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In the Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits
Post Subject: From 30 to 20 Hz In Just a Few KeysPosted by Paul S on: 9/26/2011
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Can we really say that the "lowest fundamental" from an orchestra is 30 Hz?  I sort of wish it were true!

Something I think we can all agree on is that hi-fi tends to suffer from lower fundamentals and harmonics that are not properly proportioned, and -  in the case of LF -  the lower fundamentals and harmomnics may well be MIA. However, at LF it is not sufficient - in terms of Music - to simply pump the "flat" response into the room, but the "flat" response "result" must come from  properly-balanced response/production "at the source", eg, the speaker (or -  more properly -  the driver).  The bitch in terms of "reproduction" is that Music doesn't "hold back" at LF (quite the contrary...), but to "reproduce" LF we have to go through more and more mechanical and electronic gyrations as the frequency drops, even 1/2 octave, exponentially so, relative to MF or HF.

Again, adding woofers will only get you so much at LF.  Mere "gain" is not enough.  For Music there has to be Tone, and I think in the end this will only come from "proper" sound from the (single) LF driver.  If one had the room, who would not choose IB for LF? How might "IB" be well implemented in a home?

Best regards,
Paul S

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