Is Subwoofer Elevation a Viable Option?

@tony1954 Wrote:

Is Subwoofer Elevation a Viable Option?

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Mike

" am very pleased with the results, but some questions keep nagging me."

Audio Nervosa alive and well in 2025.

Instead, sit back and enjoy the music.

Another thought to keep in mind is your floor type. Mine is a wood floor over a basement, and the floor would sing along with the sub a bit. I elevated the sub just enough using these- 

Aperta SUB Series - Subwoofer Isolation | IsoAcoustics

They cleaned things up a bit in my case. 

There are other options for doing this- but it's worth a try in some cases.

So, why do we even want the bass to be "reinforced"?

If the low frequencies aren't reinforced in a uniform way, that might be of some benefit, but I very much doubt that's the case. Even if it does, why not just increase the loudness instead adding room boom?

Maybe if we have less reinforcing we can save some dollars on bass traps.

The reason to use multiple subs isn't reinforcement so much as it is to break up standing waves- that 'room boom' you mentioned, or it can manifest as a lack of bass at the listening position while there is good bass elsewhere in the room.

Furniture is always included as a way of mitigating bass frequencies and serves the same purpose as a bass trap. 

It would have to be specially designed to actually be a bass trap. Its much better at absorbing higher frequencies. Wherever you got that idea about furniture being an effective bass trap is erroneous and might be part of why this thread exists.

 Since subs produce low frequency audio which is Omni directional there is no need to elevate.  In bottom firing subs elevation would be counter productive.