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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_squires
ps
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Good question, Erik!

One thing that made setting up a pair of subs much easier for me was to put a 2’x4’ x 6" Owens Corning 703 fiberglass panel in each front corner.   I plan to add a second pair in the rear wall corners.

I also have successfully used an Anti-Mode DSPeaker to help with room correction. Ultimately it was a matter of trial and error and making sure I didn't become obsessive.  

 

erik_squires OP
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@ps 

Bass traps, properly used, are magical.  I use them both for subs and for two ways and it never ceases to amaze me how much better my life is thanks to them.  I simply lack some of the main bass issues (sub or no) others might contend with.

ps
765 posts
 

@erik_squires 

The Owens Corning 703 works a lot better for me than the 12" ASC traps I once had.

erik_squires OP
16,386 posts
 

After hearing an entire hotel full of ASC I can honestly say they are the last brand I would recommend for bass traps.

ATS or GIK would be a better choice, regardless of price.

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