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Mmmm Crow tastes good...

So I have been anti subwoofer. And now I’m getting the hype (and maybe the vapors too).

I’m off all this week and remembered a crusty old subwoofer stashed in the dankest corner of my closet. Since the Quicksilver preamp I got a couple of months ago had a 2nd set of outputs I decided to put it on play.

this is a Pinnacle sub, 10” and 200 watts. I think I paid $129 on amazon a few years ago for home the water. Ironically it’s a sealed box implementation.

after a couple of hours of messing with it I think I have it fairly well integrated. I’ll have to make sure it’s not killing my neighbors. It’s not an audiophile sub but it really does add to the enjoyment of my patchwork system.

I do notice that, as with my stand mounts, there less bass at my siting position vs standing in the same spot. So I’ll have to figure out what’s going on with that.

But yeah, assuming I’m not blowing out my neighbors I’ll sincerely consider 2 good subs.
gochurchgo
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rocray
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gochurchgo,I think your day to day life would crush most. Hearing your story kind of makes hifi seem quite irrelevant. God bless you,and enjoy what ever you can. 
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jtcf
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Many of us here don't have the means or good fortune to have a great space or expensive equipment.Like me.Try to ignore the ones that hit 'send' before they think.There are plenty of people that will offer helpful and thrifty suggestions.Even entry level equipment can be tweaked to sound pretty amazing.
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gochurchgo
thanks for taking good care of your daughter. thanks for sharing your joy in the sub woofer arrangement. sorry for the snarky remarks from some. I don't know how to make any better adjustments than you have. please really enjoy your system.
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A. Apartment living. Though I live in the ground floor I’m sure my upstairs neighbor is getting it.
I suspect that killing the standing waves will also prevent them from being obvious in other's living spaces. A distributed bass array is certainly worth a try.

A standing wave is set up when the reflected wave is in phase with the incoming wave. Another way to describe this is 'superposition'.  The two waves re-enforce, so you get a big wave in one area, and none in another. That big wave is far more likely to be able to move about the building.
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@atmasphere  I’m playing around with moving the sub out front he wall. It’s currently placed to the right of the right speaker approximately 8” from
the front wall. The sidewall on that side is 13’ away. I’m pondering moving the sub to the left side a couple feet from the corner but doe to the cords that’s a PITA. I might try that tomorrow.

When I stand at the sitting position the bass sounds good and a touch punchy. When is sit there’s still mid bass but the lower end seems to roll off. I’m thinking some sort of wall mounted bass absorption on the back wall might fix the null. Maybe?

I’m going to get my hands on some 2x4’s after the holidays and get some rock wool, stretch fabric over it and have my daughter paint something on it then hang it. That will be cool.
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