[bibbs]

i read a lot of posts where people are referring to sub bass when reviewing or giving their opinion.

so what frequency range is sub bass?

 

[ST33L]

Sub-bass starts around 60Hz and goes down to the around 20Hz (lowest frequency that most humans can hear). Sub-bass frequencies can go so low you often feel them more than you can hear them… like the experience of feeling the beat vibrating through your body from speakers or a subwoofer.

 

[bibbs]

cool. now i know.

what tracks would people recommend i listen too to get an idea?

would Jam & Spoon - Odyssey To Anyoona, count as some sub bass?

 

[ST33L]

^^^ Yes… you’ll feel it here:

 

[bibbs]

i have been listening to this for years

 

[bigshot]

Subwoofers generally crossover around 80Hz.

 

[frazereds]

if you are making music and sub bass, this might be of interest
https://blog.landr.com/get-huge-sub-bass-without-fancy-gear/

 

[chesebert]

i read a lot of posts where people are referring to sub bass when reviewing or giving their opinion.

so what frequency range is sub bass?

Vibration you can feel in your guts and sometimes your entire body.

 

[frazereds]

Vibration you can feel in your guts and sometimes your entire body.

Reminded me of the valve speaker system
Has to be experienced to be believed

 

[bigshot]

Or the beloved Bone Fone...

 

[TuneInSoul]

IMO,below 50hz are sub-bass.
You can try this song: woodkid - iron
,the low-frequency of the drum starts at 13 seconds,you can feel the sub-bass like "crawling and emiting" in the edge of the drum in your imaging.It is extreme heavy and deep.

 

[71 dB]

Bass: 20 - 200 Hz

If this frequency range is divided into 3 sub bands (sub-bass, mid-bass, upper bass) evenly on logarithmic scale we get (rounded to 1 Hz):

Sub-bass: 20 - 43 Hz
Mid-bass: 43 - 93 Hz
Upper-bass: 93 - 200 Hz

If we want more "rounded" frequency ranges following third octave bands, we can define:

Sub-bass: 20 - 50 Hz
Mid-bass: 50 - 100 Hz
Upper-bass: 100 - 200 Hz

 

[samuelawachie]

Vibration you can feel in your guts and sometimes your entire body.

So a bit like LOVE then.. Hmm

 

[Davesrose]

Subwoofers generally crossover around 80Hz.

With 5.1, LFE crossover content is set for 120HZ.

 

[bigshot]

120 is recommended for small speakers, 80 for full range mains. It’s not that much of a difference. Less than an octave.