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In Reply to: RE: Strange but true subwoofer tales... posted by Mark Man on October 04, 2014 at 13:00:23
Something I haven't seen mentioned. Have you tried positioning the subs asymmetrically?
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Thanks Ricky...
You are correct I have not tried that...
Any suggestions where to start??
Thanks
Mark
For instance, put one sub in the "second" placement and the other in the "third" placement. Then switch. Moving the "second placement" sub to the "third placement" position and the "third.." to the "second" position.
Failing success at that, you could try the walk around method. Temporarily place the subs next to your chair. Then you walk around in the room to find the spot the bass seems best in. Pick two of these spots and place one sub in each. Oh yeah, keep some notes on placement so over time you aren't re-testing the same spots.
Good luck
Have heard of the walk around method, just have never tried it...
If you look at my pics, I have quite a bit blue painters tape on the floor...some of those are Maggie placement and some are sub placements...
I have kept a pretty good grid and the results documented...my notes have been ongoing from when I moved in last September...
My evaluations have not been done quickly, when changes are subtle, I will let it ride 2-6 weeks before changing things...I typically will follow my steps backwards to confirm my findings...As of yesterday, my subs are turned off...I was listening today, got up and checked to make sure the subs were shut-off, (my old feeble brain plays tricks on me at times), because the bass seemed unusually deep today...the 3.7's are no slouch without any bass augmentation...tight, tuneful and fast...
The subs add more of 3D sense of space, more visceral presentation, but it is such a fine line between bass and bloat...as the pictures show, they are barely turned up...
Thanks again Rickey...it is going to be a long winter here in the great white north...so plenty of time to dance with the subs in my room...
Mark
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