Subwoofers - crazy upgrade!


I’ve read it for decades , every where. Never tried a sub

Till now.  What a shame!  This is amazing.  Just 1 hour

in my system and not fully broken in or calibrated. opens

Up the mains, deepens stage, adds bass detail.  More

Soulful/open- dynamic- easy.  Svs 3000 micro R.  I do NOT

get the physical body compression, but musically wonderful!

I can overblow it a little to feel it though .  I have it on the stock feet.

i think elevation would allow more volume and gain to get 

a physical impact while keeping it clean.  What an enjoyable 

subwoofer!!
 

cdtd

@lewinskih01 

The corner placement is also a good location. I ended up moving mine out about 12". An added benifit is running the bottom sub at 40hz and the upper sub HIGHER at around 60hz to gain midbass. They MUST be stacked as close as possible to couple properly. Feet removed. Thin rubber shelf liner between them.

 

  • Double the amplifier power = +3 dB
    • If each subwoofer has its own amplifier producing the same output as before, you've doubled the acoustic power.
    • Doubling power gives a 3 dB increase.
  • Double the cone area = +3 dB
    • The cones are moving together in phase.
    • The effective radiating area doubles, so they move twice as much air.
    • That produces another 3 dB.

@asmithkash 

In small rooms, does everyone still recommend subs with full-range speakers?

The definition of 'small' is an important detail. It's probably not recommended because you might have to tune it to sub-optimal levels for the money, but it's 100% possible. Room calibrated flat bass should not be an issue assuming the software can make it flat. Isolation feet will definitely help with too much bass in a small space.

I love my tight direct servo 12in Rythmik F12G subs that use GR Research servo paper woofers.  I got 2 of them.

My video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI87QPDxKLE