front firing has always sounded better to my ears and room. martin logan? i owned some for a while. sounded best projecting into the room.
Sub questions
I have a sub (soon to be 2) that has the option of front firing or down firing. When I got it, it was already set up for down and I never bothered to try front. Does anyone have a strong opinion either way?
Also....the floors in my house are all ceramic tile. If I keep them down firing, would I benefit from putting small rugs under them?
If it matter, subs are run at very low volume and crossed around 60 hz (still dialing things in in a new room and with a new amp).
What say you?
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I have down firing subs(HSU) in my listening room. The room has HW floors. I do have small pieces of carpet under each sub. I found it better for my room,and ears. @johnnycamp5 summed it up. Enjoy the new sub. What ever you end up doing, I think you’ll be much happier with two subs. |
I have a Martin Logan Dynamo 700 subwoofer that I have setup in the forward firing configuration. Whenever it's been in the down firing configuration it would literally move around on my laminate floor. When I put spikes on it the subfloor would literally vibrate with the volume turned up. It's generally turned down low enough that it matters little, but I can get a lot more volume without house rattling when forward facing. |
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