Getting Started (cont.) Importance of Location
Quick and Basic Placement Method
Finding the proper position for the SUB-1500 is actually quite simple. You'll be happy to know that it doesn't require any special test equipment either. The only problem is, once you find the correct position, you may not like where it is. That's because it might not be tucked conveniently away in a corner or along a wall where it's out of the way. In fact, in might very well be in the way of something you need to step around or over every time you walk by. So, after all is said and done, you may find that you'd rather subscribe to the "anywhere" theory of subwoofer placement after all. However, if you want to place your subwoofer in the proper position, read on.
The quickest way to place your SUB-1500 is to wire it up and place it in your favorite listening position, or the position where you'll be listening most of the time. For a small audience, that would be the seating area, relatively aligned with the stereo spectrum (left and right loudspeakers). For the recording engineer, that would be the main chair that's positioned perfectly in the stereo spectrum. For a performer or KJ/DJ, it would be in the central audience area. Next, play some music with plenty of low frequency content and walk around the room. It's actually best to get on your hands and knees and crawl around with your ear to the floor, however that could lead to body strain, accidents, excessive sneezing and should only be performed carefully with another person around if possible. Either way, as you move around, listen carefully to the low frequencies. The proper place in the room for the SUB-1500 is where the lows sound the best. Once you've found that position, simply exchange yourself with the SUB-1500. If you find that you cannot live with the SUB-1500's optimal position, placing it in the corner is for many different reasons, the most universally accepted location.
Loudspeakers and Proximity
Although bass sounds are non-directional, cabinet resonance and other factors conspire to make this less true in practice than in theory. It'll be much easier to get seamless blending between SUB-1500 and main speakers if they are in close proximity to eachother.
