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October 26, 2006 - 8:11am
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Sub rant - why does it have to be like this.....?
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You found the "perfect placement"? All positives with no negatives? Defided the laws of physics? Whatever you do don't sell.
Yes, sub placement is enought to make you pull your hair out. Here is so advice that I have given to many people, including posting here before. I have received lots of positive feedback about results.
I find that many people set their crossover far too high. I believe that when a sub is properly set up you should never know that it's on, until you turn it off. Where a subwoofer is placed can have a massive effect on it's sound. My favorite placement trick is to hook up the woofer and put it in the sweet spot where you listen. If you have to use a cheap cable to do this go ahead, it's only temporary. Next, put a piece of music on with a bass solo, I find that upright bass in jazz works well. A CD player with an AB repeat is handy for this. Now walk around the room until you find a spot where it sounds the smoothest and most integrated with the music. This is where the sub should go. This is much less painful and quicker than moving the sub all over the room. After you have the proper placement then is the time to start tweaking with feet, etc.