I am curious, how do people audition subwoofers?
Excellent question and reason for this thread .I'd like to see a list of reasons why one cannot or should not listen to a subwoofer at home or in a store as they would in the purchase of any other speaker system.
I'd like to see a list of reasons why one cannot or should not listen to a subwoofer at home or in a store as they would in the purchase of any other speaker system.
Do I use a computer and a mic in my decision in selecting main speakers? I don't but perhaps some do, it's just a question.
Typically the sales people in a high-end salon know what the crossover setting should be with the main speakers in their store, and the best placement in that room.
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Auditioning subwoofers remains however difficult, if you don't measure... Listening to subs all by themselves is for the lack of a better term, unnatural. It becomes quickly difficult if not impossible to do for any reasonable amount of time ...
Several terms have been used to describe sub performance. The observation and their characterization stems a lot from the set up and the flexibility of the settings provided or available with the subs. I am not saying by that that ALL subs are good.. simply that several of the flaws we attribute to subs (slow, one-note, etc) can be traced to the set-up.
Mark post is spot on by the way.
Frantz
..have them read from a script? Sorry, couldn't resist.
I like the idea of reduced volume for the mains. It is a nicer compromise between no mains and full on.
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