Tbooe,
I find that there is usually a major improvement in the upper bass and much of the mid-range (say the two octaves below middle A and a fair bit of the octave above) when you get the subs integrated properly. "Properly", in this case, includes smoothing frequency response thru the x-over point. That smoothing can be done with more subs, EQ, or room correction (or any combo of the above).
I can't specify exactly why, but I'd speculate that it's probably a matter of cleaning up hash and overhang around/above the crossover point. If not addressed, I believe it may have the impact of muddying response in the area described above. Whatever the reason, the effect is usually very noticeable. If you run Dirac, just a-b (single sub or a pair) with correction engaged and then off-line. My guess is that you'll immediately understand what I'm talking about.
I find that there is usually a major improvement in the upper bass and much of the mid-range (say the two octaves below middle A and a fair bit of the octave above) when you get the subs integrated properly. "Properly", in this case, includes smoothing frequency response thru the x-over point. That smoothing can be done with more subs, EQ, or room correction (or any combo of the above).
I can't specify exactly why, but I'd speculate that it's probably a matter of cleaning up hash and overhang around/above the crossover point. If not addressed, I believe it may have the impact of muddying response in the area described above. Whatever the reason, the effect is usually very noticeable. If you run Dirac, just a-b (single sub or a pair) with correction engaged and then off-line. My guess is that you'll immediately understand what I'm talking about.