What did you do to your stereo rig today?
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It's a KSW-10, and rated +/-3dB down to 29Hz.
of course ultimately let your ears decide in your room, and I have never owned that exact sub. But I have owned numerous mass market 10 inch ported subs from polk, klipsch, dayton audio, etc., and first they almost never come close to their rated extension, and second they are usually one note flab machines. As much as I love bass, I would rather have a little less but it be tight, accurate, fast, and textured, than more fat, bloated bass...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
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Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
The Mezzo utopia definitely hits 30hz with authority. No shortness of bass in my room.
Bass can definitely be room dependent
As Trey can attest, there is a massive lack in my space and a sub is definitely needed. So yes, each room dependent. -
You can actually see in the stereophile response graph almost exactly what I experience in my room
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I finally replaced my Pioneer PL-560 TT cover.
J&B Audio gave me a great deal on one!
I made an offer, they accepted and now I have a great looking old Pioneer to be proud of.
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I’m betting this Focal setup doesn’t have any issues reaching down low.
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I hooked-up a frequency tone generator today, and actually could hear it down to 30Hz. I guess one of bass test songs yesterday was going even lower, which I could not hear. It was a Basstronics song.You can actually see in the stereophile response graph almost exactly what I experience in my room"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
I actually listen to mostly electronic music, therefore sub 30hz is very common. Towers typically don’t do those tones any favors.
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One day whenever my house is done, which I'm hoping is next month, inspections are killing me, then I can set up my rig and have you guys over haha, already have my external crossover conversion in the works, chassis at the powder coated, the wood side panels and all- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Maybe I can dance on your carpet in my work boots?
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Dancing is allowed but we have no carpet 😜- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Swapped out my Signal cable XLR's for Kimber Hero XLR's between the DAC and amplifier. The Hero just does a better job flushing out midrange, and the bass control appears more accurate and articulate. I was pretty amazed with the differences, as my hearing hasn't been great for the last couple years.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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When I play bass I love you on the infinite baffle subs, doors shake violently in their frames while nothing can be heard- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Jody, if you are referring to "Bass I love You", there is are "sub-bass" tones at 36hz, 34hz, 33hz, 31hz, 17hz, and 7hz. On my sealed 18s, you can almost count the cycles of the 7hz tone it moves so much/so slow.
Yep, that's the oneWhen I play bass I love you on the infinite baffle subs, doors shake violently in their frames while nothing can be heard
I wanted to hear those (practically) subsonic tones, but the floor-standers were not cutting the mustard. I could see my woofers shaking violently, but no actual sound was detectable.
A couple other songs I was testing were:
- Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
- Limit To Your Love, by James Blake (the bass in this song kicks in around the 60 sec mark with an electronic effect, but eventually turns more...um...musical; there are a few odd pauses in this song, so don't let that throw you)"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
yeah the Mezzo wont do any justice for anything that low, but the woofers will still move- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Jody, if you are referring to "Bass I love You", there is are "sub-bass" tones at 36hz, 34hz, 33hz, 31hz, 17hz, and 7hz. On my sealed 18s, you can almost count the cycles of the 7hz tone it moves so much/so slow.
Yep, that's the oneWhen I play bass I love you on the infinite baffle subs, doors shake violently in their frames while nothing can be heard I wanted to hear those (practically) subsonic tones, but the floor-standers were not cutting the mustard. I could see my woofers shaking violently, but no actual sound was detectable.
A couple other songs I was testing were:
- Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
- Limit To Your Love, by James Blake (the bass in this song kicks in around the 60 sec mark with an electronic effect, but eventually turns more...um...musical; there are a few odd pauses in this song, so don't let that throw you)
Try this. The intro is the first 45 seconds. The rest I dont care for.
Techmaster peb intro.
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I am going to test the SVS with this. Stay tuned.
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I am playing a record tonight
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Wtf. That low tone is ridonk
All windows rattle and floor shakes like crazy.
Kids started yelling at me.
I yelled back “go to bed!” -
Wow this one is much crazier
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What does “ridonk” mean?joecoulson wrote: »Wtf. That low tone is ridonk
😂😂joecoulson wrote: »Kids started yelling at me.
I yelled back “go to bed!”
Samsung 60" QN65Q7FAMFXZA QLED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer
Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed” & “Plugged**”, inside* & out
8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
*soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)
LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
*all connected w/Premiere ICs
5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”
Power Conditioning & Distribution:
4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s -
replaced the stock jumpers on the canton vento reference 9.2 dc speakers with jps labs jumpers and am using cerious graphene extreme speaker cables.
listening to classical while I change out aquarium water, such fun
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Ridiculous-Ridonkulous-ridonk
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joecoulson wrote: »Wtf. That low tone is ridonk
All windows rattle and floor shakes like crazy.
Kids started yelling at me.
I yelled back “go to bed!”
What song? Bass I Love You or the Techmaster? I used to bump that techmaster intro in high school on some Boston Pro 10s, then to some ridiculously insane SoundStream SPL 12s. (When SoundStream was SoundStream) They just worked in my car. Ran them on a JBL GTQ400 amp.
Image taken from google. But same subs.
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Is that considered a 'hooptie'?"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
I was broke as a joke in HS. But after I got out and became an recreation entrepreneur, I bought two JL 15’s and a 1000watt amp. Had a 94 Ford Explorer and Got pulled over ALOT. Fun times.
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Ahhh the good old days😊Samsung 60" QN65Q7FAMFXZA QLED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer
Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed” & “Plugged**”, inside* & out
8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
*soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)
LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
*all connected w/Premiere ICs
5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”
Power Conditioning & Distribution:
4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s -
I used to bump that techmaster intro in high school on some Boston Pro 10s, then to some ridiculously insane SoundStream SPL 12s. (When SoundStream was SoundStream) They just worked in my car. Ran them on a JBL GTQ400 amp.
Man was I a Boston Pro and SoundStream Reference sub fan. I had the 10" and the 12" I was more of a sealed sub guy in a hatchback back in the 80's-90's.
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