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Spent x-mas in the summerhouse, listened to music and watched a couple of films with the surround system. Concluded the guys are right and you do not necessarily need the subs only for the bass, but also for the midrange.
All in all pretty much Mike's fault, partly the professor also to blame and Jim's recommendation of the RELs did not help either (even though we're not talking about Q-Subs here) :).
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It's uncanny how much subs affect and enhance the mid-range. :audiophile:
I don't understand it but it does.
And the REL's are great musical subs.
Frankly speaking I had not understood it properly earlier [emoji1].
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The S5 SHO arrived yesterday and so I added it to the setup - the difference is quite dramatic. However, I am not talking about the bass. The S3s already have all the bass I need.
What I am referring to is the depth of imaging, soundstage and three dimensionality of the sound, particularly impressive e.g. when listening to piano play. It further appears that the sub provides quite a bit of relieve to the mids, allowing them to become more open, detailed and palpable. Of course, the lowest keys on the piano are also more effortless.
I am very happy I went with REL and not some car trunk boom box making windows shake and fillings to loosen. Very nice indeed.
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Glad you like the sub "effect". I use my S3s with JL 113v2 to very satisfactory results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuoppis
Do RELs have any DSP you can experiment with ?
What I like in particular, is that adding the sub bass also improves analogue playback in the low end without destroying anything on the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by kzhtoo
A couple of nice tracks to check the sub impact with: Christine and the Queens/ Paradis Perdus for low end ambience, Caught by A Ghost/ Can't let go for low low freq reach, Adele/ When We Were Young for clarity of bass, Alison Krauss Live/ Let Me Touch for a While or Ray Brown/ Exactly Like You for Midrange clarity, Africa/ Toto for soundstage.
Just volume, crossover, phase shift, as such very simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elberoth
Benefit comes from the high freq connection, which connects directly to the same speaker connectors as your main speakers and hence gives the sub exactly the same signal path as the transducers.
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This is where the fun of having a superb sub really starts...
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