What material is based below a down firing sub?

Horseface, before you give up on your sub, try this simple test: Place the sub at your listening position (I know, I know) then with some good material playing at upper moderate levels, walk all over the room and note the spot(s) where the bass sounds best. Then relocate the sub to one of those places. 90% guaranteed (OK 85%)

what nsgarth said about finding the best location for your sub is also my method only after i walk around the room & note where i liked the bass best i also crawl around the room & compare locations.

Tanks all for your sincere replies. I have the signiture 40's and the 470 surrounds. I will see if the carpet works and take the advice offered of finding a chunk of Granite on the cheap if it doesn't.

Peace

TE

There ya go! Try and find out...the audiophile way...experiement! good luck

Hey ... that sub idea worked great.

Thanks guys - It made a significant difference and I'm warming up to my "new" speaker system. It ended up in a strange place but I'm not fighting with logic.

TE-
The 470's are pretty incredible ... I have a friend that has them and at times they freak me out. Master and Commander - holy cow - I just about wet myself. I went with the S2's in the rear and feel a little bad because they cost so much and never get used much. I have second guessed that purchase since the day I did it. I sure love the S4's especially with the female voice. I matched them up with a pair of Levinson amps (bi-amped) and a Levinson 360S DAC. My two channel sound has me pretty happy - especially now that I tamed my sub a little. I'm still considering the B&W Sig 800's but I think I can push it off for a while.

If you get a minute shoot me an email if you want to compare notes on your Paradigm equipment.

Don’t look back man...