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| Why the fascination with subwoofers? wolf_garcia:"The bass in "other parts" of the room aren't important particularly unless you curl up in the corner for a panic attack or some sort of modern dance move."Hello wolf, I agree that good bass response throughout the entire room is n... | |
| Cost Effective Sub Woofer joscow, Since your room at 24 x 17 feet is fairly large, I believe 2 good $500 subs will definitely provide much better bass performance than a single $1,000 sub. 2 will not only provide a higher bass volume and impact capacity, it will also ... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial Hello gillatgh, No problem I enjoy helping the humans. I'm glad you like your new setup. When you have the time, don't forget to go to the Setup Menu and configure your 5.1 system for optimum performance. Go to Setup/Audio Processin... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial Hello gillatgh, Yes, it is a bit strange but it's not brain surgery, right? I no longer believe the Lexicon MC12B is the source of your issue. It seems, in your current setup, you only use its internal dac chips for ht processing and you... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial gormdane and gillatgh, I have an Oppo 105 and use a similar configuration with my combo 2ch and ht system. I connect all of the 105's outputs directly to my amps (center, sub and rear surrounds via rca cables and the mains via xlr cables) and... | |
| Why the fascination with subwoofers? Hello atmosphere, Agreed. Standing waves result in room bass modes which are perceived as bass exaggeration, attenuation or even cancellation at the specific points they occur at in the room. These room bass modes resulting from standin... | |
| Why the fascination with subwoofers? rauliruegas:"Dear @noble100 : """ All DBA systems will provide accurate, detailed, smooth and natural bass that has an effortless quality to it. """as can do it non DBA subs system. As you said maybe a different way " to see things " but DBA is no... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial Hi gillatgh, Great. If you have good results, I can explain how to configure the audio on the Oppo's on-screen audio setup menu.for 2 ch stereo playback if you play your music cds through the Oppo. I can also explain how to integrate your su... | |
| Why the fascination with subwoofers? Hello phusis, Your post brought up many good points and I believe most come down to your personal preferences being different from mine. I think we both agree that the 4-sub distributed bass array (DBA) concept is something that works incr... | |
| Why the fascination with subwoofers? b_limo: "I think mids and highs are overrated too." Excellent thread summary, Attorney General Barr.DJT | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial gillatgh:"@noble100, Yes H/T setup is full blown, front, center, surrounds, sub 5.1 setup. Processor and 5 Ch 250 W amp, D class. (The Krell died)."Hello gillatgh, Okay, a 5 Ch class D amp is excellent for my suggestion. My suggestion may ini... | |
| Why the fascination with subwoofers? mijostyn, Very good and interesting information, thank you. I'm very satisfied with the bass response in my room with the AK Debra 4-sub dba system, even though it's only capable of flat bass down to 20 Hz. If I ever wished to ext... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial gillatgh, I think I may have a good solution for you. But I need to know if you have a full 5.1 home theater surround setup. That is, do you have a center channel and rear surrounds and, if so, how are they amplified? Separate amps or a A/V... | |
| Manufacturers pushing their products and agenda in the forums. viridian: "“I consider myself a well adjusted and reasonable individual with a distinct lack of psychological issues and peculiarities.” Of course you do, LOL." Well, I definitely did consider myself well adjusted and reasonable up until that ... | |
| Tubes or stick with S/S As a lifelong user of class AB and recently class D ss amplification mainly out of necessity with my multiple succession of inefficient Magnepan speakers, I'd recommend going for the Primaluna and tubes or even a SET, especially with your hi... |