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In Reply to: subwoofer hunt posted by spoutjack on July 16, 2016 at 12:31:19:
I'm an advocate of choosing a stereo subwoofer configuration. Even though it is said that bass frequencies are non-directional, frequencies within the crossover slope including soundstage boundaries, ambient information, and other spatial cues are readily apparent when bass frequencies are allowed to be produced in stereo; not summed to mono.
I once tested this finding after I built a DIY dual-driver subwoofer enclosure with a separate chamber for each driver, and separate binding post inputs for each driver. Even though the two subwoofer drivers were located side-by-side within a single enclosure, I found a remarkable loss of information when switching back and forth between stereo and mono summing. Not only the loss of an obvious level of ambient/spatial information, even the primary function of presenting an articulate bottom end was made substantially less open and dynamic in comparison.
My main audio system features a customized stereo subwoofer system with separate enclosures positioned at key points around the main loudspeakers, and find they contribute greatly towards presenting an extended and dynamic bottom-end soundstage boundary.
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