Crossing a sub over at a higher frequency for tighter bass

[BigED]

Will a subcrossover of 110hz yield tighter bass than a crossover of 70hz? Am I right in thinking that crossing over at a lower frequency gives you more loudness and boom, whereas crossing over at a higher frequency yields tighter, more accurate bass with less boom?

[spootydinkcamaro94]

you will just hear higher notes with a higher crossover. with a lower crossover, you will year lower notes. A subwoofer is made to play subsonic sound, which is really low. If you want higher pitched bass, turn the mid's up on your head unit.

[TokFan]

IT totally depends on your elements and enclosures. In my opinion it depends most on how far down the spectrum your mid-range speakers can play well. If they can play well all the way down to 70Hz (which not a lot of mid-range speakers do) then put the crossover there, otherwise put it higher.

A smaller speaker will generally have a "tighter" bass response (in the range it can handle) than a large one (given it is of good quality). But allso, the lower you make your mid-range speakers play, the worse they will sound on the higher frequencies.

Do yo drive your mid range speakers through the same cross over? If not you want to put high-pass filters on them at the same frequency as you put your sub at. Cutting off the low frequencies that your mid-range have a hard time to handle is going to help them a lot.

Also sound is very subjective so you should just try different things out and find what you like best.

[DrMilhouse]

Usually, the best way to get "tighter" and quicker responding power is a smaller box with a little more power. A big box is big for booming and it doesn't take as much power to get the speaker to move. This is because as the speaker moves it creates either increased or decreased pressure INSIDE the box as well. A bigger box feels this change in pressure MUCH less than a small box does. Because the volume of the box, the speaker will return to the same pressure as the outside of the box MUCH quicker if it's in a lesser volume'd box than a higher volume.

I hope that makes sense...

[Backfire]

Also keep in mind that the human ear cannot localize tones below about 100hz. Above that, you will start to pinpoint the source of the bass notes like you can your mids and highs. This isn't good if you are trying to create a strong front sound stage.