Speaker Question for Home Theatre?

Question

I am trying to buy a new home theatre and I keep seeing the speaker frequency responses and don't know what that means...for the one I am looking at it says the frequency;
Satellite: 145Hz~20KHz
Subwoofer: 35Hz~140KHz
Main Set: 20Hz~20KHz
I just wanted to know if this was good and if so why or why not?

Answer 1

Satellite: 145Hz~20KHz
Subwoofer: 35Hz~140KHz
Main Set: 20Hz~20KHz

Think of it as a wave of sound.
The larger the number the more the waves. On a Subwoofer you want larger longer waves, on tweeters and mids shorter ones. I have my car stereo set as such, woofer 80KHz, mids 120Khz, and my tweets at 140khz. I can also adjust these as I see fit. I can fine tune as much as 1k or 200k. What you have listed is what I would call good frequency response. It shows the range those speakers can receive. They are well within normal ranges. Worry more about watts and the size of your room. More watts do not always equal better sound or even more sound. If you are in a relatively large room more watts can work. In a small apartment for example, great sound can be achieved with relatively small wattage. Also placement of the speakers is key. Smaller speakers set more than 8 feet apart can sound odd or distant. Larger floor speakers too close together and you loose stereo and the surround effect. Surround rear speakers should be the same distance apart as the front speakers and face towards the listners. You can adjust the levels on all the speakers to create the desired effects. Good luck!

Answer 2

I wouldn't buy it, but i'm a bit fussy. It seems odd to me that your main speakers go lower than your subwoofer? You'll get good bass, but maybe not good enough. They don't seem to go high enough either. You are capable of hearing lower and higher frequency noises than your speakers can produce. Another major feature is the power.

All in all, the numbers don't matter. It all comes down to what they sound like to YOU.