"Best" is always a subjective call in a situation such as this. For example, creating a more unified response for a seating area could be one metric. Or you could follow Griesinger's (lexicon) phased stereo sub argument. Additionally the type of source material and the listening style that is predominate could be the most influential. (speed metal in a party enviroment) There are many.
One thing will need to be dealt with in any event and that is the room acoustic modal response. This is even more fun with multiple sub placement. As mentioned many times in this forum, rarely is the placement of the L&R mains for good imaging the same as placement for sub(s) to provide say a smoother response as a metric.
For these reasons the beginning DIY'er is encouraged to run all speakers small, utilize the bass management function and re-direct all of the bass to mono sub(s) which are placed to meet the metric.
Once you get comfortable with that, then you can start playing. By no means do I suggest that other setups won't be to your liking, rather that there are a large number of ways to end up chasing your tail with a multiple sub setup.
One place to start reading is click white papers under: http://harman.com/about_harman/techn...eadership.aspx
One thing will need to be dealt with in any event and that is the room acoustic modal response. This is even more fun with multiple sub placement. As mentioned many times in this forum, rarely is the placement of the L&R mains for good imaging the same as placement for sub(s) to provide say a smoother response as a metric.
For these reasons the beginning DIY'er is encouraged to run all speakers small, utilize the bass management function and re-direct all of the bass to mono sub(s) which are placed to meet the metric.
Once you get comfortable with that, then you can start playing. By no means do I suggest that other setups won't be to your liking, rather that there are a large number of ways to end up chasing your tail with a multiple sub setup.
One place to start reading is click white papers under: http://harman.com/about_harman/techn...eadership.aspx
