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Curious about mid-bass application.
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<blockquote data-quote="eharri3" data-source="post: 6496478" data-attributes="member: 591579"><p>Bass tones are in fact not directional but for me it's in that transition from sub bass to midbass where I can start to detect where it's coming from, roughly in the 80-120 hertz range. If I transition from sub to front mids much above 80 HZ I can hear where my subs are. If I set it up at 70 HZ or below the sub is undetectable as the 'attack' portion of the deeper bass notes is solidly in front of me, providing the illusion that the whole bass note is coming from there. If you don't get mids that can do a decent job well below 100 HZ or don't get the crossovers set right, the lack of a smooth transition from sub bass to midbass can make your subs sound very directional. IF the sub is tuned to high it starts to become directional as it gets into the midbass range. If the sub is tuned just right but your front stage is lacking for midbass that frequency gap can make the sub's location very obvious to your ears.</p><p></p><p>I don't have experience running midbass drivers in the rear so I can't say what it's likely to sound like. Not a bad idea but probably not as good as incorporating them up front somehow. I can however say I do run rear coaxials and when I try to play them a little lower it hurts that up-front bass sensation I go for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eharri3, post: 6496478, member: 591579"] Bass tones are in fact not directional but for me it's in that transition from sub bass to midbass where I can start to detect where it's coming from, roughly in the 80-120 hertz range. If I transition from sub to front mids much above 80 HZ I can hear where my subs are. If I set it up at 70 HZ or below the sub is undetectable as the 'attack' portion of the deeper bass notes is solidly in front of me, providing the illusion that the whole bass note is coming from there. If you don't get mids that can do a decent job well below 100 HZ or don't get the crossovers set right, the lack of a smooth transition from sub bass to midbass can make your subs sound very directional. IF the sub is tuned to high it starts to become directional as it gets into the midbass range. If the sub is tuned just right but your front stage is lacking for midbass that frequency gap can make the sub's location very obvious to your ears. I don't have experience running midbass drivers in the rear so I can't say what it's likely to sound like. Not a bad idea but probably not as good as incorporating them up front somehow. I can however say I do run rear coaxials and when I try to play them a little lower it hurts that up-front bass sensation I go for. [/QUOTE]
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