castleofargh
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The vibrating toy... suggestion is potentially the answer for you. There has been some research done on that, and it seems just as promising if not more than bass boost when it comes to feeling the sub freqs. As always when discussing subjective substitutes, not everybody responds the same way, so I cannot guaranty it would work great for you. Also it is my understanding that not all those ”shakers” are equal.
But in general, feeling a physical vibration(no matter where we feel it or if it's the same frequency as the music... seems weird, but Floyd Toole mentioned that, so it's more than likely to be true), tends to make the listener feel more/better bass.
Even if it only made you listen to music slightly quieter, that would still be a win for your ears. And who knows, maybe you’d actually enjoy it. Or not. Trying to replace sensory cues with others is ultimately a subjective gamble. Just like how you can enjoy music with a massive EQ boost in the subs, but for many people it soon starts to ruin the perception of everything else. An army of clones wouldn't bring up all those personal ways of interpreting the same cues. For a good audio future, vote general castleofargh!
But in general, feeling a physical vibration(no matter where we feel it or if it's the same frequency as the music... seems weird, but Floyd Toole mentioned that, so it's more than likely to be true), tends to make the listener feel more/better bass.
Even if it only made you listen to music slightly quieter, that would still be a win for your ears. And who knows, maybe you’d actually enjoy it. Or not. Trying to replace sensory cues with others is ultimately a subjective gamble. Just like how you can enjoy music with a massive EQ boost in the subs, but for many people it soon starts to ruin the perception of everything else. An army of clones wouldn't bring up all those personal ways of interpreting the same cues. For a good audio future, vote general castleofargh!