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Re: Bass Reproduction in Audio System

Subs are difficult at best to integrate with dipole radiators.

Also, in most classical music, and live works such a jazz, blues and others, their are phase cues even in the lowest of faithful bass reproduction, that suggests stereo reproduction. Unrealistic, is when you have tympani and concert bass drum on opposing channels and their phase interaction provides realism that a single sub could never match, as the single woofer cone cannot travel in two directions at the same time.

Their is talk about dipole subwoofers that do mate, however, I would personally prefer subs be always used in stereo if you find sutable candidates.

I was most stunned when I played some programme through watt/puppys that I knew contained stong 22hZ and 19hZ tones (pipe organ) and they were inaudible. Certainly you are correct that loudspeakers in that range should at least let you know when those frequencies are in the programme. When I record live pipe organs, a single sub will cancel in many areas where stereo subs will not, due to the interaction and timing of the reproduction and recording.

For me, I have plenty of live recordings that easily reach below 20hZ but 16hZ is the lowest fundamental I can reproduce with authority in my system and I am pleased with extention to that point. Anything below that simply wastes power with this system.
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