In Reply to: Just realized the effect of bass on clarity posted by ph5y on April 13, 2017 at 13:28:25:
Unless the lowest frequencies are filtered from the mains, adding a subwoofer will do nothing to relieve them of trying to produce frequencies of which they are not capable. Surely it will provide additional power and fidelity at the lowest frequencies, but it will not help clarify the overtaxed mains; they will still be pumping out a distorted signal.
If little speakers sound bad when pushed hard, they will still sound bad with a sub added, but the additional bass might mask some of the distortion, or perhaps they can be not pushed so hard. That's the best way to make undersized speakers sound better: turn the volume down and add more speakers such as a sub.
Peace,
Tom E
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- a subwoofer is worthless - madisonears 04/13/1718:23:26 04/13/17 (21)
- What I meant to say is - ph5y 14:11:38 04/15/17 (0)
- Obviously correct! But your headline is click-bait! - ph5y 14:06:18 04/15/17 (0)
- RE: a subwoofer is worthless - Inmate51 08:55:52 04/15/17 (0)
- Why would anybody add a sub-woofer and not... - Tre' 17:26:40 04/14/17 (12)
- Depends on the main speakers - mitch2 07:28:15 04/15/17 (10)
- RE: Depends on the main speakers - hahax@verizon.net 15:38:23 04/15/17 (0)
- RE: Depends on the main speakers - Tre' 07:41:37 04/15/17 (8)
- RE: Depends on the main speakers - Inmate51 09:14:53 04/15/17 (7)
- RE: Depends on the main speakers - mitch2 10:25:25 04/15/17 (6)
- something between the main amp and the main speakers - Tre' 19:30:05 04/15/17 (4)
- So, could I use this? - mitch2 07:57:46 04/16/17 (0)
- where can I find more specific calculations? - mitch2 06:30:43 04/16/17 (2)
- RE: where can I find more specific calculations? - Kingshead 10:44:17 04/16/17 (0)
- I mis-spoke, I meant a cap between the preamp and the main amp. - Tre' 08:10:27 04/16/17 (0)
- RE: Depends on the main speakers - Kingshead 11:55:01 04/15/17 (0)
- RE: Why would anybody add a sub-woofer and not... - RandHat 20:23:56 04/14/17 (0)
- Worthless - hardly, Less than Optimal - clearly - Edp 14:39:46 04/14/17 (1)
- RE: Worthless - hardly, Less than Optimal - clearly - RandHat 11:44:10 04/15/17 (0)
- "Unless the lowest frequencies are filtered from the mains..." - Mr. Dick Hertz 08:14:42 04/14/17 (0)
- RE: Not Quite ....... - hitsware 18:33:11 04/13/17 (1)
- RE: Not Quite ....... - airtime 08:01:40 04/14/17 (0)