2. speakers
  3. 143127-123714

Separate subs for bass management & LFE in a surround set up

I'm building a listening room & going as wild as I can. 12' high x 20' w x 28' deep and I want to do 4 subs in the 1/4 from the corners config. I am thinking about having the two front subs play the bass-managed signal from the LRC & surrounds and the back two subs play the LFE. I can also direct the left side signals (L, LS, LRS) to the left front sub and the right side signals to the right front sub and send the center to both. I have a Trinnov Altitude 16 so I can send whatever signal i want in any config to any speaker. Both rears would get the same LFE obviously. 

The thought is for music recorded purposely for surround to keep the low end info on the same side it came from. Especially for live acoustic stuff where they recreate the room. I realize you can't directly localize a sub with your ears, but it seems since I can send the signals that way I might as well and there will be some advantage. Or am I just overthinking this?
jimhansondc

Showing 1 response by mzkmxcv

mzkmxcv
777 posts
 
Have all the subs play LFE and crossover signals unless your room leads bass to be highly localizable.  
 
Mad a simple test, only have the rear subs turned on and play a test tone at the crossover frequency, if you can tell it’s coming from behind you, then either lower the crossover point or do what you described initially. However, I would say the benefit of quad subs playing the same signal trumps slight localizable benefits.
More to discover