It depends on your main speakers. If they go "sonically" deep to begin with like mine then you need to add a sub carefully.
I have had a bit of a journey with my sub. In the end, reading the manufacturer's instructions worked best for me! In my case, positioning is the most important aspect. Unfortunately, that is somewhat toward the middle of the room, in front of the speakers (although not impeding line of sight to either). It's not simply about where you get most or purest subsonic output but where the sonic sound of your main speakers is altered least or not at all. There are phase issues which means sonic output from the speakers may be cancelled the further the sub is from the speakers, although the subsonic frequencies may be more pleasing there. Second, the level. It's tempting to tune a sub so that you get massaged every time there's some deep bass. However, measuring the output with XTZ Room Analyzer has helped me get an output appropriate to the rest of the frequency range. When set up properly a sub will provide a foundation which will be noticed usually on tracks with subsonic content playing at high levels. In summary, if your speakers are supposed to be full range but are sounding a bit bass light then move them nearer to the back wall, is my advice. I don't have as much detailed experience with sub plus "satellites" so read my comments in context. Darren -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. SB Touch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93317 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
