subwoofer placement question

Derek_P · 01-04-2004, 10:32 PM

i am building a rectangular home tehatre room.. the dimensions are 16'8" L x 12'9" W. Couch placed about 3 feet from the back wall...

sound the sub be placed front center or front corner?....or rear center or rear corner?

Johnny Ayala · 01-04-2004, 11:16 PM

I'de go for the front corner....IMO

WayneO · 01-04-2004, 11:45 PM

Ditto for the FC........but you'll never know what's best until you test it in the room, you may be suprised what may work best.

Derek_P · 01-05-2004, 05:32 AM

cool thanks

Ted Lee · 01-05-2004, 06:30 PM

i hear this trick works. haven't tried it though....

1. put the sub where you would normally sit
2. get on your knees and start crawling around
3. where you hear the bass the best, that's where the sub should go.

of course, that could mean the middle of your room.

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Jesse Sharrow · 01-05-2004, 06:36 PM

I heard put the sub in your listening position and start crawling around and see how it sounds. Where the bass is the best, is where it should go.

Ted Lee · 01-05-2004, 06:40 PM

doh! ... jesse is right. you're supposed to put the sub where you're sitting position is.

heh...i'll fix my prior post. :b

Derek_P · 01-06-2004, 10:40 PM

what should i use for a subwoofer cable by the way?

a RCA mono cable or is there something that gives better quality.... and how do you build/make it?

Kevinkall · 01-06-2004, 11:23 PM

I found mine to sound the best in the front left corner. I use a THX Monster sub cable.

Brian Schucher · 01-07-2004, 10:29 AM

If im dealing with a pretty much square room (17.5x19.5) would itmatter whether its left or right front corner? I assume the standing waves would be the same from either.. Am i wrong in this. Also, with a volume of 3300 cubic feet I have two original 20-39cs subs and a Samson S700 amp. Should these be suffucient for this volume?