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Best placement of 3 subs...?
Ok guys, I have some lower end subs that I would like to know the best placement for them. My room is about 12x10'.
The subs I have are a KLH 10" 120 watt sub that goes down to about 25-30hz~ (modded this sub a lot, sounds great now), Yamaha 10" YST-SW216BL 100 watt sub, goes down to about 25hz. Lastly, I have a Klipsch Promedia THX dual 8" sub, goes down to about 25hz as well, and is 175 watts. I realize there are better subs, but these are what I have and I can't afford to upgrade right now. (actually, I just got the Yamaha a few days ago, can't beat $70 brand new
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The way I have these placed right now is the KLH is in the front left corner, about 3 feet from couch, the Klipsch is in the rear right corner, about 6 feet from couch - and the Yahama is in the rear left corner about 3 feet from couch. I have them all tuned to 120hz for the cut-off frequency. They sound good, but I know I can get them to sound better. The subs are all facing at a 45 degree angle towards the seating position.
What would be the ideal placement for these? (and my room does not open to any other areas)
I will be using these for HT, games, and music.
The subs I have are a KLH 10" 120 watt sub that goes down to about 25-30hz~ (modded this sub a lot, sounds great now), Yamaha 10" YST-SW216BL 100 watt sub, goes down to about 25hz. Lastly, I have a Klipsch Promedia THX dual 8" sub, goes down to about 25hz as well, and is 175 watts. I realize there are better subs, but these are what I have and I can't afford to upgrade right now. (actually, I just got the Yamaha a few days ago, can't beat $70 brand new
)The way I have these placed right now is the KLH is in the front left corner, about 3 feet from couch, the Klipsch is in the rear right corner, about 6 feet from couch - and the Yahama is in the rear left corner about 3 feet from couch. I have them all tuned to 120hz for the cut-off frequency. They sound good, but I know I can get them to sound better. The subs are all facing at a 45 degree angle towards the seating position.
What would be the ideal placement for these? (and my room does not open to any other areas)
I will be using these for HT, games, and music.
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I use several subs in each of my two rooms dedicated to audio(HT...more like music listening...99% of the time).
In each room I have a WALL of subs stretching along the front(to my sitting position)wall. I place subs where there is no doors or openings. The floor and wall behind subs reinforces the percieved output at listening position(3/4 in the room,center).
The match is great,even with 14 subs running at one time(dumb but they work as a team).Make sure you set PHASE on each properly.
First you start with the mains,and one sub. Once the PHASE in in check. Move on to the second,plaing mains and first sub...making sure they do not cancel each other.Add the third,this time you can only play sub A and C and B and C to again make sure the subs work as one,and not against eachother.
It may get more complex,but in general it works great.
I will not go into detail how I dialed all my subs.
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In normal times I will use one or two,the rest servng as DECORATIONS !
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And I prefer to stay OUT OF CORNERS. Sealed subs like the JL work great in and out of corners(one f113 in each front corner for me),ported...rear ported are best left out of corners. Ported tuned very deep can stay in corners and sound great,it is lesser ported that will have a tendency to leave a BOOMY signature(even cut low).
In each room I have a WALL of subs stretching along the front(to my sitting position)wall. I place subs where there is no doors or openings. The floor and wall behind subs reinforces the percieved output at listening position(3/4 in the room,center).
The match is great,even with 14 subs running at one time(dumb but they work as a team).Make sure you set PHASE on each properly.
First you start with the mains,and one sub. Once the PHASE in in check. Move on to the second,plaing mains and first sub...making sure they do not cancel each other.Add the third,this time you can only play sub A and C and B and C to again make sure the subs work as one,and not against eachother.
It may get more complex,but in general it works great.
I will not go into detail how I dialed all my subs.
And I prefer to stay OUT OF CORNERS. Sealed subs like the JL work great in and out of corners(one f113 in each front corner for me),ported...rear ported are best left out of corners. Ported tuned very deep can stay in corners and sound great,it is lesser ported that will have a tendency to leave a BOOMY signature(even cut low).
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Hmm, some excellent advice. Think I'm gonna try the center of my front and rear walls.
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They do tend to sound a little boomy in some scenes.
UPDATE: I just moved them as you guys suggested, BIG difference. WAY less boomy and "boxy" sounding. They sound much more natural and "smooth". They blend MUCH better with the rest of my system now.
One more question though, I do not have phase control on my subs, what do I do about that? I am running my subs through a Kenwood 5.1 receiver, then to an HTPC via coaxial cable with an audigy 2 ZS sound card. I don't have any phase controls on my receiver either...
Oh, and I know this might sound stupid, but what does "linear output" mean?
UPDATE: I just moved them as you guys suggested, BIG difference. WAY less boomy and "boxy" sounding. They sound much more natural and "smooth". They blend MUCH better with the rest of my system now.
One more question though, I do not have phase control on my subs, what do I do about that? I am running my subs through a Kenwood 5.1 receiver, then to an HTPC via coaxial cable with an audigy 2 ZS sound card. I don't have any phase controls on my receiver either...
Oh, and I know this might sound stupid, but what does "linear output" mean?
I placed mine along the front of the room. I am very pleased w/ the results.
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