Downfiring subs on carpet?


I have a down firing REL sub on order and was wondering as I'm looking 
at my overall setup. I have a short pile rug under my entire setup. Should 
I leave everything as is or would you recommend a hard surface i.e. a 
large ceramic tile between the sub and rug?

Thanks for any guidance.
markj941

Showing 1 response by mapman

The floor construction matters not so much the rug.

I use subdude on my upper levels with suspended plywood floors that will vibrate and muddy up the bass and obscure the midrange with most any sub. I also use them there under my bottom ported Ohm Walsh speakers for same reason.  

In basement with solid concrete floor foundation and dense but thin carpet and pad, not needed.