I like the suggestion of biamping. I like subs in the HT room but for music I always found subs more harmful than useful. Placement that uses room boundary's to support bass are not dependant on volume but can take some time to locate.
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?