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Agree. I used a 15" Velodyne with its speaker aimed towards a wooden

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In Reply to: RE: Omnidirectional bass, but driver orientation matters... posted by genungo on March 28, 2014 at 19:49:20

floor, and I felt the sound was muffled. I now use stereo HSU Research HRSW10 subs also firing at the floor, but the bass is clearer. My unscientific guess is that the larger 15" speaker unit firing at a flexible wooden floor causes distortion of the sound waves. The HSU only uses 10" woofers.

I have saved the Velodyne for my son, and I am thinking of placing it on its side with the woofer aiming straight into the room. It sure would look ugly, but the bass notes may become more distinct.

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RE: Agree - genungo 17:27:53 03/29/14 (1)
Down-firing subwoofers are great if you have a concrete floor.
Vibration cancelling subwoofers are the way to go if you have wooden floors, but I've read that these bipolar or tripolar designs can make finding optimum room placement slightly more difficult than usual. Less bass distortion is another benefit of vibration cancelling subwoofers.

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- I did purchase concrete stepping stones for placement under my spiked - alaskahiatt 17:58:39 03/29/14 (0)
  HSU Research subs, but I have been to lazy to install them. I intend to spike the stepping stones through the carpet and into the wooden floor.
SVS downfiring cylinders - Jive Turkey 16:28:46 03/29/14 (1)
I have a pair of SVS downfiring cylinders with 12" drivers, which seem to be less difficult to place than my old Velodyne 18" sub. Maybe it's due to using dual subs, I can't be sure.
The key to me has always been to very judicious in their output level. It's easy to go overboard in the short term.

See ya. Dave

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- RE: SVS downfiring cylinders - HiOnFi 05:30:37 04/17/14 (0)
  I, too, have the SVS. Two would be awesome in my big room
  
  Taking a page from Scaena's stacked subwoofers, I think it might be beneficial to raise it up off the floor. Just haven't found the right low coffee table. Oh wait, I have one that might do the trick, but need help to raise the SVS on it
  
  I took the bottom plate off and bought a mechanics creeper from Harbor Freight, so it rests horizontally and I can move/rotate it easily

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