Hey gang,
Im getting ready to do a home theater soon and have a few questions on the basic concepts and practice of subwoofer placement. Nothing specific, just questions in a general setting...
1. I hear people move the couch and place the subwoofer there instead of ON the couch, in the listening position. Is this a better way to do it?
2. Should the room have its furniture and such in place first, or will you get a pretty accurate reading with an empty room?
3. Should the room have its acoustic treatment done (such as bass traps) installed before doing the reading? Or do you want to capture the room in its natural response?
4. Should the mic be aimed in any specific direction when trying to find that sweet spot (and graphing the ~10-150Hz range)? What about when installing flush mounted or manifold style (such as infinite baffle), should the mic be aimed at the wall or any specific direction?
I think thats my 4 main questions. I have never actually done anything more than just throw the sub in the listening position and crawl around with something like Bass Mekanik playing everything from low to high. Want my future install(s) to be more accurate and scientific than that!
Thanx!
Im getting ready to do a home theater soon and have a few questions on the basic concepts and practice of subwoofer placement. Nothing specific, just questions in a general setting...
1. I hear people move the couch and place the subwoofer there instead of ON the couch, in the listening position. Is this a better way to do it?
2. Should the room have its furniture and such in place first, or will you get a pretty accurate reading with an empty room?
3. Should the room have its acoustic treatment done (such as bass traps) installed before doing the reading? Or do you want to capture the room in its natural response?
4. Should the mic be aimed in any specific direction when trying to find that sweet spot (and graphing the ~10-150Hz range)? What about when installing flush mounted or manifold style (such as infinite baffle), should the mic be aimed at the wall or any specific direction?
I think thats my 4 main questions. I have never actually done anything more than just throw the sub in the listening position and crawl around with something like Bass Mekanik playing everything from low to high. Want my future install(s) to be more accurate and scientific than that!
Thanx!
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