Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
P Floding;181364 Wrote: > No, there won't. There will be a peak of opposite polarity. Yes, you're right. Edit coming up. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
Mark Lanctot;181359 Wrote: > Well, where there's a peak, there will be a trough when you reverse the > phase. No, there won't. There will be a peak of opposite polarity. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
P Floding;181357 Wrote: > That sounds wrong to my scientific ears. Without researching the subject > closer, I admit. Well, where there's a peak, there will be a trough when you reverse the phase. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - J

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
Mark Lanctot;181355 Wrote: > Good point - reversing the phase will cause constructive and destructive > zones to trade places. That sounds wrong to my scientific ears. Without researching the subject closer, I admit. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especial

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
Anne;181352 Wrote: > You didnt reverse the phase on the sub by mistake ? Good point - reversing the phase will cause constructive and destructive zones to trade places. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Anne
Put your sub in your listening position, thencrawl around and listen for the best response, thats where you put the sub. (ups, already mentioned, sorry.) You didnt reverse the phase on the sub by mistake ? -- Anne Anne's P

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Pat Farrell
Mark Lanctot wrote: > Bass frequency sound waves are big, on the order of several feet. They > strongly interact with each other - if a peak hits a trough, they will > cancel each other out. If a peak hits a peak, they will reinforce each > other, producing overblown, boomy bass. To reinforce wh

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
P Floding;181329 Wrote: > Have you read up on the subject? > Perhaps "large room" has something to do with this problem? > > http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=subwoofer+placement That first link refutes my advice, so best take a look at it before placing the sub. However I can't say I agree wit

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
chiefersone;181318 Wrote: > I'm looking at achieving the most/best subwoofer response from an older > Difinitive 1500 subwoofer through an older Adcom GTP600 > tuner/preamplifier. My SB is attached to the Adcom of course... I have > a large hard wood spacious room and I can't get the response fro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
Subwoofer placement is crucial. Bass frequency sound waves are big, on the order of several feet. They strongly interact with each other - if a peak hits a trough, they will cancel each other out. If a peak hits a peak, they will reinforce each other, producing overblown, boomy bass. The bass