I have made dipole subs using 6 drivers aside. They do not work. Even with huge amounts of power and room control you can not get 20 Hz out of them effectively. IMH experience the best performance comes from sealed, enclosed 12" subs Q @ 7 with Room control and a high powered class AB amp damping > 500, the higher the better. The only difficult variable is the enclosure itself which ideally should be infinitely stiff and heavy.
Dual vs single sub
Sorry Im sure this is all over the forums but I only found old articles. Situation. I have Two SVS 3000s that arent really doing it for me. Thinking of trading it in on the Big one and adding another in a year or so. Any thoughts on Big single vs 2 Medium?
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Stereo bass? Vinyl mixes bass to a single channel for practical reasons. Moreover, localization of low bass is a non issue as you can't really tell where its coming from, only the higher harmonics is a clue, AND most music only have one bass instrument. More subs is for other reasons, but stereophony it is not. Room aucoustics really need to be covered. Buy a measurement mike. Use REW program, its free. |
Your best bet to archive deep clean bass is missing subs together from 2-4 brand im using SVS PC13 ultra with two klipsch SW-115 way better than using only one brand also use both red and white outputs with Y adaptor don’t use only LFE https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-ULTRA-RCA-Y-Adapter-Feet/dp/B00KCQSW3E/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?crid=2ENEO... |
You want two. Most subs have to cover a range from low bass, which is 'locatable' by a listener, to very low bass which isn't and the power needed to produce a given spl is only 1/4 as much with a pair than it is with one. Best test is to play a CD of organ music with low notes with no sub, then with one, and finally with two - makes a big difference and moves you, the room walls and anything in between. You need pretty decent quality subs to integrate well with hi fi audio. The best bang for the buck I could find was the VTF-15H MK2 DualDrive http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-15hmk2Dual.html 110 lbs each, 600 watt on board amps and they look pretty decent, not like something that got drop kicked off the back of the band's bus. |
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