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[lindsayt]

At 60 Hz, the length of the sound wave is almost 6m. Providing you are sat in a normal listening room, you can't pinpoint that frequency.

And the midrange dynamics of my speakers are exceptional, it's one of the 1st things I noticed.

*edit. I'll give the 1st track of Abbey road a listen later and tell you. On my small speakers and sub. I imagine it will sound like it's coming from exactly the same place as on a large pair of speakers. The bass from a sub, well integrated, sounds like it is coming from the same soundstage as the rest of the music.

*edit 2. My understanding is that the sounds from instruments aren't generally sine-waves. So a bass guitar is pinpointed on the higher frequencies, your brain is tricked into thinking the bass part is coming from top right or whatever. The same trick applies with a subwoofer. In a standard seating position you really don't need 2 speakers reproducing frequencies under around 100Hz (which is around a 3.4 m long soundwave)

Have you compared the midrange dynamics of your speakers to a pair of high efficiency speakers powered by a decent SET valve amp? Speakers such as: Klipsch Heresys, Cornwalls, Scalas, Klipschorns, Altec Model 19's, Altec Votts, EV Sentry III's, JBL 4435's, EV Patricians, Avantgarde Unos or Duos?

And as for 60hz directionality, anyone who can plug their PC or MAC into their hi-fi can play some test tones, such as the ones on this site: http://www.ronelmm.com/tones/

The stereo L to R pan 60 hz is a good one to try. To see how directional 60hz is with their speakers in their room with their ears.

The Divebomb 20,000 hz / 60 hz is an interesting one to try too. And a good illustration of the sensitivity of the ear at different frequencies. Some of the low tones from 22 hz to 40hz are worth trying as well, to see how low your speakers and ears can go.