Speaker size and bass
I have a finding and would like to hear what you think.
I always have been using floor speakers in my room thinking the bigger the speaker, the more bass it can produce. I think this is true based on the physics. However, I found out a “problem”, that is the listening volume.
My listening area is 18’ wide x 12’ depth. It is the listening room, so, I can’t play the music too loud otherwise my wife complaints. Also, I listen to Jazz and Bossa, doesn’t need to be loud. It seems that at low volume, it can’t bring out the bass of the drivers. But if I turn it up, it will be too loud for me. I think that make sense, the bigger the driver, the louder it gets.
So, when considering the appropriate size of the speakers, besides the room size, is the listening level also a consideration? That means, for a smaller speaker, is that I can turn the volume knob more, and that will output more power to move the driver more to produce the bass, and yet it will not be too loud?
I always have been using floor speakers in my room thinking the bigger the speaker, the more bass it can produce. I think this is true based on the physics. However, I found out a “problem”, that is the listening volume.
My listening area is 18’ wide x 12’ depth. It is the listening room, so, I can’t play the music too loud otherwise my wife complaints. Also, I listen to Jazz and Bossa, doesn’t need to be loud. It seems that at low volume, it can’t bring out the bass of the drivers. But if I turn it up, it will be too loud for me. I think that make sense, the bigger the driver, the louder it gets.
So, when considering the appropriate size of the speakers, besides the room size, is the listening level also a consideration? That means, for a smaller speaker, is that I can turn the volume knob more, and that will output more power to move the driver more to produce the bass, and yet it will not be too loud?