bass & room

[dholmes]

Wasnt there a theory on bass & room size?? This paper if Im correct stated that a room say 20x12 could only support bass down to 30hz, no matter what sub you used!Does this make any sense to anyone ? let me know thanks

[Airplay355]

i dont think that it's true, then everyone would have to have small HT rooms, and 20 x 12 is not that big, my room is a bedroom and it 15 x 11. ill wait for doc to chime in but i dont think its true, or tleast if it is i never knew it was.

[gatemplin]

It is not true. Maybe it had something to do with standing waves in small rooms occuring usually above 30 Hz or something like that.

[John K.]

No, what you read was incorrect, in fact it's more nearly the opposite. The smaller the listening space, the easier it is to get strong and extended low bass. A big room doesn't "support" bass. An example is the bass pressure build up inside the relatively small room in a car which allows for very low and loud bass. Another is the good bass which is achieved with some headphones with their "room" only an inch or so long.

[dholmes]

Dr. Spec, input please

[PolkThug]

Yes, the car is a good example. I can definitely hit below 30hz in my small car space.