Room
Adaptive
Bass
Optimization
System
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Matching the Loudspeaker to the Room –
“Room Friendly” Loudspeakers and the
Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System
(R.A.B.O.S.)
By Floyd E.Toole
3 Introduction 4 The Loudspeaker/Room System – Low Frequencies 5 R.A.B.O.S.–A Better Equalization
I n t ro d u cti o n
One of the many complicating fa c t o rs in the world of audio, for both
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consumer and manufa c t u re r, is that the listening room has such a
powerful influence on what is heard . For the consumer, it means that
opinions fo rmed about a loudspeaker in one room may not translate to
a n o t h e r. For manufa c t u re rs, it means that the perfo rmance of their
l o u d s p e a k e rs will be significantly changed, for better or for wors e, b y
the choice of listening ro o m .
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