Ok so I have always been a “midrange” and “tone and timbre” guy. A bit patronising of those “I want bass” guys. Bass freaks!!! What do they know eh? The soul of the music lies in the midrange, don’t we know?
So the Spendor (S3/5R2) served me splendidly. However, being banished to the bedroom meant that I never got a chance to listen to the Graham in the living room. I had to tailor the music to the Spendors.
Out of nowhere came the itch now. I mean not out of nowhere - I am trawling audio sites anyway. I had to try me a subwoofer.
So googled furiously. Sealed box and sealed speakers are easier to integrate. Hmm hmmm. High level. Ok. Good for music and not HT. Yes there is no thunder in my recording. Closest is a recorded cannonball? As opposed to Cannonball.
Along came my generous buddy Surrealisix. “I have a DIY sub that I am not using. You can play around with it for 6 months. But I don’t plan to sell it. “. Who can say no? TSB another buddy obliged with a cable.
Setting it up was a 2 day affair. REL gives great easy tips. Mostly playing with volume (down!) and cross over (up and down) and phase (swipe swipe don’t fuss). Then make sure that the midrange with and without sub sounds roughly the same.
Frankly it’s magnificent. If you listen to Western music and Indian film music you owe yourself a try. It’s not about the bass. It’s about the music. It sounds fuller. More real. The bass is textured. The midrange and treble take on more clarity. The Spendors are singing. And magic! The sound is coming from the Speakers (optically) and not the sub.
And that my friends is the nub.
I am now subwoofed! Got to get me one much before the 6 months deadline.
And here is a song to celebrate that. Well I am totally addicted to the midrange, but need the bass (wow wahow)
So the Spendor (S3/5R2) served me splendidly. However, being banished to the bedroom meant that I never got a chance to listen to the Graham in the living room. I had to tailor the music to the Spendors.
Out of nowhere came the itch now. I mean not out of nowhere - I am trawling audio sites anyway. I had to try me a subwoofer.
So googled furiously. Sealed box and sealed speakers are easier to integrate. Hmm hmmm. High level. Ok. Good for music and not HT. Yes there is no thunder in my recording. Closest is a recorded cannonball? As opposed to Cannonball.
Along came my generous buddy Surrealisix. “I have a DIY sub that I am not using. You can play around with it for 6 months. But I don’t plan to sell it. “. Who can say no? TSB another buddy obliged with a cable.
Setting it up was a 2 day affair. REL gives great easy tips. Mostly playing with volume (down!) and cross over (up and down) and phase (swipe swipe don’t fuss). Then make sure that the midrange with and without sub sounds roughly the same.
Frankly it’s magnificent. If you listen to Western music and Indian film music you owe yourself a try. It’s not about the bass. It’s about the music. It sounds fuller. More real. The bass is textured. The midrange and treble take on more clarity. The Spendors are singing. And magic! The sound is coming from the Speakers (optically) and not the sub.
And that my friends is the nub.
I am now subwoofed! Got to get me one much before the 6 months deadline.
And here is a song to celebrate that. Well I am totally addicted to the midrange, but need the bass (wow wahow)