Imo, had I that room (and it were dedicated) I would not put the system on the long wall, but the short wall, and put the listening chair about 8' away to start. Like so (see my system)
Lots of bass at walls, lack of bass in center of room/listening position
I guess this is relatively common in listening system. Is there any way to smooth this out so I get more bass energy at my listening position? This happens with our without my 2x 18 inch subs. Room is 12 x 16 x 8 ft, speakers 4.5 ft apart on long axis and I am sitting 4.5 feet away. I tried moving back and forward but the entire middle center of the room except near the walls has decreased bass.
Is this a boundary effect or could it be due to bass cancellation effects?
Is this a boundary effect or could it be due to bass cancellation effects?