How to Listen to the Best Deep Bass Rap Tracks

A powerful audio system will enhance your listening experience.

The right sound setup can make the difference between a poor and an excellent listening experience. A powerful sound system is not enough if you want to take full advantage of your music, especially that earth-shaking bass present in most rap tracks. While most two-speaker audio setups fulfill the needs of many audio genres, an audio setup with a dedicated subwoofer and two or more speakers is a must if you want to feel the music---not just hear it.

Things You'll Need

• Speaker system with dedicated subwoofer
• Speaker specification sheet
• Multichannel audio amplifier

Instructions

1. Consult the speaker specification sheet to find out the frequency range your speakers can reproduce.

2. Identify which speaker has the highest lower frequency to determine your crossover frequency. A crossover splits the audio signal into multiple streams and sends each speaker only the frequencies it can handle, leaving the lower frequencies for the subwoofer.

3. Use the sound settings menu on your amplifier to set up the crossover frequency.

4. Play the music and enjoy. If it doesn't sound quite right, you can fine-tune the crossover settings on your amplifier to attain your preferred sound.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you correctly identify your crossover frequency. Home theater systems, for example, have multiple speakers, each with different specifications; setting a crossover frequency to a frequency that can be reproduced by some of the speakers but is below the lowest frequency of others will create sound distortions.

• Complex amplifiers have separate crossover frequencies on each channel. In such cases, set each channel's crossover frequency according to the lowest frequency of the speaker connected to that channel.

• Don't set the crossover frequency too high to avoid forcing the subwoofer to reproduce higher frequencies. This will lead to a lack of bass depth and may also damage the subwoofer.

References

• AVguide.com; How to Set-Up a Home Theater Audio System -- Insider secrets for getting the best sound from your home-theater system; Chris Martens; August 2008

Resources

• Dolby: Home Theater Speaker Guide
• Crutchfield; Receivers: How to Choose; Dave Bar; December 2010