In Reply to: Finished installing hardwood floor and set up stereo. First listen...WOW! posted by artemus on November 19, 2015 at 10:42:03:
Get well soon, artemus.
Stereo subwoofers tend to be beneficial in more ways than just a bigger bottom end. Spatial cues within the soundstage tend to sound more obvious in character, including ambient information retrieval and imaging, as well as expanded soundstage dimensions. Summing the stereo signal to mono below 150Hz even though bass frequencies are considered non-directional below that point is pretty simple minded regarding bass augmentation. Even if a listener does not wish to run a pair of subwoofers in stereo, two subwoofers can be positioned to improve bass quality based on interactions with audible characteristics of a particular listening room.
In the meantime, now that there is a new mode for synergy within your listening environment, I suggest you experiment with various footers positioned under your loudspeakers to evaluate how the configuration affects/interacts with the floor and the room.
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- RE: Finished installing hardwood floor and set up stereo. First listen...WOW! - Duster 17:13:02 11/20/15 (1)
- RE: Finished installing hardwood floor and set up stereo. First listen...WOW! - artemus 18:07:12 11/20/15 (0)