mapman
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| Why the obsession with the lowest octave I cared more about a clear high end when I started and when I was younger with younger ears.My first good speakers used Heil Air Motion Transformers to that end for better or for worse.I realized the importance of a quality and complete low end to... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "How else to listen to your Yello collection?"Oh Yeah!! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Whoops, sorry.The correct name of the store on ebay I referenced above is "essentialhifitweak", not "Essential Audio Tweaks" as I indicated.http://stores.ebay.com/essentialhifitweakI have found their stufff to offer good value and their descriptio... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Hack,10 systems?Rock on! | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave BTW, despite all appearances otherwise, let me make it clear that I am NOT obsessed with the lower octave.I prefer to call it "enamored"........ | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "My idea of really bad low frequency is driving, then hearing some morons' thumping crap subs from five cars away at a stoplight, and being stuck till' the light turns green. "Yes, I agree. That IS the worst!!!!Some of the things I have heard in B... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "Imagine the impact of the tympani had you been sitting closer."I can only imagine, but I would propose that it is possible the impact could be less sitting closer if sitting on a more rigid floor or foundation. Its possible that being higher up a... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave From Wikipedia:"A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of information or representation."So if it is in the source but not heard, it is an alteration and ca... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "removal of the lowest source frequencies (requiring the greatest energy) from an upper bass driver and the main amplifier"That is usually a good thing and common with a good sub setup.Also true with good full range one box designs that are not un... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Frazeur1,I decided to first try tubes I could walk into Guitar Center down the road and buy for $20 each first. The Groove Tube Gold 12AX7s I bought solved the problem. Also, surprisingly, I am hard pressed to hear a difference from teh previous A... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "some like low bass and others do not"I'll go out on a limb and propose that many that like good sound and do not like low bass need to hear it done well and not like it is done most of the time. | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "Electronica artists have the freedom to create music without the limitations of traditional instruments. They can be creative in any octave they want and I don't want to miss out."Very good point!Those that shun anything electronically produced w... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "When you hear the rumble, T-Rex may be near, and that is exciting, know?"Or if not, maybe just Tweety bird..... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "Sit mid hall or balcony and you won't experience the visceral impact of low bass."Often but not always true.Sitting at Dress Circle balcony level in Carnegie Hall, I felt the visceral impact of the tympanis when struck to the greatest degree I re... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Often one will chose to not worry about it initially then tackle it later once all the rest sounds right.True that most can detect the lowest normally audible frequencies but not the highest as ears age. |