Bosso:

You're right that there's usually no deep bass in the main speakers of a film soundtrack. I know - I sit right there at the mixing console when the films are mixed. The main front speakers on a dubbing stage are sped'd down to 30hZ, the surrounds to 40hZ. All the real low bass goes to the speaker that is built to take it - the subwoofer. That's where that little track on my workstation's screen labelled 'LFE" goes...........

I wonder what your take is on this: what ever happened to 'acoustic suspension' speakers in the transistion to Home Theatre? Those speakers were certainly capable of going down to 30-40hZ easily and cheaply, and with modest cabinet dimensions. Sure they were inefficient, but amplifier power is relatively cheap. Can you think of any reason why they would not have been a better solution than a vented box, which can flail it's woofer if presented the wrong frequency and level of bass?


[This message has been edited by soundhound (edited October 13, 2002).]