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Bass Suckout in a Square Room - Remedies and Solut

Hi All,

My problem is I've got major mid-band and lower bass suckout with my speakers.
The bass dissapears in the seating position. But if you stand up either side of my sofa the the bass returns.
I would like to hear from anybody who has a similar problem and what solutions they use to eliminate the problem.
I can't move to another room in the house. But this is a dedicated hi-fi room. So there is a degree of flexibility.
Thanks
Meth
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hifitime
715 posts
 
Also double check the polarity(+ and -) on your speakers and amps connections.
aggielaw
267 posts
 
Do you happen to have your speakers on a long wall in a rectangular room? I'm 0 for 2 in good sound in that situation, the issue both times being the bottom is sucked out.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
Your explanation is a little vague. Room dimensions and speaker/sofa location in the room would help, but you will have to move the speakers or the sofa.
schipo
1,268 posts
 
If for any reason you can't move the sofa "WAF" then try using diffusors at the rear and side...the sofa is most likely the cause. I use for my listening seat a comfortable whicker chair. I figure if there is very little material at the listening position then any problem would lie somewhere else.
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wrayman
54 posts
 
My room is 14 x 14 x 7 high, LOL. I finally tried a diagonal set up and am much happier. The bass improved immediately. It was deeper and well controlled in comparison to the conventional set up. Also much better imaging.

Good Luck !
Mike
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