What Subsonic Frequency on Amp?
For the Mainstream Listener, Setting a Subsonic Filter Around 35 Hz Will Allow Them to Hear All Their Music Content, Missing Nothing on Any Performance, While...
For the mainstream listener, setting a subsonic filter around 35 Hz will allow them to hear all their music content, missing nothing on any performance, while protecting their system. Our next articles will also show ways to optimize amp power and cone excursion for the listeners bandwidth.
What is the purpose of a subsonic filter?
A subsonic filter will attenuate frequencies so low that your subwoofer cannot reproduce them OR that humans are incapable of hearing. Subsonic filter is also a very important feature for vented enclosures.
How do you use a subsonic filter on an amp?
Each octave up is twice as many Hz as the previous one, and dividing any frequency by 2 takes it one octave lower. Therefore, to get your subsonic filter setting, take your subwoofer's tuned frequency and multiply it by 0.75. So, if it's tuned to 40 Hz, set the filter knob to 30 Hz.
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