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Midbass issues

    • Loudspeakers  reproduces sound comprising of different frequencies, including low frequencies, midrange frequencies, and high frequencies. Low frequencies are the deepest sound notes you hear from audio. Low frequencies are commonly known as bass. Basically, midbass is the frequency range between lower midrange and upper bass. Midrange frequencies range from 300 Hz to 3,000 Hz whereas bass frequencies range 20 Hz to 1,000 Hz. In this regard, midbass frequency ranges between 140 Hz to 400 Hz.Why is midbass important?

      While most music lovers tend to only consider bass, midrange, and highs, midbass is equally important. You can only enjoy the completeness of music when your speakers and audio system are properly tuned to reproduce all frequencies, including midbass. Leaving out some frequencies at the expense of others will result in missing out on important audio details.

      Midbass is an integral part of sound reproduction. It mainly covers audio tones produced by orchestral instruments. Orchestral instruments include cellos, trumpets, bass trombones, bass drums, bassoons, and French horns among others. Besides the tones produced by orchestral instruments, midbass also covers a male voice. A typical male voice is also categorized as midbass when either speaking or singing.

      If your audio system has little midbass, then you’ll lose crucial tones within the midbass range and you’ll notice that the audio is lacking some depth. 

      Enhanced midbass response results in enhanced sound clarity. If you’re able to set up your speakers to get awesome midbass, then you’ll get sound reproduction with the right depth and less muddy effects. This results in better clarity.


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mike_in_nc
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Yes, speakers are important. Also, a lot of midbass is lost by cancellation with the floor reflection. I assume that’s one reason that many recent floorstanding speakers have multiple woofers (to spread out the effects of the reflection), including at least one woofer very close to the floor (in which case there is no cancellation).

Distance from the front wall is also an issue, and vendors of pro monitors like Genelec offer advice on positioning to reduce this problem.

Some listeners prefer the typical midbass hole, which can be perceived as "tight" or more detailed bass. And I’ve always suspected that one reason audiophiles prefer female vocalists is that the lack of midbass doesn’t much affect reproduction of their singing. (There are other reasons for the preference, I’d guess, but maybe best not addressed in a family forum. 😉)

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