Sub placement


Many say the CRAWL ON THE FLOOR method is best for sub placement.I have two front firing subs. I have not read anywhere what direction to face the sub when you find the good sounding spot. Do you face it toward your listing spot or face it to an opposite wall or a back wall???
caymancayman
"CRAWL ON THE FLOOR method"?

Only use that if you're all liquored up. If not use the "SIT IN YOUR CHAIR method".
1.Put the Sub in your listening position.
2.Put on some music with a strong and visceral bass line that is dynamic and repeatable.
3.Move about the room to find the place/places where the bass is full/dynamic/tuneful/pronounced.(sometimes a few inches in any direction makes a big difference) Mark with tape!
4.Place your sub/subs in the two favorite positions marked by tape and take a listen, minimal tweaking may be needed. The tape will help to keep you in the right area.
5.Try several types of music, acoustic, rock, vocal, soundtracks, classic. take notes on what you hear so that you can get the volume balance right.

Have a look at the following thread for some good explanations about subwoofer set-up:

SubWoofer Help ASAP...

Regarding your question, there are four possible orientations so you would need to experiment. :)

Good luck!
Paul
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Paul McGowan of PS Audio just finished a detailed blog series on this. It looked quite thorough and sensible, although I don't have a sub to try it.

You can check it out at:
http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/woofer/9990/

He posts his blog once a day and the subwoofer series was done in a week or two.