Down firing vs. normal subwoofer

I am wondering what those that know think the differences, benefits are between down firing subs and normal sub woofers.

jbaussie09-01-2007 7:47pm

snofun3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 601 posts 09-02-2007 at 03:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "As is always said you can't localize (identify where it coming from) below 150Hrz this is not always the case.To wit many folks prefer two subs though theoretically you should only need one." That's for minimizing bass nodes, not localization issues.