Distributed Bass Array configuration

@mike_in_nc Have you gotten what *you* need from this thread? (MC putting people down and elevating his own genius is, as usual, a freebie.)

It’s nice when people try to help other people. Not so nice when they boast about it and also try to discredit others  in order to claim some sort of monopoly. So the two cancel each other out. See how that works?

 " Phase matters and is both audible and measurable.''                       
   I concur.

@hilde45 -- Thanks for asking; yes, I’ve got what I was looking for (and more :-)). There has been a wide variety of opinions, all worth considering. My thanks to everyone; even if my experience does not mirror yours, I appreciate the time and effort you took to share your thoughts.

I plan to review the entire thread soon and draw my own conclusions.

And yes, probably everything helpful that can be said has been said by now.

@mijostyn -- An interesting story. I must correct you on one point. An expert is more properly defined as, "Anyone 500 miles from home." If one doesn't tell you what you want, another will -- they are a dime a dozen. I know; I was one (in another field).

I also had a TacT (2.2X) and a pair of Apogees (Caliper Signatures), though at different times. Flawed pieces, wonderful in their ways.

With subs, I always have used DSP HP and LP filters and careful adjustment of delay (phase). I have never used a sub without HP-filtering the mains, so can't comment on that idea. In my current setup, no one can localize the subs: bass seems to come from the main speakers, even though the subs are behind (!) the listener, placement needed to fill a room-induced response hole.

Since posting, I've played with a single added mono sub, and it seems to get my setup from 90% to 95%. (Some might not find that enough, but life is getting shorter.) I am mulling over how to adjust its delay -- my electronics aren't set up to do that, but I hope a sub with a continuous phase control will work well enough.