Hey folks,
Just upgraded the last piece of my HT setup by picking myself up an SVS PC-12NSD (Love it!). However, I'm having some trouble getting the 'sweet spot' anywhere near my listening position. Due to the shape and design of my living room, I really only have 2 decent positions to place my sub.
Check out the extremely rough MS Paint drawing I made to see what I mean.
The "Dining and Kitchen" area is the exact same size as the living room, with that 'bottom' wall sort of dividing part of it. That is completely open with no possibility of closing it. The only other opening is on the 'bottom-right' where the opening for the hallway resides. Our couch (Main Listening Area in the drawing) is as far back as it can go toward the 'right' wall without hindering our ability to use both doors (not shown). The big red square is where the bass REALLY hits hard...except it's not at listening level, its at my ear height (I'm exactly 6' tall). So if I stand there in the sweet spot, the bass is unreal, but the exact same note/hit/sound/whatever on my couch is MAYBE half of that, and it's really a let down.
I've considered moving the sub to the 'upper right' corner where you can see the dotted circle, but I'm not really convinced that will make a difference. I'm thinking the gigantic opening between the living room and dining / kitchen area is letting all the 'waves' or whatever out. Are there any secrets that anyone could share with me to possibly improve my situation? Thanks for reading!
Shaun
Just upgraded the last piece of my HT setup by picking myself up an SVS PC-12NSD (Love it!). However, I'm having some trouble getting the 'sweet spot' anywhere near my listening position. Due to the shape and design of my living room, I really only have 2 decent positions to place my sub.
Check out the extremely rough MS Paint drawing I made to see what I mean.
The "Dining and Kitchen" area is the exact same size as the living room, with that 'bottom' wall sort of dividing part of it. That is completely open with no possibility of closing it. The only other opening is on the 'bottom-right' where the opening for the hallway resides. Our couch (Main Listening Area in the drawing) is as far back as it can go toward the 'right' wall without hindering our ability to use both doors (not shown). The big red square is where the bass REALLY hits hard...except it's not at listening level, its at my ear height (I'm exactly 6' tall). So if I stand there in the sweet spot, the bass is unreal, but the exact same note/hit/sound/whatever on my couch is MAYBE half of that, and it's really a let down.
I've considered moving the sub to the 'upper right' corner where you can see the dotted circle, but I'm not really convinced that will make a difference. I'm thinking the gigantic opening between the living room and dining / kitchen area is letting all the 'waves' or whatever out. Are there any secrets that anyone could share with me to possibly improve my situation? Thanks for reading!
Shaun
