Revel Gem 2 only goes down to 75Hz ?


I am considering Gem 2 for front L/R. However i was stunned to see that their low freq resp rating is only 70 to 75Hz. My primary use is music (both 2.1 & 5.1)

I have a good sub woofer, but i it seems like a bad idea to cross-over at 80Hz when the speaker is only rated down to 75Hz. The usual rule of thumb is to cross-over at approx 2x the low freq rating (eg. 80Hz if speaker is rated down to 40Hz).

Anybody using Gem2 with a sub ?
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Showing 1 response by tonyangel

Have you heard the speakers yet? I wouldn't worry so much about the specs. I may be mistaken but I really believe that some manufacturers are liberal with their specifications and after listening to some speakers I kind of have to wonder how they came up with the specs.

I think I found some specs on the speakers that you're looking at and, although they are only spec'd from 70hz up, the measurements on those speakers showed a low frequency extension down to something like 50hz at -3 db and drops like a brick from there.

My point is that you really have to listen to them. I'm running a pair of tiny Minuets. They have a claimed frequency range that starts at 55hz. I'm thinking that that's a bit optimistic considering that they have 3.5" woofers, but measurements that I've seen in reviews show that this isn't too far off from what they actually do.

In use, I usually cross my sub over at 60 - 65hz and it fills the low end out nicely.