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SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT AND POSITIONING IN-ROOM
The goal of proper subwoofer placement is to achieve a smooth, extended bass response. We strongly recommend that you
experiment with placement before choosing a final location for your subwoofer.
• Place next to a wall to increase the amount of deep bass.
• Placing in a corner (1) for even more deep bass.
Note: Placing in a corner (1) also activates room modes which can make the bass response less smooth.
• Placing the subwoofer along the same plane as the left and right speakers (2) produces the best acoustic integration
with the main speakers.
• Placing the subwoofer close to the listening position (3) helps remove poor bass response caused by room variations.
The best way to determine the location for the subwoofer is by temporarily placing it in the listening position and playing music
with strong bass and midbass content. Then listen while moving around to the various available positions for the subwoofer in
the room. Putting your ears where the subwoofer would be placed is best. The best subwoofer location is the one where you
perceive the best bass performance and midbass blend, due to acoustic reciprocity. Place the subwoofer in that location.
While it is true that in general our ears do not hear directional sounds at the low frequencies where subwoofers operate, when
installing a subwoofer within the limited confines of a room, the reflections, standing waves, and absorptions generated within
the room will strongly influence the performance of any subwoofer system. As a result, the specific location of the subwoofer in
the room does become important to the amount and quality of bass that is produced.
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