Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips?

@boxcarman  x10000 and Merry  Christmas 🎄🎁 

Tip 1: System synergy. I found this to be more important than expensive cables, room treatment and dollars invested. The key being amp and speakers. 

Tip 2: Try not to demonize those with whom you disagree. Anger and resentment shorten your life.

Start early morning

Go to bed late.

I too find sleeping to be the worst use of my time  

My version: Go to bed when you’re tired, get up when you’re not  

Sleep may cost you time in the short term but you’ll get it back and then some in the long run….hopefully  

Just wanted to chime in regarding the sock in the port trick... the reason this works and why it's worth trying is that a ported speaker is going to have a higher Q factor compared to a sealed speaker. Typically this translates to a low end bass bump followed by a steep roll-off of 24db/octave or more. Most subs have an 18db/octave low pass filter. Plugging the port in your speaker with a sock or foam plug or whatever will reduce the Q factor of the speaker... less bass bump and shallower bass roll-off. Generally speaking this makes it much easier to integrate a subwoofer with it.

Most subs have an 18db/octave low pass filter.

That’s news to me, I thought the THX standard was 24?

But generally, yes. Regardless of Q, having a main speaker that has a hump, and then having the sub take over below that hump can be challenging. It can also just be challenging for the room. So, this is, broadly speaking, a tone control.

However, I do think that many speakers, sealed or ported, have a bass hump. The ability to raise or lower the Q isn’t limited to ported speakers.

Raising the cut-off frequency AND sealing the box greatly reduces woofer distortion by controlling excursion, another benefit.  Of course, at the end of the day what matters is whether the listener likes it or not.

@ncbassplayer