Your sub experience: Easy or hard?

For those of us with subwoofers, I'm curious whether you thought integrating it was easy or difficult. That's it.

Of course, lots of DBA people will chime in. No problem but please ask that everyone stay on topic. If you want to discuss all the pro's and cons of DBA take it to a brand new thread. Thank you.

The focus here is just to ask how many people had easy or difficult times and what you thought was the difference.

erik_squires05-25-2022 3:42pm

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ozzy62 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,299 posts 05-25-2022 at 04:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would say the degree of difficulty for me was moderate.
danager Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 976 posts 05-25-2022 at 04:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Subs are a pain in the pitootie. Adjusting it so it sensed not heard means that you have to unplug it (no power switch) to do a comparison...so I bought a second one??? The first configuration left and right of center just wasn't right Lots of muddy overbearing bass. They are currently stacked and turned way down. I'm pairing them with high efficiency speakers and the gain curve of the speakers doesn't exactly match the subs so they're set to work best at a specific volume. The biggest issue is the recordings. The amount of bass energy from one recording to the next is exaggerated with the subs. Depending on the track used to set them, the next tracks have way to much or way to little. That being said "Poema" by Eduardo Niebla • Antonio Forcione is way to much fun to be without them.
artemus_5 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,992 posts 05-25-2022 at 04:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I’ve had Rel subs for 20 years and have never had any issue integrating them. Now on another note, What are "DBA people" DBA = double Blind A**holes Don’t burp at all, Ditch bunny assoc, dirt build assembly????????? I Hate anagrams because they are used W a a a y too much
lloydc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 761 posts 05-25-2022 at 04:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Presumably: Distributed Bass Array
2psyop Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,772 posts 05-25-2022 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The first time with subs was not great. I got into home theatre once (not sure why, maybe I hit my head and thought it was a good idea haha) but the sub was too big, too bulky and ported. It never really meshed with HT or audio. The 2nd time was strictly for stereo and it went together much better. I had a better designed sub, non ported, better acoustics in another room and it sounds superb. I think my planning and integration was better. The 2nd sub was Rythmik and the first was SVS. Also I ditched all the advice that stated "you must tune the sub to your room acoustics by measuring and adjusting and measuring some more". I did my tuning by ear and it sounds fantastic.