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Posted By: Ragnarok Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/30/07 12:57 AM
Hi there, I want to know if the fact of placing a speaker on a top of a subwoofer may affect the sound? I'm planning to place a m22 on my 350 for saving space. Good idea? Thanks
Posted By: Ken.C Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/30/07 01:00 AM
I've seen it done, but I have no idea how it might affect the sound. Presumably the only problem could be if the speaker was vibrated off of the top of the sub.
Posted By: JasonB Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/30/07 01:49 AM
I'm doing this right now, although I have a VP100 on top of my sub. If you look at some pics I posted, you can see I put a bit of no-slip mat between the two (look in the third last pic). Just trim it so it hides between the speakers (last pic) and it should be nearly invisible and stop it from sliding around or vibrating off. You should be able to pick it up at any big convenience store (I believe). I haven't compared with/without it for sound differences because I don't want to scratch up my sub, but as long as you place the speaker near the front of the sub (to avoid sound reflections), there's no reason it would change the sound at all (as far as I know). If you move your speakers later and the mat leaves a little bit of residue (like mine does), just wipe it off with a microfibre cloth. Works great and doesn't scratch at all.
Posted By: Hutzal Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/30/07 03:30 PM
I think putting the supplied rubber feet on the M22s would provide more than enough grip to keep the M22 on the sub.

I can't even slide my speakers on the night tables they are sitting on, I have to pick them up in order to move them.
Posted By: littleb Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 12:46 AM
I thought the supplied rubber feet only came with the towers. I'm sure my M22s didn't come with them.
Posted By: Nachosgrande Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 04:59 AM
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I thought the supplied rubber feet only came with the towers. I'm sure my M22s didn't come with them.




Yep, M22's came with those rubber feet. They're small, so you may have missed them in the plastic bag which holds the manual. Go check right now!
Posted By: Hutzal Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 03:01 PM
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I thought the supplied rubber feet only came with the towers. I'm sure my M22s didn't come with them.




They're REALLY small, we're not talking rubber feet for tower speakers, I am taking rubber feet that are 1/4" in diameter and clear.

Its hard to miss them in the manual bag, but they are there...
Posted By: dllewel Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 05:10 PM
Or just pick some up (black or clear) at most any hardware store.
Posted By: BudgetAudiophile Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 05:22 PM
In real world use, as long as you have rubber feet or something similar, it'll probably work just fine. Technically speaking, if there is vibration on the sub's box, it can color the sound from the speaker. Speaker manufacturers (like Axiom) go to great lengths to reduce or eliminate vibration to give their speakers added clarity. Whether it will be noticable in your case, is another story (perhaps the rubber feet can absorb the vibrations, or maybe you can put some acousticly inert material between sub and speaker to limit any coloration).
Posted By: Ragnarok Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 08:58 PM
Okay thank you guys for the information, probably going to purchase a pair of m22 soon. Bye
Posted By: Hutzal Re: Placing speaker on a sub? - 01/31/07 09:38 PM
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Okay thank you guys for the information, probably going to purchase a pair of m22 soon. Bye




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