Good news to report; using three SVS SB4000 sealed subs in a “swarm” configuration works exceptionally well in my large room ! Very please with the results!
Using the basic guidelines of the Geddes approach, Sub one was placed in the front center just behind the plane of my 20.7’s. Using a good microphone and RTA software on a Windows laptop we adjusted one large suck-out and two medium peaks with the subs built-in peq and set the cutoff at 60hz. Volume was set at -16db. Then we added the second sub on the left side wall about 2 feet in front of the Maggie’s with the woofer firing across the room. Re-ran the test tone and made a few minor adjustments to sub one and set sub two. Sub two’s volume was set at -15db. Adding sub one was a noticeable improvement, adding sub two made a minor noticeable improvement. Adding sub three made a larger difference than when sub two was added.
Sub three was placed on the right-hand rear wall against the wall and about two feet from the corner, firing down the length of the room.
Overall a very successful effort! Bass is much more evenly distributed throughout the room, sound field grew noticeably wider and deeper, and bass is better extended, better detailed, better realistic decay, and just sounds more REAL!
I’m done for now!
Using the basic guidelines of the Geddes approach, Sub one was placed in the front center just behind the plane of my 20.7’s. Using a good microphone and RTA software on a Windows laptop we adjusted one large suck-out and two medium peaks with the subs built-in peq and set the cutoff at 60hz. Volume was set at -16db. Then we added the second sub on the left side wall about 2 feet in front of the Maggie’s with the woofer firing across the room. Re-ran the test tone and made a few minor adjustments to sub one and set sub two. Sub two’s volume was set at -15db. Adding sub one was a noticeable improvement, adding sub two made a minor noticeable improvement. Adding sub three made a larger difference than when sub two was added.
Sub three was placed on the right-hand rear wall against the wall and about two feet from the corner, firing down the length of the room.
Overall a very successful effort! Bass is much more evenly distributed throughout the room, sound field grew noticeably wider and deeper, and bass is better extended, better detailed, better realistic decay, and just sounds more REAL!
I’m done for now!