Subwoofer Question


Could having just one subwoofer (REL T/7x)with the crossover set around 60hz pull my image to the side that the sub is on?

maprik

@elliottbnewcombjr 

I understand that all notes have harmonics, but any harmonic above 60 Hz, (the op's crossover point) will be reproduced by his mains and not the sub, so I wouldn't think he would get directional cues from the harmonics, from the sub? The mains, yes, but not the sub. What am I getting wrong?

That sounds like it could be a relative phase issue.  Check polarity on all speaker and amp connections, including the sub.

 

To be clear, the OP was asking about imaging being pulled to one side.  Properly set up and set at 60Hz the imaging and image placement from your main speakers won’t be affected (other than imaging improvements subs can provide) but you may sense more weight or pressure coming from the area where the sub is located depending on placement, which is a major reason why two subs are much preferred to one along with better dealing with room issues, lower distortion, etc..  But that’s separate from imaging from your main speakers, so voices and other instruments should still appear where they normally do, and if not then that’s a sub setup problem. 

@soix Thanks. Pretty much confirms my thinking. I will mess around with my sub's placement and see what that does...