SWL Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 ...........So you can tell people how your stereo makes your walls shake? ...........To try and acheive a "Live Sound"? [] ...........To drown out the sound of your speakers with bass from your sub? ...........To make your speakers sound better?[] ...........To annoy your neighbors? ............You just like the sound of deep, chest pounding, back massaging, thunder rolling kick your *** bass? [li] [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I have another option. You use your sub to play the lowest freq.that most speakers can't reproduce,certainly not with authority. Or,your last option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 I beleive......from experience.......that a properly tuned sub/subs adds so much to the listening experience. If not done properly, it just ruins everything........which is why some people get discouraged and dismiss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 I have another option. You use your sub to play the lowest freq.that most speakers can't reproduce,certainly not with authority. Or,your last option. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 TRUTH ......... Klipsch Speakers don't reach down LOW enough for MY taste ............... Why waste amp power driving the woofer, let the powered Sub handle the lows, and your receiver / amp handle the Mids and Highs ............... to get the sound I want, I need a sub ....... I HATE BOOMY BASS !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 HT without a sub = [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Love subwoofers! There's a lot of low music tones down there you don't realize is there until you hear a good sub. I dig those low lows. It really adds to the music experience. The sub doesn't need to be loud and over whelm the room and main speakers. It just needs to do its sweet thing settle. It's cool to hear some really low stuff on old recordings too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 HT without a sub = Yeah, a sub is a must in a home theatre. A lot of two-channel guys are "anti-subwoofer" for music..........Like I said, a poor out of tune sub for music will just degrade everything. A good quality sub for music properly tuned, located etc..........can't beat it in my book.[Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The trick to a Sub is, .... not knowing it's there !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I've listened to a few high-end speakers and lots of mid-range ones and I've concluded that all speakers need the help of a sub. Simply put, a good-quality, properly integrated, sub lets you hear all the music. My La Scalas sound a bit thin when the sub is off. Some of the hi-fi mags even state that a good bottom end makes for a more natural-sounding midrange as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Oldbuckster... The receiver should handle the upper bass too...all the way down to 80 or even 50Hz. Just the mids and upper frequency..and where is the bass? You describe a B0$e AcousticMe$$ system. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 subs are especially usefull when your neighbor tries to out volume you when the loudest you ever go is -40 db......... Otherwise, they make the music complete.... though most people at college ask why the bass is so heavy when i play a song and I just tell them that this is how the artist really wanted to music to sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I have a pair of magic cables connected to my Onix SP3 integreated amp which get a signal to my sub. My sub is crossed around 50hz then down to18hz. Once i get the volume set just right it sounds very good. I had it on today and it was a nice experience listening to the Beastie Boys latest instrumental album. The sound was wonderful. I may even try the same tracks in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakedmb Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Yeah, a sub is a must in a home theatre. A lot of two-channel guys are "anti-subwoofer" for music..........Like I said, a poor out of tune sub for music will just degrade everything. A good quality sub for music properly tuned, located etc..........can't beat it in my book. Exactly!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 You describe a B0$e AcousticMe$$ system Oh Really, where did I do that ? ............. Mine is PERFECT for MY ROOM, and that's the bottom line !!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Oldbucksterr...... You need subwoofers....!!!!!!!! At least you type like me,using lots of.... and !!!!! [] I will top 30KW in pro amps in two weeks time !!!! And anihalate(in a SPL kind of way...m kay) anyone close by if they dare out blast Brit-Ney Spearz!!!! Jazz who listens to that stuff,bring on the Backd00r Boyz and the talented singers who are 100% manufactured talentless garbage saturating the radio waves,garbage pushed to the mindless people with no taste. Excuse rant Sinor Buckteros... enough is enough. Viva la Fidel [:#] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Gimenez Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I think it depends of the format you´re playing, if you have a 5.1 material, the sub is needed, or you´re lost the LFE channel info. If you have a stereo L/R sistem with a speaker pair with enought low frec. response, teorically, you don´t need a Sub. The DSP of mostly Receivers, change or upgrade formats from 2.0 to 2.1 or 5.1 or more, in this case again, need a Sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemadeheresy Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Myself, I'm not a subwoofer fan. Right now I have the HOmemade Belles, and a set of KG-5.5s running off of two different amps for two channel stereo. The combo of these two can shake the whole house. Listening to Big Head Todd and the Monsters, my lastest find, I can feel the bass in the loveseat that I use for this setup. I'd rather not use a sub...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Myself, I'm not a subwoofer fan Good for you...........save some dough[] But for those of us who have been there........there's no turning back[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Subwoofer fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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