If placing the woofer on a side panel allows for a narrower front surface, then all things being equal, the speaker should image better. You can have your cake and eat it too!
Are side firing woofers only for aesthetics?
I have read that side firing woofers are there for improved sonics but I think they are designed into the speaker to give it a smaller footprint (WAF) and to look cool. Does anyone else think this is the aim of the speaker designers?
Yes I know bass is essentially non directional. Still I have always preferred speakers with front facing woofers with rare exceptions.
Yes I know bass is essentially non directional. Still I have always preferred speakers with front facing woofers with rare exceptions.