magiccarpetride;688107 Wrote: > There seems to be a lot of so-called psycho acoustics at play regarding > these things. For example, my Maggies are spec-ed at going down to 40 > hz. However, when I play "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd, I > can hear, loud and clear, the low D on the detuned bass guitar. And the > low D is vibrating at 36 hz. So what gives? > > A friend explained to me that I'm actually hearing the higher octave > harmonic of that low D, and in my head I paint the picture and > reconstruct the actual sound. So apparently the brain plays all kinds > of trickery on us while we're listening... Also, the fact that your speakers are specified to 40 Hz does not mean that they have zero output below that frequency, it just means that the output below that frequency is reduced below whatever threshold they use in their spec. (The response falloff isn't necessarily a cliff.)
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