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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8555728" data-attributes="member: 540940">Well, no.I can tune my box for 25hz like my HT sub, but that won&#039;t make typical 40-50hz bass &quot;sound lower&quot;.Truly low frequency music isn&#039;t all that common, which is why tuning at ~35 is plenty low for about anyone.&nbsp; Plus, tuning (Fb) at 35 doesn&#039;t mean you can&#039;t play 34, or 30, or 25 for that matter -- it will just start to attenuate below the Fb -- the rate of attenuation depends on the box design and the sub.Tuning higher typically gets you a spike (ripple) in SPL.&nbsp; Typical HS bass heads think this is great.&nbsp; Getting loud at 50hz is easy and fairly cheap, but it sounds terrible since the result is that there&#039;s relatively little output at 60-80hz and almost nothing below 40.Those of us that like decent sounding low frequency music prefer to tune low.&nbsp; It reduces the ripple, flattening the overall frequency response.&nbsp; Of course it requires a sub that can PLAY in the 30&#039;s (it needs to have adequate xmax).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8555728, member: 540940"] Well, no. I can tune my box for 25hz like my HT sub, but that won't make typical 40-50hz bass "sound lower". Truly low frequency music isn't all that common, which is why tuning at ~35 is plenty low for about anyone. Plus, tuning (Fb) at 35 doesn't mean you can't play 34, or 30, or 25 for that matter -- it will just start to attenuate below the Fb -- the rate of attenuation depends on the box design and the sub. Tuning higher typically gets you a spike (ripple) in SPL. Typical HS bass heads think this is great. Getting loud at 50hz is easy and fairly cheap, but it sounds terrible since the result is that there's relatively little output at 60-80hz and almost nothing below 40. Those of us that like decent sounding low frequency music prefer to tune low. It reduces the ripple, flattening the overall frequency response. Of course it requires a sub that can PLAY in the 30's (it needs to have adequate xmax). [/QUOTE]

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