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yoongnc Level 5


Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 393 : Location: Melaka, Malaysia
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| BobcatSysOp wrote: | | kyheng wrote: | | Yoong : maybe you have to make thing clear is what is woofer and what is subwoofer. Asking your good friend for help, wikipedia will be a good start. |
He got a mid-bass at the door doors and a subwoofer at the boot. That's what he was confused about which frequency is playing by which driver. Right? Yoong?
Dunnounme has answered that question if I am not wrong as to which driver is playing what. |
All this while, my shallow understanding of woofer & subwoofer is by the size, 8" below is woofer & 8" above is subwoofer simply because the bigger the diameter, the lower it can play low bass note.
From definition in Wikipedia:
A subwoofer is a woofer, or a complete loudspeaker dedicated to the reproduction of bass audio frequencies, from perhaps 150 Hz down as far as 20 Hz, or in rare cases lower. Subwoofers, also known as "subs", are used to augment the low frequency performance of main loudspeakers. Subwoofers are constructed by mounting one or more woofers typically between 8" and 21" in diameter in a well-braced wood or plastic cabinet.
So, my understanding is quite close
I was confused by the significant role of subwoofer. 10 years ago, I had my ICE w/o sub; today, I have a 12" sub with huge box in the boot, yet I don't feel significant difference, & I just want to have a sub becos everyone has one sub, blindly I got one installed. I slowly learn in past 3 months that it is that tiny 6.5" front "woofer" that plays the bass I always wanted in pop songs, not the sub!
Rarely people get a subwoofer in home hifi setup; even a bookshelf speaker in the right room acoustic & alignment can play good bass!
My last bet in my setup is to get a powerful sub monoblock amp to drive my sub to the max!
I'm still waiting for my amp in the ship from Italy to S'pore (bought at ebay Italy) . Previously I had bought Genesis Profile Ultra P1 & Audison VRX1.500 & LRX1.400, but never got chance to try them out & already passed to my brother in S'pore  _________________ ICE:
| Pioneer DEH-P80RS | Macrom M1A.460 (70Wx2) + M1A.2120 (120Wx2) + M1A.1000D (500Wx1) | Macrom 6.5" M2S.61 (2-way active) + 12" M2W.12 (sub) | KnuKonceptz & Monster RCA + Wire |
Hi-Fi:
| Marantz CD6000OSE | Cambridge Audio DacMagic1 DAC | Cambridge Audio C500-P500 Pre/Power Amp Combo | Eltax LR6.5 Floor Spk | IXOS 104 Digital | Audioquest Quartz3 RCA | QED Silver Anni. Spk Wire | |
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