bass

(August 7, 2023) On this episode of Bass Hunters, we tap the power of Kaleidescape's disc-quality library to investigate Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 in true 4K HDR with lossless Dolby Atmos audio. We also update the status of our two new partners in the Bass Hunters family: Ascendo and its...

(June 5, 2023) Two home theater heavyweights, StormAudio and Trinnov, have locked horns again, this time in the arena of low-frequency reproduction. Storm and its chosen partner, Dirac, were the first to strike with the reveal of Dirac’s Active Room Treatment (ART) at CES 2023. Storm is...

I love watching movies. I hate seeing gear. Subs are generally a sacrifice, since you have to have big subs for big bass, right? For the past few weeks I've had the good fortune to be the first reviewer to get my hands on the new SVS 3000 In Wall Subwoofer System. Having a relatively flexible...

(February 28, 2023) On this episode of Bass Hunters, we tap the power of Kaleidescape's disc-quality library to investigate Violent Night in true 4K HDR with lossless Dolby Atmos audio, a film that's only been released on Blu-ray, to date. We review three key bass moments and discuss the film's...

Hi everyone! After messing around with a tone generator and an EQ I sorta managed to correct a major error in my listening setup. But only sorta... I noticed two especially problematic frequencies: 113Hz (way too quiet) ±18dB 123Hz (way too loud) ±18dB In both cases, the correction seems to...

(December 30, 2022) On this episode of Bass Hunters we place Fall under the LFE microscope. While not as heavy hitting as other titles reviewed on the show, Fall (4K HDR, DTS-HD MA 5.1 on Kaleidescape) has a few pleasing moments. To read Michael Scott's full review of Fall's Blu-ray Disc...

(July 18, 2022) Following a somewhat quiet first half of 2022, house favorite GoldenEar is making a summer splash with two new ultra-compact subwoofers. Borrowing physical elements carried by its BRX bookshelf speaker design (reviewed, here), the new ForceField 30 and ForceField 40 are designed...

Deer Creek Audio has published a new blog post covering Home Theater Multi-Subwoofer Setup for miniDSP, REW and Dirac Live. This paper walks you through the setup of your home theater multi-subwoofer configuration using the miniDSP 2x4 HD, DDRC-24 or Flex. This process helps optimize the...

At Deer Creek Audio, we have published a new white paper covering Stereo 2.1 & 2.2 Subwoofer Optimization for miniDSP, REW and Dirac Live. This white paper describes integrating and tuning a subwoofer into your 2.1 or 2.2 system using the miniDSP 2x4 HD, DDRC-24, SHD, SHD Studio, SHD Power or...

Hello, I recently upgrade my HT setup and moved my old equipment into a computer / game room. After setting everything up I am getting very low amts of bass output from the sub that use to be my main sub for 3 years (and was very happy how it performed) My subwoofer (monoprice monolith 10") +...

(November 5, 2021) On the heels of launching its room shaking and skull-crushing 16" THX Ultra Certified Subwoofer, Monolith has pulled back the curtain to reveal three new ported subs. Ranging in price from $549 to $1,399, these new V2 series models come in 10-, 12-, and 15-inch sizes...

(October 22, 2021) It’s taken a minute, but Monoprice has finally made it official: the company's skull-crushing Monolith 16” THX Ultra Certified Subwoofer is available for purchase. We originally teased the model during August when the company posted a smaller 13” THX Certified model (read...

(March 19, 2021) If you love bass but are short on space, SVS has a brand-new sub explicitly designed for you. The 3000 Micro Subwoofer features a diminutive 10” cabinet that’s locked-and-loaded with dual-opposed 8” drivers for performance down to 23Hz (+/- 3dB). The 3000 Micro sub carries an...

Monoprice couldn’t help itself. First, it successfully became the Internet’s go to source for reasonably priced AV cables and interconnects. Now, it’s attempting to crack the foundation of a rather insulated top-end AV marketplace with seductively disruptive gear that’s priced right. Today...

For a limited time, AV NIRVANA is hosting a Giveaway Contest for a FREE HSU ULS-15 MK2 Subwoofer! Click here to learn how to win. Experts say the first step to recovery is admitting there’s a problem. But in this particular circumstance, I admit nothing because recovery is the furthest thing...

Last fall, GoldenEar Technology revealed a second installment to its relatively new series of SuperSub compact subwoofers. SuperSub X, a name befitting of a renegade 1980s comic book hero, is a pint-sized compliment to the company’s award winning SuperSub XXL model (released two years ago). As...