Why the obsession with the lowest octave

I wonder if Ecruz' experience is due to removing (filtering)deep bass from the main speakers and the bass/midrange drivers so they are actually performing better since the heavy burden of producing the deepest bass is removed from the main speakers - the drivers than perform better with lower distortion.

"then perform..."

DUKES WIFE IS RIGHT ON "BIGGER IS BETTER" WHEN YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT.

Another good way to appreciate "full range" in the real world is listening to a locomotive freight train live and up close.

If your home has a slow rolling locomotive freight line nearby and you stop close to the safety rails, step out of your vehicle and listen. The sheer depths from its' massive front engines, steel wheels, bearings, horns, multiple car connectors, brakes, steel rails and substructure noises, and fully/partially loaded freight cars can be a very powerful and moving experience. The sub-sonic vibrations feel abundant and natural in your feet, legs, while your ears process all the upper bass, mids and highs. The "soundstage" is true and naturally phenominal.

When I listen to a well-recorded freight train through most sound systems, the live, full-range experience sounds better in every way. I'm making this comparison because it's so easy for many to fully appreciate it while reading. Subharmonic sounds on musical recordings open up much the same way with a smooth and strong bottom end.

I'm using a Behringer DEQ 2496. After equalizing both fronts, they roll off starting at 50 Hz. I crossed over my SVS Ultra 13 sub at 63Hz - with a roll off below 25 Hz to remove the lowest recording artifacts and help protect the sub driver.

Musical listening experiences, like standing close to a locomotives' massive main engines and freight cars rolling by, can be greatly enriched by the naturally occuring lower octives.

The set-up trick or goal is reproducing a full range natural balance. I'm certainly not putting down limited musical systems. I enjoy music from many systems with lower octive limits very much. A natural sounding full range system simply adds those enjoyable subharmonic structures without excess artifact or being "muddy".

Carefully "pressurizing" a listening room, noted earlier, is a really good way for me to think about it, too. It seems to be everywhere, yet, sounds right.