05-28-01   The distortion figures in a sub effect the timbre of the rep ...   Pls1

05-28-01   Its the timbre of the instrument being reproduced, i referre ...   Detlof

05-28-01   I've only been to about 1000 professional live classical per ...   Pls1

05-28-01: Detlof
Nobody said it didn't.
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05-29-01   While low-frequency extension is obviously important, i agre ...   Sedond

05-31-01   10% distortion from a sub playing at a sound pressure level ...   Ezmeralda11@

05-31-01   Fyi, vmps' most expensive sub, w/options, lists for 115db. ...   Sedond


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