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Re: Sub Choice...
fredk #244219 02/02/09 04:29 AM
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OK so I got it all downloaded, but there may be a snag. I have a macbook as my only computer, and the help file states that I need to use a real input not a mic input for my readings. Is that a fact or have other people used the more simple input in order to read the measurements?


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Re: Sub Choice...
thefwam #244224 02/02/09 04:54 AM
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Hmm. The mac version is a little buggy from the posts I have seen.

You do need to use a line in input. It has to do with signal level. I think that the mike in does not boost the signal to line level, and REW needs this higher level to work properly.


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fredk #244228 02/02/09 05:05 AM
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Do you think that a front firing / front ported sub would be more musical that a down firing sub? It seems with PA systems a front firing sub is more musical than a horn loaded sub yet the horn loaded gives more thump.

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BoB/335 #244233 02/02/09 05:20 AM
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Your knowledge gained from working with PA systems doesn't really apply in the small volume world of home theater. The thing that matters is the sub's location in the room and not so much the direction the woofer is firing.

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BoB/335 #244235 02/02/09 05:31 AM
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From what I know of sub design, whether a sub is horn loaded, front firing or down firing, would not make it more or less 'musical' as long as the driver and cabinet are matched properly. Actually, I don't particularly like that term because it sound so much like mystical. \:\)

The actuall driver design will affect accuracy as much as cabinet design. If your driver is not linear, it will not sound as 'musical' as a more linear competitor, all else being equal.

The one exception to this is that sealed subs tend to produce more distortion, particularly when they are driven hard. Its hard to tell when distortion becomes audible though other than to say that we are much less sensitive to it at lower frequencies.


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Re: Sub Choice...
Wid #244423 02/03/09 02:27 AM
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While staying within your budget might I suggest you give the Eliment Design A3 a look.


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ANd from what I have heard the A3 is a great little sub as well. I would love to hear one, especially compared to the Paradigm DSP3100, they are about the same price range.


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I'm seriously thinking of one myself if and when my Hsu goes bad. I've read good things about the eD subs.


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Wid #245026 02/05/09 04:28 PM
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Ok I did some preliminary sweeps with REW. I have no idea if i'm doing it at all right. Results indicate....da da da DA...My room sucks. The signal travels something in the 30-35 dB range between 16 Hz and 70 Hz. I don't know how to save or post the graphs, if I figure those out I will post. Does it need to save as a jpeg?


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thefwam #245032 02/05/09 04:46 PM
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Fred, we got a new member of the club! \:\)

To post a photo, it needs to be uploaded first to a site like Photobucket.com.


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