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In Reply to: "Quotes can be BS too" is not an argument posted by Duke on March 12, 2007 at 11:03:20:
This is a two-channel audio forum.Subwoofer recommendation for home theater may not apply to a single two-channel audio sweet spot.
Subwoofer recommendations vary among experts and among manufacturers such as REL and HSU.
The Welti research makes assumptions that rarely apply to two-channel audio (equalization) and he admits in writing there is no way of knowing if his measurements correlate with subjective impressions of real audiophiles!
So the obvious answer to whether adding a third or fourth "scattered" subwoofer will benefit the sweet spot seat in a two-channel audio room is "I don't know".
That has been my answer all along.
From a transcript of: "Multiple Subwoofers for Home Theater" originally presented by Tom Nousaine at the 103rd Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, September 1997 (preprint 4558)
" ... in the subwoofer range, a single one (subwoofer) in the corner beats the pants off five-in-the-round ... So in summary, at least this experiment showed that one sub in the corner beats any combination placed elsewhere. ... If you have two or three subwoofers and you want the best performance, stack them all up in the same corner ... So the best thing you can do is to put your subwoofer in the corner and excite as many of the modes as you can as hard as you can!! What that does is give you the smoothest possible response in that room, although it may not be perfect."
So which expert is right?
You seem to know.
I don't.
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Richard BassNut Greene
Subjective Audiophile 2007
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Follow Ups
- You've got "experts" -- I've got "experts" But none of them agree on sub locations (the right answer is "I don't know!") - Richard BassNut Greene 09:14:57 03/13/07 (4)
- My turn to question - Duke 14:02:08 03/13/07 (3)
- I think I have just enough steam left to get in the last word - Richard BassNut Greene 15:10:18 03/13/07 (2)
- Show's over folks. Move along. - Duke 15:23:28 03/13/07 (1)
- They were all snoring after my third post ! - Richard BassNut Greene 08:49:18 03/14/07 (0)
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