Dual sub configuration Question

It doesn't work like that.

When I was running dual subs placing them on the inside of the main speakers worked best for me. Of course you may get a different result in your room. Try it both ways like I did and pick the one you prefer. Hopefully you won't have to do it too many times with those big heavy subs you have.

Subwoofer sound is omni directional. If properly placed and eq'd you won't be able to tell where they are by listening. Behind the couch and completely out of sight might turn out to be the best place.
If you are limited then try them at both locations and leave them where they sound best.

If you have your dual subwoofers connected to the LFE out there is no stereo signal to the subwoofers. It's a mono signal. Placing the subs in the front of the room next to your mains doesn't make them stereo. Nobody here can tell you which placement will sound better. You will need to test both ways and listen to the results. How far they are away from the front wall can also make a difference in the bass.

I will be limited in where I place the Rythmik when I get it. After spending that kind of money it's going up front and I'll be damned if I'll hide it behind a couch.
Is that called MAF?

You gonna put that cheap Rhythmik in the closet?

Cheap? I'll eating beans for the next year.

Nah. I'm just jealous of his sub and he knows it.

When you're on a bean diet you lose all your strength.

For reasons of aesthetics, our subs are next to the outside of our mains but subwoofer placement is best left to the best acoustical position as opposed to the best aesthetic position. In the end, everything is limited to everything else so it's your call how to place your subs.


That was how I got through my early college days; beans, cheese and tortillas. I don't think Ramen Noodles were in the grocery stores during the early 70's and Costco hadn't been invented yet.

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Edited by BeeMan458 - 1/13/13 at 4:13am

For that reason i'm out. Your subs, put em where you want. If you really want help with placement then come back and ask.

If all you care about is how they look, and not how they sound, you've come to the wrong place for advise.

To a certain degree, yes, it can be done but it's much more expensive and time consuming and even then, one bumps up against physical limitations. The whole sub integration exercise is based around the initial concept of working with one's room acoustics, not against them. And if the individual wishes to continue working against a room's acoustics, they'll have to willingly put forth more effort in taming the bouncing sound waves with an understanding that for most, fail is a likely option.

FWIW, in this case I'm on your side of the aisle but I'm also having to put in an additional boatload of expensive effort so as to "learn" how to tame bass sound waves due to this outlook; aesthetics vs practicality. Not always practical but agreed, sometimes for life to work, the wheel has to be reinvented. The question morphs into, how much effort are you willing to put into successfully reinventing a personal wheel that works for you? And if not willing to put forth the effort, are you willing to accept the inevitable fail option?


Awwww, come on, how do you really feel?

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Edited by BeeMan458 - 1/13/13 at 8:58am

In your situation, there are only two options: Outside of the mains and inside of the mains. The answer seems pretty obvious: Try them on the outside and on the inside and leave them where they provide the best performance at the listening position.

Based on eljaycanuck's above, if the room/wallet/wife will accept a third or fourth subwoofer, is that an option worth exploring?


Have you tried putting one of your subs at your main listening position and doing the infamous sub-crawl? Have you considered a four sub solution, subs in the corners and subs at both ends of the couch?

In the end, it all boils down to the numbers of Benjamins one has to spare.

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Edited by BeeMan458 - 1/13/13 at 9:35am

I tried 5 different locations in my room. The front stage worked best. Maybe you'll get lucky and that will work best for you also. Get to work!

Try the corners first, small rooms can be harder (from what i've read). It seems to me though, spending that kind of money you'd want the best out of them. Subs are a different animal than your mains which have to be placed relative to your seats.


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If you want to reinvent a personal wheel that works for you, ya gonna have to buy the tools to get the job done. The easiest route is "OmniMic."

(Ya know ya want to.)