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Lots of air= lots of subwoofer

After moving, my new listening space increased dramatically. My solo 10" sub just didn't do it. Now that I have moved up to two 15 inchers: the bass is truly being delivered. What I find especially satisfying, is not the heavy duty bass passages of recordings that really happen at high volumes, but the 4 string bass of a jazz quartet listening at very low volumes. The delicacy of prodigious bass at low volumes? I realize that is oxymoronish, but I think you understand what I'm trying to convey. Low volume bass (for instance, Missouri Skies) truly adds that gentle air movement that makes the music have another dimension; another feeling. Anybody with similar experiences? warren :-)
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bigbucks5
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Do you think that this illustrates the importance of the Fletcher-Munson effect? In the old days, there was a 'loudness' button which would increase bass output at low volumes, and to me, this made low volume listening much more enjoyable. Nowadays, not only don't you have a loudness button, most people don't even have 'tone' controls.

So what can you do for low volume levels? In your case, you got more and bigger subs. Maybe that's just another way of compensating for the F-M effect?
bigbucks5
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Here's a theory for you...

The relatively large amount of air movement from the 2 subs causes the sound from the main speakers to 'move about' such that there is a little less precision in your ability to localize the source of the sound, thereby creating space or 'air' around the image.

I noticed this kind of effect one day when I had my ceiling fan moving pretty fast. It caused a definite change in the sound from the speakers.
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