Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al
@james_edward Download REW, buy a UMIK or Dayton EMM-6 microphone, learn how to use them and do it up right. Failing that, well recorded material trumps test tones 6 ways to Sunday. My fav is a large pipe band recorded out of doors. When the sub is right, it slaps you right up side the head. Ditto Underture from Tommy, The Who 1969 version. A well recorded [in a cathedral with good pipe organ] Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D in D Minor could get you by as well. IMO, test tones on CDs are next to useless, but I've only been in this game 50+ years. see ieLogical SubterraneanHomesickBlues |
Once again, if your 2 channel speakers such so bad in bass that you need to "Dr" it with a sub, you bought the wrong set of 2 channel speakers to begin with and they should be replaced Pronto. All my opinion, some may object lol....@audioguy85 Pray, do tell, what perfect HiFi speakers do you own? Adding a sub properly, i.e. with a crossover to roll the bottom from the mains, reduces amplifier load thus increasing headroom and reducing woofer distortion. Look at the low end impedance curve of many highly regarded [by some] speakers. With tube amplification, a sub is almost mandatory. "An articulate, extended and veracious low end adds realism out of all proportion to the numbers." - me |
From REL T9/i web page: "Because the additional speed and impact of the new drivers requires greater control or the benefits can be lost before they get to the listener." This kind of Nonsense by REL is pure malarkey for them with $$, no skill and compromised hearing. Do the Math!!! It’s bleeding near impossible to integrate a sub with only a crossover control. As a composer once remarked "Every other subwoofer I’ve heard just boomed." Don’t equate More with Better. |
