Subwoofer between speakers?
After reading through a thread relating to the equipment rack between speakers, I assume that the sub between the speakers is also a no-no?
My speaker stands are 24.5" high, and my sub is 24" high, so I was thinking that the sub cabinet being below the mid-range driver might mitigate the detrimental effects to imaging. But I read a reply in the thread that I alluded to which talked about an amp between the speakers having a negative effect on imaging . . . therefore it stands to reason that a big bulky sub cabinet would be about 20 times worse.
I know that ideally I should experiment with placement . . . this is an extreme near-field listening room, and options are limited. I could get it to the outside of my right channel speaker . . . in theory, would that be better than in between?
@ozzy62 Excellent point. It’s all room and system specific. There’s no one “set and forget it” for each system and room. Do what works for you, but I still strongly advocate for two lesser subs than one big sub for music. FWIW. |
I had the same concern when I setup my subs, but thought I'd try having them between the speakers, so one wouldn't be stuck in a corner, while the other was not and in my case, they sound awesome, sitting between the speakers. Having said that, my system has all digital source components (no turntable), so having the subs close to the cabinet where the electronics live doesn't seem to be problematic. |
+1 @soix @mike_in_nc It is so room dependent, that in a way, the question is ill formed. There are room mode calculators -- look up amroc, e.g. -- that can help. But ultimately, rooms have so many idiosyncrasies that after getting some "rules of thumb" to at least have a starting point, it will come down to whether or not you have a trial and error method that is systematic enough to keep you from working on this for the next year. |
