placement of sub next to floor speaker (1 Viewer)

[JasonBenway]

Right now I looks like I'm going to have to put my sub right next to my front right speaker, if I want to have the sub in the corner. They will be about 10 inches apart.

I haven't purchased anything yet, I just want to know if putting the speakers that close together will be an issue.

Thank you
jb

 

[Brian Fellmeth]

Your fine with that. The quality of deep bass in your room may change with sub position, but the proximity to one of the mains per se does not cause a problem.

 

[Victor Ferguson]

Its not always a good idea to have the sub in the corner. As far as how close it is to a speaker should make no difference. Subs are very picky about where they are placed and corner placement will exaggerate the dips/peaks in response. I would suggest you try other placements as well and not limit yourself to the corner.

 

[John Garcia]

Corner is usually the best place to start, but Victor is correct that it isn't always the best spot in every room. Most notably, if you have a boomy sub, a corner can actually make it worse - I've found this to be fairly consistent.

I agree about not limiting yourself to that corner, but give it a shot and see how it sounds. 10" away should not be a problem with most speakers. If you have to jam the sub right against the wall, I'd say look for another spot.