Subwoofer boom is too much for me...


Could I tone down the boom on my subwoofer by plugging the port with something like a washcloth?  Have you ever tried this and had success?

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

 

mikeydee

There is little to no substitute for a speaker that does bass properly to begin with. You don't need a sub.

If it’s boomy, it’s not located properly, crossed over properly or set to the correct level. 

@audioguy85    Yeah.  But many cannot fit in or afford the necessarily huge and expensive speakers that do bass properly.  And there is still a cross-over to the bass driver(s).

["audioguy85    There is little to no substitute for a speaker that does bass properly to begin with. You don't need a sub."]

'Properly,' must be the reason why I often see manufacturers of statement speakers demonstrate them with subwoofers.  

 

 

If it’s boomy, it’s not located properly, crossed over properly or set to the correct level. 

I kind of disagree. I mean, this all depends on how many options we have available to us to fix a problem.  One of the most common is that there are big peaks that need to get clipped.  OK, so what if I can't move the sub?  Well that forces us to choose too low a level for the sub.  An EQ though, with or without bass traps suddenly opens up a range of possibilities.