|   The bass is louder when I stand up. | KLM
Jul 24, 2001 8:42 AM | | I recently discovered that while seated in my typical listening position the bass is ok, but when I stand up in the same position it's much more noticeable. It also seems very pronounced when seated in a corner in the back of the room. What's going on here? The room is about 14'x17' with lots of furniture and large openings to a dining room and a hallway. I don't have a sub yet but am considering the Rava for its musicality.
Thanks much,
Ken |
| Uneven distribution of bass energy due to standing waves | Richard Greene
Jul 24, 2001 9:03 AM | | Corners are loud because they are standing wave high pressure zones.
Bass also gets louder as your ears move closer to the ceiling (standing up) or floor (laying down).
Bass tends to be weakest in the middle of the room with your ears
well away from walls/floor/ceiling
Whether a sub sounds "musical" depends more on the listening room
and the location of the sub and your ears in that room than the brand of subwoofer you buy. In most rooms a sub's sound quality can
be greatly improved by fighting standing waves acoustically (bass traps) or at least reducing their volume electronically (reduce output at specific frequencies that excite room standing waves using a parametric or narrow band equalizer. Most rooms have at least one standing wave that is easily audible ... and annoying (think of it as a "boom" at a specific frequency). |
| |
