low bass response


My system, which is shown on my profile, does not seem to produce the low bass I would expect it to.  I listen near field, and my room is 13'x30'x9'....in your experience, is this most likely due to my room and near field position?

jw944ts

That room is far too reflective and those speakers have wide horizontal dispersion. A bad combo. The entertainment rack is enclosed in another very reflective piece of furniture. If you must put the speakers in this room:

  • Get rid of the armoire
  • Point the speakers at 45 degrees to the wall
  • Treat the room with absorbers, including the ceiling, especially the ceiling with mid-high frequency (i.e. thin) panels
  • Put diffusors where the armoire is and to the sides and behind the listener. Absorb otherwise.

Honestly not a fan of Pass here either.  I mean, I don't like the sound but exactly because I find them too lean sounding.  Other alternatives are just to use tone controls.  Get a Schiit Loki and see if it does what you want to do.

Remember that your listening levels matter.  If you like to go in and listen at quiet volumes like I do a loudness control is essential.

 

Oh, as an experiment, throw a blanket over the armoire.  You'll be amazed at the changes. :)  You can do the same by throwing some cushions into the corners or hanging up blankets.  Anything you can do to demonstrate the changes would help you move in the right direction.

the position nor armoire Will affectbass reproduction you nave a lot of air Ii that room that size you need a good subwoofer 12inch fast articulate bass

 

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dave and troy

Audio intellect  nj

 

 

Subwoofer is needed. I have a room just a bit bigger and the same problem. Even though my speakers are rated at 20 - 20k they don't have low bass. One sub was a tease. Two Rel S5 did the job

 Sounds great now.

BTW I tried all the above fixes. They didn't fix the problem.

The frequency of the low E string on a bass guitar is 41Hz. The wavelength would be 837 cm or 8.37 m. You mention that you are listening in the near field. How far back are you sitting? Perhaps there just isn’t enough distance between your speaker and listening chair for that waveform to hit your ear.

I agree with the poster above and try walking around. I found that two Rel T/i5 subs did the trick nicely in my room.

Best of luck!

Nice system BTW.