Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Dual subwoofer placement question

Some of the older literature on sub placement is aimed at maximizing output (which would probably mean putting the subs together in a corner), but my impression from reading discussions on AVSforum is that there is a consensus these days for getting as smooth a bass in-room response as possible, for greatest fidelity, and that would probably mean keeping them apart, not both in a corner, and perhaps at different heights. The advice I have seen is to measure the response and do some experimenting with placement.

I have three subs in varying positions, one in the middle of a wall, one out near the middle of the room, and one in a closet. I haven't measured -- too much trouble. I listen to some jazz with a walking bass line, and if the notes don't fade in and out as they go up and down the scale, I figure I'm on the right track.