Hey all,
Ive never really been knowledgeable about hardware but have years of experience on the software side.
I make electronic music and have always cut my lows out because ive never owned a subwoofer to hear it and do any manipulation in that range, despite wanting to make bass music. I’ll have a bigger space next year and want to start developing synth patches that take advantage of that range (subwork like GRiZ and Bassnectar stand out).
I know that there is some relation to diameter and ported/nonported that will make an impact on accurate reproduction, but most of the threads I find are for “BIGGER BIGGER BASS” and mainly Car AV.
I was originally going to get a ported 10" because i think that would reach the deepest notes but then I wonder if it wont be a very tight response. So then I was thinking 2x 8" because it distributes the power more evenly and i can use higher gain for clarity without just overblowing the sub bass. I also heard that nonported subs have a flatter response? I got a bit lost in the search.
If you wanted the best fidelity you could get, down to 20-30Hz range, what speakers would you go with?
FYI: up top i am thinking 6.5" with 1" tweeters to compliment.
Ex Machina Pulsar / Quazars are about the best monitors you can buy without selling your home. I own a set of Pulsars and they’re quite incredible. Super tight and fast lows down to 35hz. But one thing that is concerning, you’re cutting your lows out of your production because you don’t have a subwoofer? That’s a major mistake. Get a pair of Sennheiser HD650 headphones and you can hear the low end. You shouldn’t be cutting out the most important part of electronic music just because you don’t own a sub. There’s also spectral visualizers for this.
I may have exaggerated when i said i cut my lows. Theyre not gone, theyre just not very well-built. I usually just cut or sidechain the sub out of pretty much everything and layer a sine wave down there in those spots instead. The end result is actually pretty good, and i do go test it in my car which has 2x sealed 10" subs just to confirm everything is where it should be. i would much prefer to be able to sit at my desk and manipulate the sub in my synth patches without having to export and go for a drive lol
So it looks like the Quazars are 3 speakers whereas the pulsars are 2. Is there a reason to go with one over the other?