Frequency Range - Bookshelf Speakers


For a 2-channel stereo system, which consists of a pair of bookshelf speakers and a powered subwoofer, what difference does it make if the bookshelf speakers go down to 70Hz vs. 30Hz (or anything else in between)?
agiaccio
My AAD 2001 do.
Excellent monitors but need muscle ( I would say 100wpc minimum - quality too ).
The bass is quite amazing for its size. Speed is another area where AAD 2001 excel. Having Martin Logans for almost 8 yrs can leave permanent hunger for speed and transparency. They are very comparative with ML in that department tho.
My priorities have change as well as amps around my house (SET, Low power PP tube and SD speakers).
They do not get much use lately for lock of space and adequate amplification ( I've nice vintage SS Accuphase integrated but needs some work).

Mariusz
I have a pair of Totem Mani-2's that reproduce deep bass very well with proper amplification. Actually it is amazing how clean and deep they go but I find that integrating my Sunfire sub crossed over quite low so that I cant "hear the sub" adds to the overall sound of the music. If I turn up the crossover it becomes a set of speakers and a sub, much less coherent. The room size is 20x14 and that has a lot to do with bass reproduction, as was mentioned.
Acoustat6 - wow, took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about! FYI - for anyone else, the quote Acoustat6 attributes to me is from an old post unrelated to this one.

The short answer is that I've never really had any problems with subsonics and rumble. In fact, the phono preamp I now use (PS Audio GCPH) has built in subsonic filtering so I don't even think about it. The old post you quote was simply me "thinking out loud" and curious.

That being said, I've found there is rarely much musical information below around 40hz unless, as I originally stated, you're a pipe-organ fan.

In measuring in my room, I found that introducing a sub impacted other areas of the musical spectrum in a negative way even when I had it crossed over in the 30hz range. I simply could never get good results. I'm not saying others may not be able to in their rooms, just simply speaking from experience in a small squarish room.