Subwoofers driving me nuts


I have an issue I have been trying to figure out for awhile.  I have not seen much discussion on this one.

I have a closed rectangular room,  13' x 21'.  I have a stereo pair of Rel T/9i.   It's a model that's designed to depend on corner-loading, as are many Rel models.  Rel says if the woofers are powerful enough for the room, they can be moved closer to the mains.  Tried that, no good.  I have them in the corners now. But I have moved them around a lot.

Here's the problem I have.  I have low, powerful bass down the entire length of both of my side walls, but...

In the middle of the room -- there's just no low end at all.  I moved my chair fore and aft with no result.  I even crawled the mid-line of the room.  

Help?




mac742

Showing 1 response by jcipale

As dweller said/implied - your speaker orientation has the biggest impact in your overall sound. One should always try orient your speakers along the long axis of the room. Sometimes that isn't possible (The CFO booted me out of my former room into a 'larger' 12' by 12' space. That being said, if you are already going along the long wall, have you tried to change the angle of the sub? I have my Infinity BU-1 firing into the corner of my room behind my Infinity 6 Kappa speakers. With sub woofers, there is a lot of trial and error. A lot!

If you have a favorite CD recording, one that you know particularly well, count on playing it a few times, especially on low-end heavy portions to dial in your sub-woofer position.