Downfiring subwoofer

b0bd0d

I got me a nice lil downfiring subwoofer. 100 watts, powered, whatever. 8.5 inches looks like. Now, whats the correct way to place this bad boy in room? Or failing that, what's a good home stereo site? I'ma hit the googles, but just wanna see if anybody got some good leads.

supabeast

Stick near a corner so that the sound wave get bounced all over the room.

javaCat

You can put it almost anywhere. Its not directional, so its pretty much up to you to find the spot it sounds best in your room.
Try teh avs forums for this stuff. Be prepared to be tempted to spent 8x as much as you wanted to to begin with haha

b0bd0d

It was free. The whole system was. It's older than dirt but whatever. The price was right!

supabeast

Not all of the sounds coming out of subwoofers are omnidirectional, at least not unless you're using really high-end kit and setting up to only output those really low frequencies. So sticking it somewhere that the sound will get bounced around before it gets to your ears will improve the experience.

b0bd0d

ah, okay. It's kinda in a corner now but Im gonna actually shove it in there now. The only trouble is that I live on the second floor...guess I'll be meeting my neighbors soon. I do so love meeting new people.

Dr_Keenbean

b0bd0d wrote:

ah, okay. It's kinda in a corner now but Im gonna actually shove it in there now. The only trouble is that I live on the second floor...guess I'll be meeting my neighbors soon. I do so love meeting new people.

I live in a 3rd floor apartment and I have a (larger than yours) downfiring subwoofer.

I have only spoken to my neighbors below when we run into each other while walking our dogs.

Also, bass is omnidirectional so placement matters little.

redimpulse

If they get irritated, you can place the cabinet feet on some hardwood cones, tip pointing downward. It won't affect the sound of the unit, but it'll severely resduce vibrations sent through your floor/their roof.

Proto

supabeast wrote:

Stick near a corner so that the sound wave get bounced all over the room.

supabeast wrote:

Not all of the sounds coming out of subwoofers are omnidirectional, at least not unless you're using really high-end kit and setting up to only output those really low frequencies. So sticking it somewhere that the sound will get bounced around before it gets to your ears will improve the experience.

That's not quite right.

While it is true that the best place for a subwoofer is probably the corner of the room, it's not because you want the sound waves to "bounce around the room", it's because the low level frequencies produced by the sub get stronger the closer you move it towards a wall.

Also, unless you have the cut off point set quite high, all the sound in a coming from a sub isn't directional.

Placement of a sub matters, even though it's producing omnidirectional sound. Put it in the corner.

JWFokker

Considering it uses an 8.5" driver, I'd wager it's probably crossed over fairly high as far as subs go. Personally, I'd get a new subwoofer, at least 12", but if this is all you can get, you'll have to use it in the corner just to get adequate spl out of it.