bass

What is the mechanical reason for this?

I'm currently trying to figure out how much room gain i get in my "casual movie watching/gaming room", so that i can choose a fitting subwoofer for some infrasonic Bass, when I've got some money saved up. My room is 4.5m x 2.7m x 2.5m -> Room Gain should start at ~38Hz. My Though process was...

Hi! I purchased a set of Genelec 8020D speakers three days ago. Yesterday, I noticed that the right speaker lacks punch in the lower frequencies. This issue wasn't apparent when I first bought them or immediately after setting them up at home, but it has become obvious now. To troubleshoot the...

Having spent a long time trying to find a good sub in the $400-500 range for my second floor apartment, I gave up because shipping a sub to Denmark from the US adds another $150 to the cost. So I'm forking out the $650 for the Kali WS-6.2. I have two concerns: 1. My living room doesn't have too...

Greeting everyone, I am having this problem with ear/headphones for years since, where plugging them directly into my PC or any other Phone - is not giving me the satisfaction of Volume, Bass and overall quality in general. I believe it's not a matter of the Handsfree product quality, but rather...

Hey, I've been using the same $10 PC speaker and 'subwoofer' set on my PC for 20 years. I mostly just use it for playing video games, but lately I've been desiring to hear more bass out of my games. Like, when the ground shakes in a game, it would be cool if I could 'feel' it more. I remember...

Hey everyone!! Been struggling with sub placement. I have an Arendal 1961v. Amazing sub. Used it to replace two tiny Polk psw111 subs. Needless to say big difference. But with both setups I only have bass at back of room on the platform chairs and near ZERO in the front row. With this bigger sub...

Third time's the charm... or not. Long story short I've spent more than a year with my audio ordeal and this is my third attempt of improving my sound system and I'm nowhere near the end. I might summon the whole journey one day in another thread but today I'm asking for help from Elac Debut b...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a small low-cost DSP (less than 200 euros) to only manage the equalization of two or three subwoofers. I saw the t.racks dsp 4x4 mini pro. Seems like he can do the job with dignity. Has anyone tried it? Are there any differences in sound quality between the non-pro...

I've moved into a new place and will set up a home cinema room. I want to make sure we don't disturb the neighbors and they are willing to let me do some measurements. Before I do this, I want to make sure I'm measuring the correct thing. My current plan is to generate pink noise at sufficient...

Hello ! ( i apologize in advance if this isnt the right place to post this post ) So, i got schiit magni 3 had it for some years now, and i think its absolutely beast ! problem is though its kind of acting weird lately the right speaker comes and goes if i touch the volume knob volume comes...

I have an interesting topic... well it's something I've been fascinated with for many years... I didn't know exactly what section to post this, but this one seemed like the best fit. It's a sensitivity to low frequencies. I'm a basshead (my best car audio system was a Cerwin Vega Stroker 18...

Hi all! Merry Christmas Eve! I've paired my JBL 305p MKII Monitors with an IFI Zen Air DAC... I toggled boundary EQ to -3dB and now trying to tighten up the low end using DSP... My IFI DAC has an XBass+ switch which is an ASP circuitry. I know the XBass (XBass+ has better components) feature is...

Hello everyone! Newbie here... I have paired my IFI Zen Air DAC with JBL 305p MKII Monitors using IFI Zen Air DAC’s RCA outputs… Will it be safe to use the XBass+ feature of IFI Zen Air DAC when I’m listening to my JBL Speakers? Is XBass+ only meant for headphones and not for speakers? Is XBass+...

A new study on the McMaster University showed that very low bass make people engage with music more: "To find out how different aspects of music influence the body, researchers turned a live electronic music concert into a lab study. By introducing levels of bass over speakers that were too...

Hi wonderful audiophile people, so nice to have such valuable info and feedback on this forum. Been researching speakers that go deep in low frequencies and found discrepancies across both tests and specs. Notably about mean on-axis levels as well as frequency response range. 1. How can a...

A couple of weeks ago I bought 3 pairs of the JBL A130 bookshelf speakers and the A125 center speaker, which I like quite a lot for both movies and music. My subwoofer was a BIC America F12 that I've had since 2011. It's a nice subwoofer and really powerful, but I just wanted to see if there was...

Trying to figure out what speaker characteristics are best for preserving your hearing, I've found a lot of opinions but little science on the matter. E.g some say consumer speakers are better than studio monitors in this regard since consumer speakers (supposedly) have built-in compression to...

Hi music and movies lovers. Context: Dirac Live IMO is the best room correction / smart EQ tool available now. https://www.dirac.com/live/studio-audio-for-creatives/ Stereo license allows you to run Dirac Live Processor as an app on your PC/MAC (exactly what I'm doing). Now, Dirac Live also...

BASS ROOM MODES, which we just have to manage to live with, is the subject. Over the years, there have been tons of 'arm waving' attempts to show how and why room modes affect music playback. Just recently, Kyle of Audio University uploaded this on his YT channel. I believe he comes closer to...