About Room Placement .
Room placement is the first step in equalizing your sub(s) to your room. Subwoofers operate at extremely low frequencies, which are primarily
As a general rule, placing the sub(s) in the corner(s) of a room will add to the overall amount of bass the subwoofer produces, but that bass may not necessarily be as low in distortion compared to a position away from the corner. The worst location for a subwoofer is typically far away from any walls, and close to the center of your room. Avoid these locations when possible. When using a pair of Velodyne subwoofers in stereo, it is preferable to place each subwoofer by the satellite of the same channel. If moving your satellites is an option, they too can contribute to peaks and valleys and should be likewise placed through experimentation.
10.Now you can begin moving your subwoofer around the room to find the best placement position. You need to find the best tradeoff between appearance and room response. Be sure the room is in the configuration that it will be in when you typically listen e.g. doors opened or closed, curtains open or closed, etc. As you move the subwoofer, refer to the “SYSTEM RESPONSE” graph to minimize peaks and especially valleys in the response curve. As an example, you might find a location that smoothes the graph as follows:
.NOTE: The subwoofer should be turned off when physically moving the unit.
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