On 22 February 2013 02:25, Eric Carmichel <[email protected]> wrote: > Within the context of room reflections, music listening, > home theatre, and the like, I’m fully aware that frequencies below 80 Hz > are near impossible to localize. Add to the overall auditory scene the > constituent frequencies that provide unambiguous sound-source > information, the need for a surround of subs really goes out the window.
My personal experience has been that whilst it may be difficult to locate low frequencies on their own (though nowhere near as difficult as some manufacturers have suggested), it is relatively easy to spot when they are wrongly located if they are component part of a wider band sound source in a coherent sound field. I first became convinced of this when I heard the with-height rig at AMS when they owned Calrec/Soundfield which had the subs all in one place outside, rather than in, the main rig. No matter what they played, it was always obvious that the low bass was separate and "over there" rather than part of the main sound field. (well, ok, the tape playing actually had to have some bass, but...) Dave -- As of 1st October 2012, I have retired from the University, so this disclaimer is redundant.... These are my own views and may or may not be shared by my employer Dave Malham Ex-Music Research Centre Department of Music The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD UK 'Ambisonics - Component Imaging for Audio' _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
