Boy, a lot of "ditto's" going on here tonight. This one is no different.
I too run full ranges all the way around. My mains are rated to do down into the mid 20's with a Q of appr .5 or so. That is TIGHT bass. My surrounds will do the same down to 30 Hz or so with the center making it down to about 40 Hz or so. Keep in mind that all of the speakers in this system are sealed acoustic suspension designs. This means no ports, passive radiators, slot loading, etc.. to help fill out the bottom end. Without those, you strictly have to rely on surface area and excursion to do the job.
Until a recent change in my electronics, i was never getting as much bottom end out of the mains that i thought i should. As such, the subs definetly helped out. As i have not run the entire system in its' new configuration as of yet, i'm wondering if i'll still need the subs. I'll find out soon enough. Right now, i'm simply overjoyed with its' two channel performance and am almost afraid to tinker with it anymore.
I would also agree that this would be VERY speaker and room dependent. While some speakers are rated to go low, the QUALITY of bass is just not there. This is especially true at high volume levels. Keeping the mains "clean" while using the subs strictly for "sub-atomic shaking" might be worth the trouble and space. Like anything else, the best way to find out is first-hand. Try it and see. Sean
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I too run full ranges all the way around. My mains are rated to do down into the mid 20's with a Q of appr .5 or so. That is TIGHT bass. My surrounds will do the same down to 30 Hz or so with the center making it down to about 40 Hz or so. Keep in mind that all of the speakers in this system are sealed acoustic suspension designs. This means no ports, passive radiators, slot loading, etc.. to help fill out the bottom end. Without those, you strictly have to rely on surface area and excursion to do the job.
Until a recent change in my electronics, i was never getting as much bottom end out of the mains that i thought i should. As such, the subs definetly helped out. As i have not run the entire system in its' new configuration as of yet, i'm wondering if i'll still need the subs. I'll find out soon enough. Right now, i'm simply overjoyed with its' two channel performance and am almost afraid to tinker with it anymore.
I would also agree that this would be VERY speaker and room dependent. While some speakers are rated to go low, the QUALITY of bass is just not there. This is especially true at high volume levels. Keeping the mains "clean" while using the subs strictly for "sub-atomic shaking" might be worth the trouble and space. Like anything else, the best way to find out is first-hand. Try it and see. Sean
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