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In Reply to: RE: "Lack of bass" in Fremer's untreated listening room posted by genungo on October 03, 2016 at 08:13:44
It's obviously true that room treatments don't add bass. But by reducing frequency response peaks, resonances, and reverb, the subjective impression is that the weaker parts of the frequency response are comparatively stronger.
Also, a perceived lack of bass can be a setup issue, due to placement of either the speakers or listening position in a null. Room treatment of the right type and placement can help reduce the severity of nulls or even shift their frequency a little bit, particularly in the upper bass.
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... it may be that Fremer's room is small and/or crowded and his options for experimentation with speaker placement are limited. But one would think that an experienced guy like Michael Fremer would be fairly accurate when estimating the potential of a pair of speakers.
Bass traps are god-sends. In addition to what was pointed out above, bass traps can de-energize nulls, allowing EQ's to work when they could not, as well as control time domain resonances, where again, an EQ could not fully function.
Done correctly, the combination allows for much better bass integration from a subwoofer, or speaker. In many rooms the alternatives is either boomy or limp bass.
Best,
Erik
You've made some very good points in this thread, thanks.
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