In Reply to: Sub-50Hz bass is omnidirectional posted by Dave_K on June 1, 2016 at 07:51:47:
The room is not loaded the same.
It's a matter of fact; do some research. Here's a good place to start if you have the inclination: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/AES'98/aes-98.htm (Skip to section #3 - "DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS" if you don't care about measurements).
For those of us who have heard the effects that dipole bass has in our rooms, the alternatives sound like varying degrees of mud.
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- incorrect assertion. - MikeCh 08:44:54 06/01/16 (18)
- RE: incorrect assertion. - hahax@verizon.net 13:38:31 06/01/16 (4)
- RE: incorrect assertion. - Duke 23:55:26 06/01/16 (1)
- RE: incorrect assertion. - hahax@verizon.net 08:03:22 06/02/16 (0)
- RE: incorrect assertion. - MikeCh 14:15:42 06/01/16 (1)
- RE: incorrect assertion. - hahax@verizon.net 07:59:29 06/02/16 (0)
- That makes sense for a woofer, not a subwoofer - Dave_K 10:12:21 06/01/16 (12)
- RE: That makes sense for a woofer, not a subwoofer - MikeCh 12:21:25 06/01/16 (11)
- RE: That makes sense for a woofer, not a subwoofer - Tre' 14:02:41 06/03/16 (0)
- RE: That makes sense for a woofer, not a subwoofer - Duke 00:16:45 06/02/16 (9)
- "Once you go dipole you never go back." - MikeCh 07:17:53 06/02/16 (8)
- Thanks for this opportunity to reply to so many misconceptions - Duke 14:55:20 06/02/16 (2)
- Opportunities & misconceptions. - MikeCh 17:26:26 06/02/16 (1)
- RE: Opportunities & misconceptions. - Duke 19:06:06 06/02/16 (0)
- RE: "Once you go dipole you never go back." - Dave_K 07:49:03 06/02/16 (4)
- RE: "Once you go dipole you never go back." - MikeCh 08:05:56 06/02/16 (3)
- RE: "Once you go dipole you never go back." - Dave_K 15:57:17 06/02/16 (2)
- RE: "Once you go dipole you never go back." - MikeCh 16:44:49 06/02/16 (1)
- RE: "Once you go dipole you never go back." - Dave_K 10:49:06 06/03/16 (0)