Monoprice Monolith 8-inch THX Subwoofer Review

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@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

If after watching this video you decide this subwoofer is the right purchase for you please consider using the following affiliate links below. Buy this Subwoofer: tinyurl.com/5x6ab8uz Buy the Monoprice 5.1 Set: tinyurl.com/mv2a9xja Links above earn me a small commission at no additional cost to you.

@AA-ws3vd Год назад

Enjoyed the review Erin! Just watched the opposite sub review of the 13" monster monolith.

@AbsoluteFidelity Год назад

Many bookshelves struggle to play 50hz with authority, heck even 70hz. And lets not even talk about distortion. Even with a sub like this that will cover half an octave to an octave below, it will make all the difference, even better when you high pass your puny lil speakers. Glad to see you reviewing subs again Erin, you are on the right track emphasizing just on FR and distortion. That is basically what normal people need to know.

@12P14D22C Год назад

most bookshelves struggle to play 120hz with "authority" you need a pretty decent driver in a good designes volume for compression free volumes in those frequences without loss in detail and a impulse response that alows the speaker to even remotely sound like the instruments it tries to repdroduce. that being said. subwoofers these days cant provice that as well. they are tuned completly wrong for it. they are tuned for spec sheets. meaning going low in frequency in loudness but not in any other metric. because its nice to show that spec online. thats why its so "common" compared to speakers etc to build your own sub. because for 300€/$ and a woodbox you can beat 5000€/$ subs easiy, without even knowing what the fuck ur doing. if you know what ur doing ... then the market has no answer for your diy sub.

@johnraiders Год назад

I’ve learnt more about speakers in the last month thanks to your videos than my previous 20 years. Yes to more subs, any size

@tobiaxelsson Год назад

Hmmm, my understanding of what people tend to mean with "fast" subwoofer tend to be related to time domain rather than frequency domain, as in how fast does the subwoofer start/stop playing, so in practical terms the details in the bass gets less smeared. But regardless, thanks for a good review! :)

@Selene_M3 Год назад

Had a $200 12 inch sub for years. Eventually upgraded to a 12” SVS and finally heard and felt what 25hz was like.

@JC.LC. Год назад

I believe the term fast is referring to how quickly the woofer can start and stop playing a signal.

@emorphien Год назад

Same, basically just a layman's term for group delay

@andrewskaterrr Год назад

The issue is people use “fast” when there’s less low end bass, like you get with ported subs. It’s not accurate but that’s what they say. An accurate description would be low group delay, but arguably it won’t be as audible.

@markpocock183 Год назад

Thanks for calling out "fast bass". I think what people are often reacting to is the presence or absence of resonances, either in the speaker itself or due to room modes. It you look at a waterfall plot with resonances, they extend the time domain response out significantly...which results in lack of bass definition.

@stephenyoud6125 Год назад

Agreed, Danny Richie covers this pretty well and basically defines it as how quickly the cone can start and stop. And exemplified well by the open baffle servo controlled subs

@mikelanier5617 Год назад

Fast bass to most is generally the speed in which the driver can start and stop while staying controlled and accurate. Often associated with an amplifier's damping factor to achieve a very non-muddy , articulate response to each impulse signal sent from the amp with a sense of "speed" from the piston like control. Simply lowering the crossover often can tighten up the response to aid in a sense of speed and accuracy. The bass note is finite but the way the woofer reproduces it can sound slow and flabby depending on equipment and tuning. Love the vids Erin ❤👍

@KravchenkoAudioPerth Год назад

Um I know that you have heard this many times. But there is not one bit of reality in the statement that damping factor controls the woofer. It is completely in design of the driver. How quickly it starts or stops is all due to the driver having a powerful enough motor to start quickly and stop quickly. The amplifier gets the cone moving. The drivers suspension does the stopping.

@gregorymorrill7558 Год назад

@@KravchenkoAudioPerth The driver's suspension doesn't stop the cone quite in the way you suggest in that last sentence. (at least until near destruction of the driver)If it did the thing would sound horrid. The suspension is a compliance factor and a X-mech limiter. The motor/magnet stops the driver. That is the whole reason they exist. How 'quickly' the motor stops and starts the driver is a direct relationship between the transducer and the enclosure(or lack of enclosure), it is not entirely in the driver's design alone. Any transducer that accurately reproduces a frequency will stop and start 'fast' enough wether the motor is large or small. When the transducer can not, that is when you get frequency fall off and or cone break-up along with harmonic and IMD distortion. Barring any of those things the bass is 'correct' and the motor is stopping and starting quickly.

@gregorymorrill7558 Год назад

When the driver can no longer stop and start in a controlled and accurate manner what you get is not slow or fast bass or medium speed bass but rather frequency response errors and HD+IMD distortion. (in other words the drivers has exceeded it's limits)For example a subwoofer outside of its frequency responce limits may fall off in frequency response level(SPL) or it may have cone break up - even severe break up in case of many metal drivers, it may also add extra energy in the form of HD+IMD. Perhaps a small woofer outside of it's output level limits will compress the signal and thus start to sound 'off'. It could be the system is tuned to have a huge boost or it has a other poorly measuring frequency responce errors. All of this is measurable and none of it has to do with 'fast' bass in typical 'hifi' terms. Bass detail is cued from the midrange so if your bass doesn't sound 'fast' and there are no tuning errors like a boosted responce or undealt with room modes then check your integration with the mids.

@mikelanier5617 Год назад

Maybe the damping factor works differently Down Under" ? Benchmark Audio has a complete white paper discussion on their site called "Audio Myth - Damping Factor Isn't Much of a factor". Being recognized as one of the best in amplifier technology (in both design and performance derived by ear and measuring equipment), and they explain damping factor very well. The driver is obviously not stopping on its own accord but by the electrical control from the amplifier. Simply put, the positive voltage is forward and negative is reverse with stopping being a matter of impedance and current control done by the amplifier. Certainly, the Xmax of the woofer and the voice coil gap play an important part to achieve the best results, although even exceptional woofers will still sound rather sloppy with an amplifier that does not possess the needed attributes of high current delivery and woofer control by using an amplifier with proper negative feedback and once again, an effective "damping factor". So, no, I am not at all concerned with the midrange when discussing a subwoofer's speed and accuracy. The amplifier, woofer, phase, crossover frequency and placement are generally the most necessary variables for achieving the best results in overall bass response. Try a Hegel amplifier if you want to experience bass that is exceptionally well controlled and even called "grippy and fast bass" by many owners and reviewers paired with very different speakers. Hearing each individual note from a double bass or the speed of a blazing double-kick drum and not just a smeared, non-defined and sloppy reproduction is why we say things like "fast bass". Rock on and remember music is subjective, but Ohm's Law and Thiele -Small parameters are not ! 🤔

@KravchenkoAudioPerth Год назад

@@gregorymorrill7558 We are dancing on the same floor. A suspension is basically a shock absorber. More or less two types available as linear as possible in the spring return factor of the damper, and a progressive spring factor damper. Progressive as in the farther you push the greater the restoring force. How long have you been designing drivers? Mark

@emorphien Год назад

Not sure if mentioned, but THX Compact is 1000 cubic feet, not square. I know you've said it correctly before, easy flub to make.

@joentell Год назад

Im glad you got to review this. Im curious what you think of them with the THX Compact Satellites. I was really impressed with that combo. I have 3 of those subs and I keep them all on EQ2 to get the extension down to 23hz in-room. In my studio, I prefer bass extension to volume since I don't need high SPL. I feel like the THX EQ settings have limiters thar are too aggressive. I would rather allow a bit of distortion that I will probably not hear. 😁

@tpcjames111 Год назад

I have a 15 inch revel sub in my apartment, my neighbors love it.

@ronniefarhat95 Год назад

I just started watching. Thanks so much for testing in both ported and sealed configurations!!

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

Welcome!

@trevorbartram5473 Год назад

Erin, great vid. What a nice system for someone on a tight budget. I believe fast bass refers to how quickly bass notes start & stop. It is a measure of stored energy in the driver, filter & cabinet. This may be simulated in SPICE on a PC using a bass sinewave tone burst modified by the response of the electrical filters in the plate amplier (details supplied by the sub manufacturer). Then apply the tone burst to the sub using a function generator, measure with a microphone on an oscilloscope & compare with the simulation. Small deviation from the simulation is a measure of fast bass. Alternately just compare outputs from many different subs under the identical conditions to find ones that have fast bass!

@firecloud77 Год назад

5:10 "You can't have 'fast' bass." What we mean by "fast bass" is how quickly the cone returns to its resting position after the cessation of the signal. So yes, some woofers are "faster" than others, and you can hear the difference.

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

A cycle is frequency.

@joelopez7459 Год назад

what if the room just had a lot of absorption

@trog69 Год назад

I'd love to see more smaller sub reviews. I have a very small bedroom I"m using as an entertainment room for myself. Gaming PC/various big power amps, a couple of preamps, and very large standmount speakers. (aDs 910s. 130lbs/each with stands) I also have two fairly large 12" subs, but they're much too large for this room. Before I plunk down the $900 for the SVS micro sub, I want to see if there are any lower-priced competitors.

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

I’m actually going to be reviewing that SVS subwoofer thanks to a Patron. So sit tight.

@trog69 Год назад

@@ErinsAudioCorner That's perfect! I don't think I can do any better for the money, but the issue is my speakers already go down to 28htz,, maybe 25htz in-room, so I only need a bit of impact from the sub, since my speakers are sealed.

@nonothing9685 Год назад

@@ErinsAudioCorner I'm excited for all the sub reviews and the new review style. To be 100% cliche, it really feels like you've found your voice and style.

@truman4956 Год назад

Thanks for the review. Hope the new location and situation is working out. Hang in there.

@dcuccia Год назад

Nice review - keep the sub reviews coming! Would love to see a Kef KF92 or KC62 review. Question: isn't group delay configuration-dependent? If the bass is out of phase with the higher frequencies, wouldn't that be a good definition of "slow bass" that degrades the listening experience? Bonus question: since theres negligible directivity index at these frequencies, does that mean DSP can completely solve these phase mismatch issues?

@paulwilliamson3798 Год назад

I own this sub and have been very happy with it for my desktop speakers. Albeit the THX settings were worthless

@binomis3468 Год назад

very approchable content, my friend erin. it's a good way forward. looking to the 3 other sub video.

@Firebottleman Год назад

Thanks for the review Erin. Could you please try to review a pair of Triangle Borea BR07 floor-standers. There are volumes about the BR02, 03, and BR08 of course, but really not much on their budget towers. Some of us have medium sized rooms and I think the BR07s would fit the bill. I would really like your take on them. Thanks

@georgetek Год назад

I like sub reviews and large tower speakers but I’ll watch anything you choose to do.

@ChadAV69 Год назад

I was close to getting one of these about a month ago. I live in an apartment and I just want a little bit of low end. But idk if my neighbors would be pleased. Thanks for the review!

@dexterts1 Год назад

You should definitely do more subwoofer reviews,asw 608 from B&W is the one i recomend😌

@caioferrari Год назад

I’d like to see you comparing the data from sealed and ported trying to explain the audible differences between them.

@KevinLaffey Год назад

Nice video Erin, more subwoofer reviews please.

@NosEL34 Год назад

I always associated fast bass with a woofer that could keep up with the music, change frequency's or tones on time with seperation..without smearing or giving that One note bass boom experience.

@EvilMii Год назад

I really want to see you check out the RSL 10. It is so good. I'd really love to see what it measures. Can't wait to see more sub measurements from you!

@FOH3663 Год назад

Monoprice, again. I'm not sure I've seen any rock bottom high value subs like this so built, ... looked like an adequate bracing scheme for such a low priced box. These prices Monoprice hits, are impressively accessible. That looks like a nice little sub/sat combo. They're on an impressive course.

@avnut5517 Год назад

I do love hearing about the small subs.

@gitech7450 Год назад

Hi Aaron, 1000 *cubic* feet, which would be say between 330 and 400 square feet of floor space. 😊

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

Indeed. I misspoke.

@kenbalbari3229 Год назад

Unless you have only 3 foot ceilings 🙇, it's more like 125-150 sq.ft. Think a 10x12 room. Also worth noting, at 50 Hz, 95 dB is only 65 dBA. What matters for human hearing is dBA (a -weighted decibels). That 65 dBA is fine for such a small room, but for people who like to crank it up to 70-75 dBA, these may sound under-powered on the bass end. But I think you wouldn't want over ~80 dBA in a home, that's enough for prolonged exposure to cause hearing damage.

@gitech7450 Год назад

@@kenbalbari3229 oh yeah you're right I didn't spend enough time thinking about the math. Great reminder about A weighted Db. Tnx

@12P14D22C Год назад

"fast" base is a way to convey what the sound likes to someone. the step respnse of the sub is a thing and there is a "fast" and a "slow" step response or impulse respnse ( iam from germany, the german word is Sprungantwort or Impulsantwort ) so no, 60hz is not 60hz if you try to reproduce it with a sub. Because your at standy, doing nothing, now you get the signal 60hz, how long does the sub need to get to move? Moment of inertia. Also then how smooth is the acceleration and deceleration of the chassis? 60hz with a sinus signal would mean that your membrane would need to move at the same speed at all times. but physics tell u that u need to slow down to 0 before u can go in the other direction. So there is no linear speed 60hz while a resonating instrument could "output" exactly that. So its nice that ur not trying to bs everyone. overall really liked the video. Having the driver out of the case and showing the bracing and mentioning it is very appreciated. most dont and its fucking importent and good that theres a bracing there. Could be a LOT better ofc, but its a very cheap sub so its absolutely great that theres atleast anything. Just either make sure ur absolutlely right on what u say or dont talk in absolutes like "thats physics" everyone makes mistakes and i do them daily, if not hourly myself so you could call me an expert on this topic ;) the overall understanding of how sound works is insanely minimal in the community that enjoys speakers. well they want them to have great sound and not get a phd in sound reproduction so thats understandable but i want better producs so i try to chime in where i can. keep it up, got a sub and a like from me. hope u understand my point.

@JayRuf3438 Год назад

Good review. Any thoughts of maybe doing the emotiva subs?

@we8463 Год назад

By selling direct to consumers Monoprice has brought good value and decent quality to the masses and they compete with much more expensive

@KravchenkoAudioPerth Год назад

Still waiting for the subwoofer review 😂 Nice to see you back Erin. Regarding what we hear in terms of distortion. Intermodulation contains harmonics of the fundamental. In other words singing along with the original signal. Our acuity to this is much greater than you are saying. I'll dig up some papers and send them over. Mark

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

I am talking about the distortion in LF. Midrange, IME, is certainly audible. But I’ve not noticed this in LF, personally.

@TrainSuplexer 11 месяцев назад

In subjective terms, I've always understood the adjective of a speaker or sub being "fast" is the ability to keep composure when the music/ signal gets very complex without making it feel muddled or sloppy sounding.

@calvinnapier9977 Год назад

I recently got a Kanto Sub8 sealed that goes down to 35hz. I'm using it along with my JBL towers that goes down into the 30's hz. My Nad amp has 2 sub outs, so getting the full range I hooked the left and right to the Sub8. I listen to mostly vinyl and using one of my best sounding records I have, Larry Carlton Discovery, I set the phase to 180° and the crossover to 60hz. My goodness, I've been suprised how much depth and bigger the soundstage is. The sound seems to be getting tighter the more I use it. It's only $270 and I hope you would consider a review on it. Hearing about the specs are great 👍 but would like also to know what your ears think of it.

@dlloyd6300 Год назад

Can you test an entry level Rythmik sub?! The L12 is very compact and affordable.

@stephenwhite5444 Год назад

The thing i often miss from subs is detail....for instance, often bass instruments dont really sound like instruments they just sound like bass sounds....cant hear the sound of a string or the realistic sound of a bass drum vs a bass 'sound'.

@RickRalstonAsumendi Год назад

All of that detail that makes up the timbre of a bass instrument occurs in higher frequencies that the sub does not play.

@ubacow7109 Год назад

I'd like to see how well Rythmik direct servo woofers compare and if affordable modern woofers really have caught up to servo technology.

@johnsmith-i5j7i 5 месяцев назад

Seems ok for bedroom and PC system

@BobbyBass-x6i Год назад

Killer price for a sub that is well reviewed. Would be great for a small room with a small budget.

@andronicus1949 Год назад

You might as well review the Awesome BIC PL300 Subwoofer.

@krupkake1 Год назад

The new Kali WS-6.2 subwoofer...is it on your radar for review?

@ThatHz- Год назад

It’s possible the terms ‘fast’ or ‘slow’ stemmed from the audiophile days where delay could not be adjusted or in other words what the group delay was like out of the box. Some subs need more delay adjustment than others.

@shipsahoy1793 Год назад

My #1 pick for the small room, small inexpensive sub is the Polk PSW-10, especially good on a high % discount sale. 🤔Idk if they are around anymore though.😵‍💫👨🏻 Edit: Erin, you have a good video on that one. There’s a 10” sub shootout and a 12” sub shootout you did a while back for the budget conscious, but half those subs probably aren’t available anymore. I personally like your sub test videos!😉

@ryansemplexyz Год назад

Depending on the sale, you can actually get one for free when you purchase a set of speakers. Personally, I really dislike this sub. I would rather fork out the extra money for a used SB1000.

@shipsahoy1793 Год назад

@@ryansemplexyz the psw-10 sub has limited use obviously, where are you going to get a “real”sub for 150 bucks even used. My whole point was if your requirements are low, and the kind of performance you need is to get down to 35 Hz, then don’t buy a cheap 8” sub. As a matter fact, I use a psw-10 with a Yamama sound bar on a flatscreen via hdmi in a small room, and I find it complements the sound bar fine, I have no issues with either. I wasn’t going to spend over $300 for movie sound. Since I got both items at half price, and my HT requirements were low, I see no issue. It should go without having to say that “your mileage may vary.” Edit: I forgot to add that I would never ever buy a subwoofer like this for a pair of stereo speakers, because I don’t even buy stereo speakers that don’t already have at least this level bass extension, so it would be a worthless add on for me.

@kennymccormick8295 11 месяцев назад

That sub is trash.

@Novilicious Год назад

Can you do a sessions on “group delay” and why that matters? I think it’s the most important factor but no one else cares as much about it!

@Ezees23 Год назад

Low group delay is what is meant by "fast bass".....

@giovanni1269 Год назад

Erin, wondering if you could do a video on setting up a subwoofer for the center channel (how to hook up to it) And is it worth it to do it maybe using a smaller sub?

@bingdong8571 Год назад

That's a nice secondary setup for living room or something. Monoprice gives you so much for the money.

@craigenputtock Год назад

I think that the term "fast bass" has to do with the responsiveness of the bass reproduction: that is to say, that it is, when needed, tight and responsive rather than lingering and sloppy.

@dougg1075 Год назад

Loved the review.

@jeffjefferson7384 Год назад

Seems like a good deal. How does it compare in value to the Polk SW10?

@thepathnotfound Год назад

Great review thanks!

@Zoranurai13 Год назад

It’s a real shame monoprice pulled out of the EU. Only on the last moment they started offering the good stuff like amps and subs, before that they just had cables and accessories. I would have loved to get one of their subs and amps

@bluelithium9808 Год назад

THX is just a sticker companies can buy. I still remember the tiny Creative Labs computer speakers that were "THX" certified.

@sammy10001 Год назад

I like this subwoofer review. Just dont break your back with the big boy subs

@udmbfckx2916 Год назад

1000 sq ft is akin to a room that is 31.5 ft x 31.5 ft.......most homes do not have such a large room unless it is an open floor plan. This is not small. Did you mean to say cubic feet? That would be a rather small room, or more likely a bedroom that is 8 feet in height and 10 x 12.5 ft. This should suffice. I am pretty sure you are happier with Mono's version of the Home Theater Speaker System than the Jamos ;) Finally, if you have to leave some Real Estate (space) for the ported enclosure subwoofer, wouldn't getting a larger, sealed subwoofer to occupy the same space (next to the wall, no spacing) be a reasonable choice?

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

Yes, I meant cubic feet.

@tfunk1829 Год назад

Looks like a pretty good option for a small 2 channel system.

@wadimek116 Год назад

Does high qms driver would have lower group delay?

@magnusdanielsson2749 Год назад

Subwoofers are best used with parametric eq. And with eq one should place the sub in one of the corners. The extra loading given from the placement will give more headroom and thus less distortion for the same volume. The ”sound character” of a sub is just about the frequency response in room so parametric eq is a must if one want the best sound, and the corner placement will make eq work even better.

@sudd3660 Год назад

i also like corner placement, but to be able to place the subwoofer in any location you want dsp delay for main and subwoofer.

@magnusdanielsson2749 Год назад

@@sudd3660 yeah its actually quite crazy but placing a sub in a corner increase the efficiency 8 times! 😲 That is alot of extra headroom one miss out on in other placement. Also ported is much better. In the frequencies where the port is active a ported sub is up to three times as efficient as a sealed sub. Wich of course mean less distortion for a given spl.

@Jon-nz3dm Год назад

I got a gloss black SB-2000 Pro during a sale since all of the vinyl wrap finishes sold out in like 2 minutes lol. I don't see it in my current space but I know when I move I will likely be wanting to cover it up somehow, even if it's just with a black sheet or something. Something that doesn't move though, no clue what to use

@Ezees23 Год назад

Flat black spray paint works well.....of course, make it a professional job instead of a hack job....

@cgm246 Год назад

I love the smaller subwoofers....especially in quantitiy....I think the work better in my setup for HT

@Boxkerp Год назад

Thank you for saying that. It kills me when I hear that. I want to say, you're saying it's a tweeter.

@H2OFSU Год назад

I know you’re going to have an Arendal lineup review, will that include their subwoofer lineup?

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

It’s not planned, currently.

@parkertufts5251 Год назад

Got two of the 5.1 systems from your link. Replaced my Klipsch R14S height speakers. The satellites work great as height speakers in my living room and they are a third the size of those silly bipole R14S. I hung up the remaining 5.2 in the bedroom, but still need to get a 5.2 reciever for that project to report on it. I wish the subs hit 20 hz though... Maybe if I put two of them right up in a corner they could get some "room gain?" Will play around and find out I guess. I dont even have a tv in there yet *I also think eq mode #2 hits lower than the thx mode according to your buddy Joe, so fingers crossed

@AA-ws3vd Год назад

Next up please ask RSL for their new 12S.

@billd9667 Год назад

Yep, always wondered what tight bass was. Sounds like “high bass” to me. That said, I imagine that a servo-controlled subwoofer would reduce overhang in a ported enclosure.

@isoslow Год назад

Remember: 8 inch with an expensive driver in a 30 L ported enclosure is worse than a cheaper 12 inch driver in the same 30 L, but sealed. So if people are looking for a smaller sub they should know this.

@danieljung2810 Год назад

To me, I always believed fast or tight bass is how quickly it can change different frequencies without it sounding "flabby" due to resonance, noise, damping, magnet strength, and speaker coil retention strength.

@davehilling3944 Год назад

I used to have a small infinity sub like that and it worked well in a military dorm.... sometimes a little too well...lol nothing like what I have now though.

@joshhaimes Год назад

It's odd that you discount 'fast' as a legitimate term to describe bass, and then acknowledge that group delay exists. Group delay is measured in milliseconds... fast refers to the time dimension. Extreme group delay from a sub sounds like the bass is out of synch (later in time, or slower) than the beat of the song. Fast is 100% a relevant term to describe bass.

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

Frequencies are inversely proportional to time. Thus, a 60Hz frequency is a 60Hz frequency. A 60Hz frequency cannot be faster than 60Hz… otherwise it wouldn’t be 60Hz. Group delay is a time delay that varies with frequency and can have very different values with ported speakers over half an octave. But, more than that, is the phase relationship, and how that interacts with mains when blending the two.

@joshhaimes Год назад

@@ErinsAudioCorner I agree with everything in your reply but I'm not sure why you bring up frequency when group delay doesn't change frequency. Anyhow, yes, group delay changes phase relationship between frequencies and in severe cases, it sounds like the bass is lagging behind in time. 'Fast' is used to describe low latency/low group delay/in-phase bass.

@anaxa4883 Год назад

I think 8inch subs work best with bookshelf speakers. They usually have way more mid bass kick than bigger subs.

@alphacapo 11 месяцев назад

If running bookshelves in a medium or smaller room 8 inch sub is the way to go. Blends right into your sound easy. And just elevates the whole system

@roterfreiherr5232 Год назад

Please Review the KEF KC62

@officialchill1706 Год назад

I suppose this leaves a wide open opportunity for a quick review/final thoughts video for the $400 bundle as a while now that you’ve reviewed the speakers and sub separately On another note, have you considered reviewing the JBL 550p sub? 10” for $190 off JBLs website

@ODIOPOWER Год назад

Nice lesson, professor. Very informative.

@wadimek116 Год назад

Its hard to admit but I almost burned focal cub evo subwoofer when I worked in hifi store. It just couldn't keep up even in stereo, dali opticons 6 had much much higher spl. I wouldn't consider 8inch subwoofer as a subwoofer SD is to small to make a difference compared to the rest of the speakers. It quickly started smelling so we had to turn it off.

@flashhog01 Год назад

There 100% is “fast bass”, strange the Erin has a different definition of fast bass than anyone else who speaks of fast bass.

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

A cycle is a cycle. Start/stop time is a cycle. Cycle = Frequency. Cheers!

@gregorymorrill7558 Год назад

No there is not. The speaker either reproduces the tone or it makes a different tone via harmonics and IMD. Yes you can tune/have a system that has bloated(extra bass at certain frequencies, however if you dialed that boosted area back via eq the same bloated system would sound 'tight'. This is simple physics. Group delay could in theory cause the tone to lag behind the rest of the output enough to sound delayed however my understanding is that would have to be extreme to even be slightly audible at certain times to certain golden ears. I often think 'tightt and fast' bass are just bass output reduced in SPL levels enough that the listener 'feels' that instead of it being a bit light in output level it is instead 'tight, fast'.

@flashhog01 Год назад

@@gregorymorrill7558 The difference between a fast speaker next a slow subwoofer is extremely easy to hear, nobody needs “golden ears” to hear such a thing, it has nothing to do with SPL and cannot be fixed with EQ. I find it strange anyone would disagree with something so simple.

@lextr3110 Год назад

Fast bass could also be CSD and ability to stop on a dime.. ex. Servo control.

@dan_hitchman007 Год назад

Bass speed could also mean overhang... a poorly designed and manufactured driver can be sloppy in its cone movement.

@aliframadhan1202 Год назад

1:50 I think the voice coil is only 1 inch

@memoryerror Год назад

SVS 3000 Micro review someday?

@ErinsAudioCorner Год назад

Yep. 👍

@explosivesgod2659 Год назад

please do the monoprice sw15 pleaseeeeeeee

@bassxtcy Год назад

Subwoofers! Subwoofers! Subwoofers!

@zergbong Год назад

my cousins honda civic from the early 2000s had 4 subwoofers and VTEC and everyone thought that is one fast bass.

@tvolkman88 Год назад

😂

@sumdood2035 Год назад

Could you compare or explain how these FR test results compare to the 10" subs you used in your comparison video? I have a thx certified receiver and currently have a Sony sa-w2500. It's showing it's age with only a 60W amp, and I'm looking to upgrade. I don't want to lose any of the low end this sub produces, which isn't really much. I'm thinking the monoprice 8" wouldn't be an upgrade.