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Originally Posted by Franz  A room like mine that is 6 meters have a life of it's own at 50 Hz. Trying to trap a wave that low is like trying to stop a 16 wheeler on the highway. |
Heh, good analogy. Four- or six-inch thick bass traps can definitely make a big improvement as low as 50 Hz, but you need a lot of them. I'm not opposed to using one or two bands of cut-only EQ at frequencies that low, and my
Audyssey Report mentions my own use of a one-band EQ at 40 Hz.
What I object to is the claim that ARC reduces ringing because I have seen no evidence of that. In fact, I have evidence that it does
not reduce ringing. If the vendor said only that it's a EQ but nicer to use because it adjusts itself I'd have no problem!
Also, the most important bass frequencies for mixing are above 50 Hz. That's where the worst of the peaks and nulls exist, and that's where good bass traps are highly effective.
--Ethan