I have a Krell KRC-HR. I’m pretty sure I read in the manual that it outputs to both balanced and unbalanced simultaneously, so I should be able to do this. Are there any timing issues I need to worry about in this setup?
Open Floor Plan Listening Room
Hi All,
I have an open floor plan listening room. Any ideas on how to close off the room in order to improve lower frequency bass response? I’m looking for room dividers that can be made to close off the space when I want to listen to music, but have aesthetic qualities and can be opened/closed easily. The open plan consists of my living room and kitchen together at 45’ L x 17’ W x 10’ H.
The open section separating the kitchen/living is 15’ W x 9’ H.
I don’t have other room options in my home.
Any help appreciated. Speakers are Apogee Duetta Signature. I have moved them around to make a difference but still need to close off the room behind sitting area to get the lower frequency bass I desire.
TIA!
I have an open floor plan listening room. Any ideas on how to close off the room in order to improve lower frequency bass response? I’m looking for room dividers that can be made to close off the space when I want to listen to music, but have aesthetic qualities and can be opened/closed easily. The open plan consists of my living room and kitchen together at 45’ L x 17’ W x 10’ H.
The open section separating the kitchen/living is 15’ W x 9’ H.
I don’t have other room options in my home.
Any help appreciated. Speakers are Apogee Duetta Signature. I have moved them around to make a difference but still need to close off the room behind sitting area to get the lower frequency bass I desire.
TIA!
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So just an update I’m contemplating buying one or two REL T9i subwoofers and connecting them using the high input with supplied cable directly from my stereo amplifier. This seems like it would give me the best way to carry the original signal through all my components and wouldn’t mess much with timing (although the subs have their own class A/B amps built-in. im going to give REL a call hopefully Friday and see what they recommend to match well with my Apogees. It seems the T9i works well with Maggies so likely would be a similar pairing with Apogees. I will keep everyone posted on the results. The RELs I believe have a 120-day free audition period which is great. They even pay return shipping. Thanks everyone, you likely saved me a lot of money trying to create a useless pseudo-wall behind my couch. |
I would also look at the SVS PB12-Plus subwoofer. It's close to the same price as the REL T9i. However, it is significantly heavier/larger (cabinet bracing) and will play a lot lower. I don't know how the REL vs. SVS really compares, but I would lean toward the REL for power overhead and low bass. Just an option. And I also think that getting two subs (of whatever model) is better so that they each supplement the left and right channels individually. There aren't really any timing issues to consider. However, some subwoofers will have a phase adjustment to help with blending. You could hook the subwoofer to the high-level output of the amp, but the signal still has to be converted back to low-level before it enters the subwoofer amplifier. If it were me, I would just use the RCA output of the Krell KRC-HR. The KRC-HR output impedance is documented at 5 ohms (which is insanely low for a preamp). Your FPB400 has an input impedance of 100k ohms (it is very high which is good). This means that you will not have any problems with the preamp driving two different amplifiers (the FPB400 and the subwoofer inputs). The impedance can be an issue if the amplifier impedance is really low (like 20k ohms) and it is driven by something like a tube preamp. I would just use a nice large awg solid-core interconnect such as the Beldon 1695A coax subwoofer interconnect from Blue Jeans: https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/subwoofer/index.htm The larger 18awg solid-core conductor will transfer bass frequencies extremely well. You do not need a super high resolution cable for the sub. In fact, going to a higher resolution interconnect that will have smaller awg solid-core conductors may actually produce weaker bass waveforms. In your situation, since you have bass nulls at the listening position, I would not implement a high-pass crossover for your Apogee's. You should still run the Apogee at full range so that it is outputting as much bass frequencies as possible. Then place the two subwoofers as far away and as far into the corners as possible. This will give you multiple distances where bass frequencies are generated and help reduce the bass nulls from waveform cancellations (when they bounce off the rear wall and come back). While this will definitely help with bass resolution, keep in mind that you may still end up having to do some acoustic treatments for the bass frequencies (such as GIK bass traps I mentioned above). |
Actually, thinking about it, you really don't want any phase adjustment on the subwoofer, so don't worry on whether the sub has one. You want the sound to come out of the sub at the same time as the Apogee. However, you want the subwoofers at a different distance that the Apogee's. I think your Apogee's will probably be pulled out further into the middle of the room. If you put the subs in the corners, it should work out well. |
This is all extremely invaluable information. Wow this forum is impressive. I'm processing all this info; a lot of what you say makes a lot of sense to me. I think I will have to play with it a bit alternating between high input and low inputs. I do know that REL absolutely recommends using the high inputs to push the same signal forward through all the equipment, but I have the luxury of trying the low input as well due to my preamp and extra cable I have lying around. Thanks guys. |
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