Distributed Bass Array configuration

Well, I am going to join the DBA Swarm club, will, let’s call it the “Magnum” Swarm club. Instead of 4 10” subwoofer driver cabinets, I am getting 4 12” subwoofer driver cabinets in 36”x14”x14” dimensions. 
 After speaking with James Romeyn about my room and equipment setup, my subwoofer experiences and experimentations over the years, and my listening preferences, the Swarm Magnum was the best option for me. 
I am overwhelmingly curious to see what type of improvement and listening impressions, and affect it will have in my room. I have used Velodyne SMS1 EQ and Rives Audio professional measurement kit for years to dial in the bass. With the recent acquisition of my humongous Classic Audio T-5 Reference speakers, I found myself using less subwoofer bass due to the larger speakers excellent bass output capacity. But, and this is a big caveat, I am okay experimenting with the Swarm Magnum to evaluate its efficacy in my room and for my particular tastes. 

For those listening sessions when you want to hear Aerosmith Back in the Saddle and crank the system up to hear the kick drum of that song, it’s glorious with lots of bass…no one at those loud music levels cares about stereo bass or mono bass, just the fact that you can jam out to this badass rock song. For more subtle music, such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tin Pan Alley, then, subtle rolling bass that is more articulate and defined makes a huge difference. Playing this song at louder volumes, I tend to want to be immersed in the music entirely with the bass enveloping you in a different way than the rock you this way that Back in the Saddle can do. 
Because I straddle variety of genres of music, the Swarm Magnum seems like a solution that can solve my need for deep and loud bass zone with one song and not so much with another type of music as the Swarm Magnum is able to rise to the occasion without resorting to turning up each sub to get louder when I want to rock…just simply turn up the master volume and the bass should equally support the music, no matter the genre. Mind you, I have been utterly satisfied with my methods for years; however, after overwhelming positive feedback and the scientific approach that the DBA method uses to achieve satisfactory bass, I guess I should finally explore this in order to ensure that I am maximizing my listening pleasure. 

Hi Tim,

Thank you. Appreciate the good vibes and feedback. Yes, the Classic T-1.5s produce great bass as is, but having lived with augmented bass for so many years and my frequent excessive need for an over abundance of bass when rocking out, I felt that the 4 sub DBA concept is at least an almost perfect solution for my needs. At least worth experimenting with after speaking with James. Augmented reality is a good thing when done appropriately. I know a few on this forum and other forums who have Uber main speakers and still use augmented bass ala DBA. 
The new Magnum DBA Swarm is in initial production that will probably hit the streets around August, pending parts availability. It was designed by Duke for those folks who have larger rooms and thus a greater need for bass. 12” drivers all the way around. My room is nearly 19 feet wide x 33 feet deep x 8 feet high. It is the total cubic volume in feet that the DBA works it’s magic up to a certain total volume…the Magnum is for large or extra large rooms:j. The original concept behind DBA was to address bass issues in smaller rooms. The Magnum advances this concept further for larger rooms. 
Glad you are enjoying your system with the DBA. 

It’s only a problem if not properly implemented. So, Not me, I am not worried, at least for low level listening where bass smearing might be more noticeable if not properly implemented. At way louder and extreme listening levels…the way I listen, I have learned that when I play very loud I could care less about bass smearing, because I want to feel the kick drum.

For those low level wine sipping moments, yes, one should be very careful about messing with the frequency spectrum in order to enjoy in solitude the crispness of a cymbal. I think that if the DBA system is integrated properly it affords one the ability to integrate bass effortlessly, no matter the listening level, which is highly appealing to me.