If it refers to amp output, it means you can only expect about 6 more dB above those values at 100%... meaning it will only do 88dB at 30hz and 80dB at 20hz. Not the worst I've seen by any means but not enough to blow your hair back.
You really don’t know that. You don’t know how these volume controls work.. they can be linear, log, hybrid… who knows…
Agreed... In this case +6dB at 100% is probably the best case, but who knows. The level of rigor on that spec is par for the course.
You're killing me hahaha ... anyways the frustration is also them coming out with a new subwoofer to basically fix their defect subwoofer that they sell at 1500USD each ... I don't mind paying that for active subwoofer that I can reuse for the next 15 years and that come from reputable brand but to basically sell to your current customer a fix for their subwoofer at 3000$ for a standard subwoofer that we're suppose to trust go down to 19hz and the specs are as well out there as what I sent you ... No thanks haha
When it comes to subwoofers (like any speaker) you should get independent data before buying...
Not impressive, you can get the same performance from any pair of bookshelf speakers and a moderately priced sub. For even $500 per sub you can blow the doors off this.
Oh damn, thanks for this reference. Real nice.
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That's your opinion, and there's nothing wrong with that. In the end, though, it's just as much a compromise as any other. I had a decent pair of Genelec speakers next to the TV before the soundbar and I have to disagree, at least when it comes to video content. The immersion my soundbar brings is just loads better, no matter where you sit. For video content, I prefer it by quite a margin. For music, though, I do prefer a good pair of stereo speakers for sure, although some of the good Atmos mixes work very well on the soundbar as well
Granted, most are really bad! Neither would I have bought mine for full price. It's just not worth it. Neither is it worth it without a decent sub, which is probably true for like 99.99999% of all other soundbars, including the Nakamichi. And quite frankly, most don't come with a decent subwoofer either, as is evidenced here.I'm sure there are some good soundbars. You likely have one by the sound of it.
Yes that's the problem is that for this kind of money, I'll just get 2 decent subs and integrate them myself and slowly work my way with my wife to move away from the Nakamichi ... I need to save the face a bit with the wife first...
Then maybe, replacing the woofers is the way to go after all.. It's not something very noticeable and is probably the cheapest option. Maybe you can make them closed boxes so they go a bit lower.
Well that's where the wife burned me a bit ... in our living room I have a 10 years old+ 5.1 that I assembled myself ... so typical towers, center, and bookshelf in the back... with active subwoofer and I use an adcom power amp etc etc ... We have the Nakamichi for 2 months and me and my wife the whole time said something is weird, it's loud and obvious the Atmos is better then my old 5.1 ... but really now we clearly think the old 5.1 sounds better ... You don't get the fancy over the head effect and blabla that's true ... but still ...
Oh I already look for this ... the problem is that to remove the drivers you need to remove the grills and the grills are heavily glued ... I tried glue solvent and special tools and it's a real nightmare ... true low cost workmanship (See picture you can see the drivers are attached from the front, so sadly you can't remove it without access to the front which have the grills)
LOL pounds of power (facepalm) ... their marketing need to be arrested that's next level BS
