Below 20 HZ Notes/Instruments

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000005E4J/qid=1010188748/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_67_1/103-1120761-7064634

If the link doesn't work
Wea/Atlantic/Erato - #14634 "Agnus Dei"

Most of the tracks are choral or choral w/ strings, but there are a couple of tracks (Hear my prayer) which contrast very low (but quiet) organ pipes with solo vocals ... to very good effect.

It's a great CD to own for a relaxing evening listen, not just for testing one's system.

Regards

Sean

I tried my strata in the corner and it sounded absolutely terrible. It's now sat just in front and to the left of the right hand speaker ... nearly in the middle of the room, with the volume turned up much louder ... and it sounds tremendous. Corner loading was certainly efficient (read loud) but very boomy and resonant. I have read that the REL crossover is not a steep slope, and so it will still produce output significantly above the xover frequency. So if your mains already go down to near 20Hz it may not work. However my mains (Spica angelus) are rather bass shy below 40Hz so it works just fine for me (crossed at 28Hz).

Hi perfectimage .... I'm not sure it's a question of being right or wrong .. I certainly would never claim to be right in a matter so subjective as audio. I mentioned my experience because I have read so many posts saying that RELs should be placed in the corner and tuned in, and I just wanted to warn Nil that this might not work, and a position with a lower WAF might be required. I don't have the money for a second sub though I'd love to try it out... the sub cost more than my Spicas and I have a 5 month old daughter who takes priority.

Danvect ... maybe it's the power of suggestion, but I didn't feel that orchestral pieces (where the majority of the deep bass comes from the right of the sound field) sounded correct when the sub was placed next to my left speaker. I am sat in a nearfield listening position, less than 6 feet from the speakers (inc sub) and I feel that it is possible to locate the sub, albeit not exactly. It was a trade off placing the sub next to the right main, but I wanted to avoid centering the sub for fears of driving room resonance.

Anyway I stick with the main point in my previous post ... if your mains are flat to 20Hz then a REL will not work ... it will bleed into the bass of the mains and mess it up. The REL will only work if you can set the x-over below the mains so that the two don't interfere with each other.