Is Bass Non-Directional In A Two-Channel Rig?

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If so, if you are using a subwoofer(s) to augment your main speakers, could you put your sub(s) to the rear of your seating position?
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mitch4t08-14-2011 8:26pm

whatjd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,139 posts 08-15-2011 at 05:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Good answers...and the truth is..yes and no...based on the above. In the old days of analog only, the answer was yes. Drive by a bar/dance club at night and you will only hear/feel the bass....sometimes the voices...but try to hear a cymbal...
whatjd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,139 posts 09-02-2011 at 03:18am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "Irrelevant. That has to do with sound absorption issues." Semi-correct, actually a bit more about wave length and dispersion......
whatjd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,139 posts 09-02-2011 at 03:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete as a P.S. to my last response, you might through a little waveguide theory in there as well....