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This is another way to get smoother response and many people report good results. Never tried it myself. Atlantic Technology has produced mismatched subwoofer sets for exactly this sort of application. It is sort of a two-way subwoofer implementation, dividing frequencies between tailored systems.Your room is around 1,500 ft^3. If the room isn't open to other large areas, one VTF-15H MK2 should be more than enough. As long as you will have multiple spots to place the sub and find the "hot spot" for your seating area, this sub should crush it in this size room. Two would be crazy. A cheaper solution if you wanted two would be to get a less expensive, less capable sub and place it near-field to the MLP. I've experimented with this and had great success.
Very near placement of subwoofer changes the acoustics in some esoteric way. The dBs and sound pressure level do not track each other with distance. If you want to really feel the bass nearfield placement is a good way to do that because you will feel the spl but as indicated here it may not be all that pleasant if it is too close to you and too capable in extension. Probably better with smaller sub for that feeling of 'slam'. Not sure, no experience but this is what I read elsewhere on the forum.Your mileage may vary on nearfield placement. Tried placing one of my MK1's nearfield and I had way too much pressure on the ear drum on that side of my head. Drove me insane. I had to move the sub further away from me.
Very near placement of subwoofer changes the acoustics in some esoteric way. The dBs and sound pressure level do not track each other with distance. If you want to really feel the bass nearfield placement is a good way to do that because you will feel the spl but as indicated here it may not be all that pleasant if it is too close to you and too capable in extension. Probably better with smaller sub for that feeling of 'slam'. Not sure, no experience but this is what I read elsewhere on the forum.
Try this one on for size:I hear ya. The MK1 must be a little too big and little too powerful to sit only inches from.
Try this one on for size:
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/155-d...asses-one-sub-126db-16hz-22.html#post31083058
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The only way to know for sure is to measure the response.Thx for the replies. The only placement options I have for the sub(s) is below the screen between the front speakers and the center channel or behind the front left/ right speakers. If I put one sub next to the center channel and one behind the left/ right speaker, will that even out the response?
If you have more than one row of seating, no probably not. Usually it's best to have one sub up front and one in back to even out response, but like Shady said, the only way to find out is to measure (REW link in my sig).Thx for the replies. The only placement options I have for the sub(s) is below the screen between the front speakers and the center channel or behind the front left/ right speakers. If I put one sub next to the center channel and one behind the left/ right speaker, will that even out the response?