I’m a bass head

[olds1959special]

I just turned my subwoofers up another notch, compensating with a treble boost using my tone controls. Smiley face EQ FTW!

Edit: I just turned up the LPF too!

 

[DVDdoug]

That's fine... Music is for YOUR enjoyment!

We usually want a system capable of accurate reproduction, and beyond that we can play around with EQ, or like me up-mix stereo to surround with a "hall" or "theater" setting on my AVR. (I also have a shelf-full of concert DVDs with true surround.)

And since I rarely listen at "realistic levels" I often boost the bass for a kind of manual loudness compensation. Oh... I also have a sub bass synthesizer but I don't go too crazy with it and I don't consider myself a "bass head".

 

[olds1959special]

That's fine... Music is for YOUR enjoyment!

We usually want a system capable of accurate reproduction, and beyond that we can play around with EQ, or like me up-mix stereo to surround with a "hall" or "theater" setting on my AVR. (I also have a shelf-full of concert DVDs with true surround.)

And since I rarely listen at "realistic levels" I often boost the bass for a kind of manual loudness compensation. Oh... I also have a sub bass synthesizer but I don't go too crazy with it and I don't consider myself a "bass head".

I agree. I have another system that doesn’t have tone controls, but for this system, in my bigger space (living room), I’m really enjoying the addition of loud stereo bass, with the LPF turned up as much as possible. To compensate, I use the tone controls on my my preamp to boost the treble, and also boost the tweeter (+1dB) and midrange contour control (0.5dB). If the volume is turned up too high, stuff in the room starts rattling! But most of the time, it just sounds great. Bass is fun. I will measure pink noise later.

 

[boxerfan88]

Bass is always fun, … until the neighbours come a knocking

 

[EJ3]

Bass is always fun, … until the neighbours come a knocking

Why I live in a single house with land around it.
They'd much rather call then come all the way over here just to knock.
If it's that loud, I wouldn't hear them anyhow.
But I would notice when they get into the utility room (on the outside of the house) and flip the main breaker off.

 

[EJ3]

Bass is always fun, … until the neighbours come a knocking

I forgot to mention that my system is on U(ninterruptable) P(ower) S(upply)'s (as well as other important things in the house).
So the music would not shut down.
There would be noticeable changes in the house, however:
The generator would come on (I live in a Hurricane Zone [and under a canopy of trees in part of a protected forest (Ace River Basin), so both solar & wind are a no-go here {but the power bill is very, very low due to the canopy of trees}). The nearest neighbor is 1320 feet away.
IF they could hear my music, my place would likely be a concert venue.

 

[olds1959special]

I’m now boosting midrange and treble contour controls by 2dB (max), and using a treble boost from my pre-amp, along with setting my two subwoofers at 100Hz with the gain up 3 notches. This seems like the most bass I can get away with adding without it sounding bad. Music is more visceral now.

Not sure but sometimes I think I hear a slight rattle in the room during a bass solo. But most of the time it’s not rattling stuff, especially at moderate volume levels.

 

[EJ3]

I’m now boosting midrange and treble contour controls by 2dB (max), and using a treble boost from my pre-amp, along with setting my two subwoofers at 100Hz with the gain up 3 notches. This seems like the most bass I can get away with adding without it sounding bad. Music is more visceral now.

Not sure but sometimes I think I hear a slight rattle in the room during a bass solo. But most of the time it’s not rattling stuff, especially at moderate volume levels.

Find the rattle & hopefully somehow eliminate it. Unfortunately (at least in my home) then that allows me to hear one that I did not hear before & I have to remedy that one, too. It seems to be a forever process.

 

[olds1959special]

I had to turn down the LPF and the subs a notch (LPF to 80Hz) because the next day I realized I had gone too far. I think this is a happy medium. For my Vandersteen 2Ce Sig2 I am enjoying the tweeter contour control maxed at +2dB and the midrange at +1dB. Then I use the treble boost on my preamp and push it to 3 o’clock. It would be interesting to measure this with a RTA and pink noise.

 

[egellings]

That's fine... Music is for YOUR enjoyment!

We usually want a system capable of accurate reproduction, and beyond that we can play around with EQ, or like me up-mix stereo to surround with a "hall" or "theater" setting on my AVR. (I also have a shelf-full of concert DVDs with true surround.)

And since I rarely listen at "realistic levels" I often boost the bass for a kind of manual loudness compensation. Oh... I also have a sub bass synthesizer but I don't go too crazy with it and I don't consider myself a "bass head".

Just be sure that the music is just for your enjoyment, and not the neighbors' too. Bass travels.

 

[7Tiger]

I’m a bass head​

Someone @reddit is too

P.S. Just tried a similar bass boost... and liked it

 

[Spkrdctr]

Once you reach the level of destructive bass that causes rattles and paint dust from the ceiling coming down on the floor, you know you have reached ultimate bass head territory. Long live the bass!

 

[EJ3]

Once you reach the level of destructive bass that causes rattles and paint dust from the ceiling coming down on the floor, you know you have reached ultimate bass head territory. Long live the bass!

Yes, then just wipe down (dust) flat surfaces & vacuum the floor &: much less dusting/vacuuming needed due dust falling down all the time, as the bass will not allow it to attach to upper surfaces.
Bass helps with house cleaning!

 

[olds1959special]

I’m trying 100 Hz HPF filters on my mains. My subwoofers are set at 100 Hz (trying 120 Hz too) and gain turned up a notch more. It’s working well so far.

It made the main speakers have more “brightness” and SPL - this allowed me to turn down the contour control midrange/tweeter boost to flat.

 

[EJ3]

I’m trying 100 Hz HPF filters on my mains. My subwoofers are set at 100 Hz (trying 120 Hz too) and gain turned up a notch more. It’s working well so far.

It made the main speakers have more “brightness” and SPL - this allowed me to turn down the contour control midrange/tweeter boost to flat.

My bare pair of (not in the cabinet) 12" Pioneer (car Audio Competition speakers) have an FR of 20 Hz-80 Hz. I'm pretty sure that they don't go any higher than that in the cabinet.
Once in the cab (ported, tuned to 29 Hz) I set high pass to 60 Hz & low pass to 70 Hz. The mains FR are 26 Hz-20 KHz +-2 DB without any type of EQ, so the matching for my setup is not the sub Xover but the 2 subs/room FR interactions (actually anything below 300 Hz is a PITA).

 

[olds1959special]

My bare pair of (not in the cabinet) 12" Pioneer (car Audio Competition speakers) have an FR of 20 Hz-80 Hz. I'm pretty sure that they don't go any higher than that in the cabinet.
Once in the cab (ported, tuned to 29 Hz) I set high pass to 60 Hz & low pass to 70 Hz. The mains FR are 26 Hz-20 KHz +-2 DB without any type of EQ, so the matching for my setup is not the sub Xover but the 2 subs/room FR interactions (actually anything below 300 Hz is a PITA).

I used the 70 Hz HPF instead and set the subs to 80 Hz LPF. This seems to be the best compromise so far.

 

[olds1959special]

Now I prefer the 50 Hz HPF filters with the sub set at higher gain and the LPF turned down to 70 Hz.

 

[olds1959special]

I decided these inline filters distort the sound too much and I don't really need them anyway!

 

[EJ3]

I decided these inline filters distort the sound too much and I don't really need them anyway!

I am curious as to which brand of inline filters that you were using?

 

[olds1959special]

I am curious as to which brand of inline filters that you were using?

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