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hereticskeptic · 9th August 2011

Actually, it looks like the 8" monitor of a particular model I'm looking at goes down to 42 hz at -3db, and the two 6.5" woofer model goes down to 45hz at -3db. The manuals do say that the dual 6.5" model has a wider sweet spot, and better mid-range clarity (less forward, more legit, is what users report).

Would you advise one over the other, based on these specs? Is that 3 hz difference worth losing some mid-range clarity?

Thanks Ethan.

Dakhil

9th August 2011	#23
hereticskeptic Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,097 1 Review written	Actually, it looks like the 8" monitor of a particular model I'm looking at goes down to 42 hz at -3db, and the two 6.5" woofer model goes down to 45hz at -3db. The manuals do say that the dual 6.5" model has a wider sweet spot, and better mid-range clarity (less forward, more legit, is what users report). Would you advise one over the other, based on these specs? Is that 3 hz difference worth losing some mid-range clarity? Thanks Ethan. Dakhil __________________ "I can tell you what's gonna happen when you patch it in for the first time and squeeze your voice into submission: you're gonna cuss, then a split second later you're gonna laugh. A few seconds after that, you'll wonder out loud wtf took you so long. Then you'll get back to it, and within days you will begin to think about which compressor to get next, and how long it'll take to scrounge up another $1500" - UBK