Im Stuck

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Recorded music with true low octaves, is where the music extends down very close to the lower limits of the human ear. Where as most if not all popular music, especially rap or other "loud" music does not extend that far down.

It would be great fun to have a very simple set up with a single long through, low Fs, large cone driver for sub duty, in a very large sealed enclosure play real reference music. Then people could get some experience with the real lowest of low octaves. Not hip/hop played on a higher Fs driver in a ported box tuned in the high 30's to low 40's.

[ChiTownTBird312 0]

You DON'T listen to music with lows.

what do you mean?

yeah i know there are much lower tones than what i listen to, but thats what i call low.

[///M5 2,833]

You DON'T listen to music with lows.

what do you mean?

yeah i know there are much lower tones than what i listen to, but thats what i call low.

I didn't say you don't call what you listen to low, it just isn't low so looking for an optimal setup to "play the lows" makes no sense at all. What you would end up with is MUCH LESS output at the frequencies that you call low. You really have to learn to separate what you think is what you want from what is ideal for what you are looking for. You do NOT want SQ and you do not want LOWS. What your craving is a setup that plays really loud from the mid 30's - 50's in Hz and potentially even much higher as a lot of people in your shoes will play their subs all the way up to 120hz. If you truly were in to the lows and SQ you'd have your sub crossed over to play up to 40hz maybe, but that wouldn't help you considering the "lows" in your music are mostly higher than that.

[ChiTownTBird312 0]

You DON'T listen to music with lows.

what do you mean?

yeah i know there are much lower tones than what i listen to, but thats what i call low.

...You do NOT want SQ and you do not want LOWS. What your craving is a setup that plays really loud from the mid 30's - 50's in Hz and potentially even much higher...

thats exactly what i want....so let me ask you, what do you suggest?

Edited March 10, 2009 by ChiTownTBird312

[///M5 2,833]

Just get the BTL like you planned, put it in a big ass box and tune it to 35hz or so

[mlstrass 1]

I already suggested you meet up with one of the DOA guys in Chicago and listen to the HDC's for yourself. Both are good subs and can get loud in the right set up. I've built enclosures for both, but many more for HDC/DD's as that's what most of the DOA team uses.

Proper enclosure and solid electrical can make or break either sub. HDC's tuned to 38Hz will hit the lows in rap music with no problem as that's all the guys on my team listen to. I'm the only sensible one apparently

[ChiTownTBird312 0]

I already suggested you meet up with one of the DOA guys in Chicago and listen to the HDC's for yourself. Both are good subs and can get loud in the right set up. I've built enclosures for both, but many more for HDC/DD's as that's what most of the DOA team uses.

Proper enclosure and solid electrical can make or break either sub. HDC's tuned to 38Hz will hit the lows in rap music with no problem as that's all the guys on my team listen to. I'm the only sensible one apparently

i know you did...i already got in touch with martin(Sleepy JR), but he said his subs and amp are out of his car right now...and i dont know anybody else running them.

[ChiTownTBird312 0]

Just get the BTL like you planned, put it in a big ass box and tune it to 35hz or so

i think thats what im going to do....or wait for the xcons and get a listen of those and see how i like them.