Posted by Duke [ 208.98.184.19 ] on September 04, 2007 at 21:09:45:
In Reply to: Re: Multiple subs and reverb? posted by Rapid on September 02, 2007 at 10:47:48:
The subjective effect of multiple subwoofers might be interpreted as faster decay, though that wouldn't really be what's going on.
Large bass response peaks typically occuring due to room interactions are interpreted by the ear as "fat" or "slow" bass, and the averaging-out effect of multiple displaced low-frequency sources smooths the in-room response significantly. The subjective result is better pitch definition because we can hear the notes in their proper relationship, and we might well interpret that as faster decay.
I have some experience in blending subwoofer systems with dipole speakers, and in that application multiple subs works very well. I can go into some detail about why if you'd like.
Duke
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