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In the Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers

Post Subject: Delay of LFPosted by jessie.dazzle on: 4/8/2007

Knightcrawler wrote :

"...I've always like the subs to be in front and close to where the mid and highs are coming from, even though bass is slower and will arrive at the listener position later if a time delay is not used..."

This must be correct ; an example of this is the fact that we hear the "crack" before the "boom" resulting from distant lightening.

However, tanking into account that the speed of sound is constant for all frequencies, can anyone recommend a text (or better yet, a link) which clearly explains this perceived delay of LF?

Thanks in advance,

jd*

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