first, lets establish that im a music lover. i listen most of the day, at work, in my car and at home.loud at that. im into jungle, dnb, rap, hiphop, jazz, classic country, any variety of rock, some classical.
and i dont know jack other than i like what i hear.
ive done no measuring. no room correction.
ive just kept playing until i got the balance i wanted.
subs create a lot of vibration in the room and thru the floor particularly.
ive been experimenting for months trying to reduce the boom in my room.
im running this.
jbl synthesis sdp-3 pre
audiosource model 3 150wpc amp
jbl l890 towers
jbl l8400 12"sub.
my room is 13'5w"×14'6"l.
my listening position is 9"5".
the towers are 35" from the side walls, 18" from the front wall with a bit of toe-in.
all my speakers are isolated from the floor. the towers on 3"×3×3/4" blocks cut from some horsestall mat i had left over from another project.
here's my crown jewel.
my sub is on a 20"×20"×3/4" horsestall mat. on top of that is a 3/4" hardwood board the same dimensions as the mat under it.
each sub foot is resting on 3"×3"×3/4" horsestall mat blocks.
the blocks really made a biiig diffetence.
sub on floor=loud fuzzy boomy.
sub on horsestall mat=boomy.
sub on mat and board=much less boom and much tighter bass.
sub on mat, board and blocks=100%. no boom, really tight bass.
the sub is also 24" from front wall and 16" from closest side wall.
end result=great balance, really tight bass, little boom, much more vocal exposure.
and the volume now seems louder than before.
i used flight of the cosmic hippo from bela fleck and the flecktones as my test music. really great acoustic production values.
them banjo strings can be vividly heard. the upright bass is ridiculous for its range and time stamp. you can almost see the musician thumbing and strumming.
im a very happy camper.
comments please.
and i dont know jack other than i like what i hear.
ive done no measuring. no room correction.
ive just kept playing until i got the balance i wanted.
subs create a lot of vibration in the room and thru the floor particularly.
ive been experimenting for months trying to reduce the boom in my room.
im running this.
jbl synthesis sdp-3 pre
audiosource model 3 150wpc amp
jbl l890 towers
jbl l8400 12"sub.
my room is 13'5w"×14'6"l.
my listening position is 9"5".
the towers are 35" from the side walls, 18" from the front wall with a bit of toe-in.
all my speakers are isolated from the floor. the towers on 3"×3×3/4" blocks cut from some horsestall mat i had left over from another project.
here's my crown jewel.
my sub is on a 20"×20"×3/4" horsestall mat. on top of that is a 3/4" hardwood board the same dimensions as the mat under it.
each sub foot is resting on 3"×3"×3/4" horsestall mat blocks.
the blocks really made a biiig diffetence.
sub on floor=loud fuzzy boomy.
sub on horsestall mat=boomy.
sub on mat and board=much less boom and much tighter bass.
sub on mat, board and blocks=100%. no boom, really tight bass.
the sub is also 24" from front wall and 16" from closest side wall.
end result=great balance, really tight bass, little boom, much more vocal exposure.
and the volume now seems louder than before.
i used flight of the cosmic hippo from bela fleck and the flecktones as my test music. really great acoustic production values.
them banjo strings can be vividly heard. the upright bass is ridiculous for its range and time stamp. you can almost see the musician thumbing and strumming.
im a very happy camper.
comments please.