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Speakers on top of subwoofer

Is mounting a speaker on top of a sub a bad idea?  Specifically, a Harbeth 40.x mounted with isolators on each corner so the cabinet can flex/breath on top of a Rythmyk E15  I have a limited amount of floor space and the Rythmyk is a little taller than a Tonteger which is a good thing since the Tons are a little short to place the tweeter around my ear height.  

lewl28
immatthewj
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in the same cabinet

being the operative words.

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lordrootman
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I have enjoyed my Sony M7 sitting on top of my SVS SB16 ultra without any issues of vibration 

 

https://youtu.be/iiZ8xf2pDco?si=THxlHfGQ1wxOgDwe

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lordrootman
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Another one Usher BE 718 on top of SB16 ultra 

 

https://youtu.be/E8sSmmDkjfo?si=BC2J9uxHtICoiAyT

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lordrootman
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Another one

 

https://youtu.be/snCrObvQcyI?si=lhvMrnBz5_Z83wXE

deep_333
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Definitive pioneered combining loudspeakers and subs in the same cabinet for decades and Golden Ear is doing this as well. I haven’t seen any complaints about them.

The optimal location for a subwoofer (low bass transducer) is usually never at the optimal location for a speaker (imaging and so on). The primary objective with a subwoofer is to get it married to the room...not anything else...

Golden Ear didn’t defy any physics and produce some kind of acoustic miracle.... What it does is a awkward compromise to cater to some low info dinosaurs who believe music listening should be done without subwoofers...

If you are placing speakers on top of a sub (at the same spot), it is a wasted opportunity in most circumstances.

 

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