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PlacementTips
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Whereyouplaceyoursubwooferisasimportantasanyofthevolumeorlowpasssettings.Thisisbecausetheroomitself,
othergear,andevenfurniturecangreatlychangethewaysoundwavespropagateinyourlisteningarea.Certainareasin
yourroommaymagnifytheresonantlowfrequencies,andcertainareasmayminimizethem.Walls,cabinets,shelves,and
otherfurnituremayproduceunwanted‘booming’frequencies.Proximityisusuallytheissueinthiscase.Simplymovingthe
subwooferafewinchesorafewfeetmaycausedramaticchange.
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Experimentationisusuallythekeytofindingtherightplacetosetupyoursubwoofer.Don’tbeinarushtogetyoursetup
doneasquicklyaspossible.Takeyourtime,andtryseverallocationsuntilyoufindonethatworksbestforyourroomand
system.AdjustingtheLowPassandPhasingofthesubwooferwillfinetunethesoundonceyouhavedecidedonalocation.
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Ifyouhavealisteningareaorsystemsetupthatlimitsyouroptions,andthesubwooferisnotrespondingfavorablyinits
currentlocation,goingthroughtheLowPass/Phase(inthenextsection)adjustmentsarecrucialinachievingawell
integratedsound.
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Thediagrambelowshowsaroomwithasevenchannelsystem,andnotesseveralcommonlocationsforsubwoofer
placement.Itisrecommendedthatyoutrythesefirst,butanotherlocationinyourroommayprovetobemoresuitable.
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A.,B.,C.,andD.representrecommendedsubwooferlocations.
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