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In Reply to: Down firing vs forward facing subwoofers - what are the benefits and differences posted by airtime on November 6, 2016 at 07:12:00:
I'm using front firing diy stereo sealed subs (with 12" drivers) under my KEF LS50s in a nearfield small music room setup. They play like an extension of the speakers, and I feel in this case front firing is best.In the HT living room, I just built and added a couple of the Parts Express diy sub kits, using their 18" Utimax sub driver, matched up with the appropriate flat pack kit. Built in the downfiring position, mainly due to a new grand daughter and WAF. Plus I didn't have to mess with a grille. Placed them in the front corners, one is pretty tight (see above).
While I was setting them up, flipped them on their sides for front firing just to see if there was a performance change.The total output actually dropped 5 dBs at the same gain setting, when firing frontward. I'm assuming it was because they lost some of the natural corner gain.
Anyway, in this setup I get better performance downfiring, using a MiniDSP balanced unit for EQ. They "kick butt", tons of impact, which is what I want for movies
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