Erik said it best, "
Hard to integrate well. Glorious when done right."
I've used subs for many years now, mostly to augment stand mount two way's. Up until I had my current setup, my system had to work the best it could in our living room, with minimal options to make changes to the room to accommodate the sub.
Now that I have a dedicated room, one that is much larger than the living room and whose dimensions are nearly square, integrating my current subs was incredibly frustrating! Before applying room treatments, the only way to minimize the room adding a single note to whatever the bass line in the music was, was to position them behind the sofa, in approximately the mid-point of the room. The problem with that was the "disconnect", where the performers seemed to be in front of the listener, but the impact of the low bass came from behind.
I eventually was able to "tame" the added "single note" by purchasing a calibrated microphone and REW, to help place 10 bass traps. Now when I listen, as my wife says, it's in my "padded cell".
I've used subs for many years now, mostly to augment stand mount two way's. Up until I had my current setup, my system had to work the best it could in our living room, with minimal options to make changes to the room to accommodate the sub.
Now that I have a dedicated room, one that is much larger than the living room and whose dimensions are nearly square, integrating my current subs was incredibly frustrating! Before applying room treatments, the only way to minimize the room adding a single note to whatever the bass line in the music was, was to position them behind the sofa, in approximately the mid-point of the room. The problem with that was the "disconnect", where the performers seemed to be in front of the listener, but the impact of the low bass came from behind.
I eventually was able to "tame" the added "single note" by purchasing a calibrated microphone and REW, to help place 10 bass traps. Now when I listen, as my wife says, it's in my "padded cell".