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Old 06-12-2007, 08:16 PM
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What is a subsonic filter?

I've heard that subsonic filters should be used on a ported enclosure. How exactly does it help you, and how is it adjusted on an amp that supports it?
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Old 06-12-2007, 08:26 PM
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With a ported box you don't want to play frequencies that are much lower than the tuning of the enclosure... You can adjust the subsonic dial to filter out the frequencies below whatever point you want so they aren't reproduced by the woofer, so you don't **** things up.
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Old 06-12-2007, 08:30 PM
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Ahh so it's basically a HPF in a way. So if I had my LPF on the amp at 80hz for the sub, I could set the Subsonic filter at like 30 or something like that.

Thanks for the info I completly understand
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Old 06-12-2007, 08:33 PM
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That's my interpretation of it anyway.
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Old 06-12-2007, 11:38 PM
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Yup, you got it correct.
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Old 06-13-2007, 07:09 AM
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Subsonic is not really a word. Just a catch word someone came up with that happened to stick, it is really infrasonic filter.
Yes infrasonic filters will allow you to essentially band-pass your subwoofer(s)
by cutting off your low end frequencies.
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Old 06-13-2007, 02:58 PM
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^ Blame Audio Control for that.
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Old 06-13-2007, 10:42 PM
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30's n lows, 30's n lows,,

Captain SubSonicFilter says, "NO"
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Old 06-15-2007, 08:49 PM
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You got it.

It is a great feature to help protect subwoofers that cannot reproduce the lowest octaves of sound.


Originally Posted by PerfectTones-Chris
Subsonic is not really a word. Just a catch word someone came up with that happened to stick, it is really infrasonic filter.
Yes infrasonic filters will allow you to essentially band-pass your subwoofer(s)
by cutting off your low end frequencies.
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