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Re: [ARSCLIST] Stereo records.
phillip holmes wrote:
I mean below 40Hz. And the early stereo microphone techniques were at
least 10' apart.
I have "full range" speakers, but I added subwoofers because the room
volume was too large. After adding the subs, I noticed less of a
problem with standing waves (but created other problems with crossover
between the subs and the fullrange speakers and distance between the
two--very hard to get right). A friend pointed out that "sub" woofers
should be pointless since they are "below" bass. But I never felt like
I could hear the hall without subs. Concert halls add as much character
to the bass as the midrange and up.
Phillip
The wavelength at 40 Hz is about 25 feet. That means that subs 10' apart
are separated by less than half a wavelength. Therefore, your sound
should be at least as good with one subwoofer as with two.
There's plenty of signal available in the octave below 40 Hz with the
right material. I've a monaural recording of pipe organ that shakes the
place with its 32-foot stop - 16 Hz fundamental.
Mike
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