MakeMineVinyl
Major Contributor
I wouldn't call the presence of low bass on one subwoofer channel only "artificial". In my pipe organ recordings using widely spaced microphones, the random phase mixing and cancellations due to the microphones at distances >25' can and certainly does cause dynamically changing nulls depending on the notes being played, causing some bass frequencies to almost entirely come from only one of the two subwoofer channels at various times. The fact that these phase relationships are not static and dynamically changing makes their ability to be sensed (NOTE THAT I DID NOT SAY "HEARD" IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE!) easier.Other than me, there are at least 3 other people in this thread who can hear directivity with stereo subs. So, why not have the curiosity to say to yourself, maybe a certain artificial bass tones indeed can show directivity?
Are you able to try the same tests as mentioned in post above?
Now my question to the esteemed experts here - did you perform this exact test, using this exact exact program material, and more to the point, on my system in my room? If you did, I sure didn't see you, and if you were in my room without my knowledge, I'm calling the police.
The point is, a phenomenon only has to occur once to prove that it can indeed happen.
If some people here don't buy into the stereo subwoofer thing, fine DON'T USE THEM! But it is inconsiderate to the extreme to insist that other people aren't sensing things that they clearly are. Enjoy your preferred setup, but please don't insult the intelligence of people (and very qualified people like me) and insist that we somehow have to "prove" our ability to sense something or it isn't valid. Frankly I don't give a damn if you believe me or not. I'm too old for this shit.
To each his own. Have a nice day.