[jagman]

Guys... I've come across an epiphany.

I tried "refining" my plot. I added 3 more filters that kept the same basic shape but made it considerably smoother. It looked much better. I saved it to a second set of filters in the BFD and switched back and forth. One would think the smoother curve would have also sounded better... not even close! Dynamics in the sub were shot. It sounded lifeless. I was shocked. The only thing I can attribute this to is excessive filtering. I am now a firm beleiver in limited use of EQ. Use what you can to give your basic shape you want, but do not over use your BFD!. Limited use is phenomenal... it makes the lower frequencies sound much better. But excessive use sucks the life out of your sub. I didn't realise it until now... too bad it took about a year to figure that out. Don't make the same mistake I made!