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Turned Off My Subwoofer ... And My Speakers Sound Great

I’ve had a pair of JA Pulsars (non-Graphene) for a couple of years now, and have been using them with a subwoofer. Today, I noticed that my Pulsars sounded very different. There was an expansion of soundstaging, the bass was more articulate and robust (i.e., it had more weight to it), and the highs really sparkled.

This was somewhat different from the sound to which I had become accustomed, so I looked on the panel and discovered that the sub had been turned off. Apparently, my wife had been dusting around my listening room and had accidentally hit the off switch.

I am kind of befuddled by this because I thought use of the subwoofer was supposed to achieve those sonically pleasing effects. Apparently not in my case. Have any ’Goners had this happen? I’m really happy with the "new" sound sans subwoofer, but continue to wonder why that is. I mean by all objective measures, the sub should improve the sound, not detract from it. I just don’t get it.
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oldhvymec
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uberwaltz12,826 posts09-03-2020 4:27pmMiller
Serious question.
Do you think a room the OP,s size of just 10x9x8 could handle a DBA or even two subs?

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LOL

Yup 4, 4" subs in 6" cubes, sealed box, It would be a Flea Sub..

What ya think?

Maybe we’re on to something, Now Flea towers, with the Flea subs in Mini Houses... Gears are grinding $$$$$$$$$. A Mini Super system. In a mini neighborhood, next to a (don't laugh) a Mini-Mart

Regards
oldhvymec
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I think where people get screwed up is thinking that adding subs means more and more and more bass. This is NOT the case!

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Yea for the most part that's true. Twice now I've visited guys homes with 4 unit DBAs and ask me to listen.  One sounded good, one  OK, WHY?
They had their mains that were good to 27 on one and 35 on the other.
Simply put, one guy, cut his mains through an active EX at 60hz and let the DBA do the rest. It was quite impressive.

The other guy with RM30s which were better monitors BY FAR than the B&Ws. Sounded like crap because he didn't cut the mains at  60 or 80.
If he would have, I know the better sounding speaker system would have been there.  It was just bloated. Needed to turn it to like 30 as a cutoff, just boomy

He wants me to show him how the other guy did it. He was there, and wouldn't ask..

The guys BI amped , bass into an Active XO, disconnect the factory XO for bass. Set the slopes, EVERYthing including correcting the surly bad bass XO with no correction and a the cut points. It's set up like a band pass. Sounds great too.

egards





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