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Posted by WilHenry (A) on March 10, 2003 at 06:42:17

In Reply to: H.T. subwoofer placement question. posted by AbeCollins on March 09, 2003 at 18:56:32:

I built a 12" sub into a 3cu ft box finished it to look like furniture and placed it between my mains. This way any directionality is associated with the "front". As it is, when the music or HT music matches the way I have the sub set, (crossover, volume) then the bass sounds like it is coming with the rest of the sound from the mains. In my case the corners are not available anyway. It is a natural part of the sound. This excludes the LFE and that is so low that it is somewhat directional because the vibrations in the floor are stronger closer to it, of course. I have found that recordings vary widely. Find an average setting and live with it. There is a sub amp available that has a remote volume control.
Set the crossover low, 40-50 ans try it behind you. Any higher and the music directionality may become noticable. Even in a heavy, isolated cabinet the low end will excite a joiced wooden floor. Do you have carpeting?
Any way I'm pretty happy with the way it's turned out. Plus taking the low end away from the mains has improved their sound dramatically, they're more responsive in the middle.