fragility wrote:danceswithchickens wrote: This can be very dangerous to speakers/subwoofers in bass-reflex (ported) enclosures, if a subsonic filter is not being used.
:S is this something to worry about?
If you are careless with the volume knob, I would say yes. The low frequencies can cause your woofer to "unload"; that is, to behave as though it is not in an enclosure at all. Mechanical power handling is greatly reduced, and therefore a cheap woofer with little throw can easily bottom out over over-exert itself and tear the suspension. This applies mainly to bass-reflex enclosures, though. Just use common sense, and if your woofer is making strange mechanical noises, turn it down.
I love that low frequency that makes the air in the room shudder, you can feel it pulsing through your body, then all of a sudden it snapps and your floating in beautiful astrological sound.
Hell yeah! It's an amzing sensation, isn't it?
So how's the Hummer on regular stereos? Without subwoofer?
Well, you lose the amazing bass experience, but overall it is much more well-balanced on a "regular" system. The low frequency registers as a background hum, rather than dominating the experience.
Either way, I agree that this is not a record that should be listened to in a normal fashion. It would be great to put on in the evening when you just want to relax; it's not something that you actively listen to, because it is so subtle and repetetive. Devlab has much more variation and is definitely more engaging, to me...