Get Free, Friendly, Expert Advice
Call 1-866-244-8796 or email

Designed and Manufactured in Canada Since 1980


 
AxiomAudio Blog

Testing Speakers in Production

Building an M80 Floorstanding Speaker: A Look at What’s Inside

Understanding Subwoofer Controls or What Do All Those Things Do, Anyway?

Wall'O'Fame
Whippersnapper's Dream Theater
Finished Home Theater
Who's Online
4 registered (VoicOfReason, wilwom, donlboy, Joe_in_SC), 71 Guests and 2 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Financing
Forum Stats
8962 Members
11 Forums
22096 Topics
390571 Posts

Max Online: 378 @ 02/24/13 04:33 PM
Top Posters
Ken.C 17370
pmbuko 15981
PorterPlex 13146
CV 10801
jakewash 10345
Meanwhile On Facebook

Sorry about that little earthquake this morning, Muskoka Neighbours . . . Andre...

The May newsletter is out! Check out our latest news and a new video!

Great new review of the Epic Grand Master is out on Canoe today!

Ah, tax refund week . . . now, what to do with that unexpected bounty?

Topic Options
Rate This Topic
#145249 - 08/10/06 01:34 AM Rotary Subwoofer Technology
DrunkenWolf Offline
veteran

Registered: 07/25/06
Posts: 133
Loc: Issaquah, WA
http://www.eminent-tech.com/RWbrochure.htm

Is this for real? Claims to get down under 5hz. Certianly not the flattest bass, but certainly low:



Top
#145250 - 08/10/06 09:10 AM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: DrunkenWolf]
Nick B Offline
devotee

Registered: 08/05/06
Posts: 481
This is very cool. If they could flatten out the frequency response from 0 to 20Hz (it looks like +10/-10dB's) I would be the first guy in line to get one. Looking at the link that you gave it appears that you mount this in your attic above your home theater or the basement below.

Top
#145251 - 08/10/06 11:31 AM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: Nick B]
dllewel Offline
connoisseur

Registered: 06/20/05
Posts: 1189
Loc: Utah, USA
This looks more like a "tactile transducer" from the graph, more sounds you feel versus hear. Below the audible range of hearing, I doubt the non-ruler flat response would matter all that much.

Looks interesting but someone asked the question before, "Does 5 Hz really qualify as a sound?".

Or is it more of a ticking, or thumping? My wall clock is rated down (and up) to 1 Hz!!!
_________________________
-Dave

M80s VP150 QS8s EP500s
ravenmanor.com/cinema/

Top
#145252 - 08/10/06 12:18 PM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: DrunkenWolf]
nickbuol Offline
connoisseur

Registered: 09/16/04
Posts: 3857
Loc: Marion, IA
I saw that a few years back. One guy installed one and said that it does just was a subwoofer does... (moves air) But without the audible part of it.

You could feel it, but not hear it. He said that it wasn't worth it for the installation issues that a person would need to take into consideration (takes more than just a hole to blow the air through so to speak he was saying). He was sticking with his, at the time, $25 per pair, Bass Shakers. More accurate and even tactile distribution. By "accurate" I can only assume that he said that because of the lack of recorded "sound" that low, and that most if not all DVDs have bass audio set to what a normal (good) sub can handle, and not down that low.

Just repeating info I recalled reading a couple years back when I was looking at the thing.
_________________________
http://ht.buol.us
M60s,VP180,VP150,QS8s,20-39PCi,DMP-BDT210,HD-A2,JVC RS45, Onkyo TX-NR709, Shakers

Top
#145253 - 08/10/06 11:59 PM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: nickbuol]
bridgman Offline
axiomite

Registered: 08/25/04
Posts: 5256
Loc: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Pair one of those with a couple of high end super-tweeters -- you could spend $5K on speakers and STILL not hear anything.

Top
#145254 - 08/11/06 12:29 AM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: bridgman]
St_PatGuy Offline
axiomite

Registered: 03/07/05
Posts: 7273
Loc: Glendale, Arizona
Quote:

Pair one of those with a couple of high end super-tweeters -- you could spend $5K on speakers and STILL not hear anything.




The neighborhood dogs might like it.
_________________________
***********
"Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose

Top
#145255 - 08/11/06 01:13 PM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: St_PatGuy]
medic8r Offline
axiomite

Registered: 02/05/06
Posts: 5967
Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Yeah, talk about a way to meet the neighbors!
_________________________
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi

Top
#145256 - 08/11/06 05:59 PM Re: Rotary Subwoofer Technology [Re: medic8r]
DrunkenWolf Offline
veteran

Registered: 07/25/06
Posts: 133
Loc: Issaquah, WA
They wouldn't know to come looking for you.

If that isn't worth 5 grand I don't know what is.

Top



Moderator:  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Ian, Jc 

Home  |  Corporate Info  |  Products  |  Message Board  |  FAQs  |  Warranty  |  Site Map  |  Privacy Statement   |  Contact Us

©2013 Colquhoun Audio Laboratories Limited
All Rights Reserved.