Do you think you need a subwoofer?

I bit the bullet, and repositioned my little horn sub in an experiment to tame uneven and boomy bass in my room. The sub was located in the left corner, behind and to the side of one of the main speakers. I moved the sub midway along the side wall. Now it is similar in position to one of Raul's subs, slightly in front of and to the side of the right main speaker. The initial results are promising! Bass is less boomy, more tuneful, and better integrated with the main speakers. The level is lower (no problem for me) while the LF quality is much higher. I simply adjusted the output level to compensate for the reduced output of two boundaries compared to three in the corner. This is exactly what I wanted.

Here are a couple of articles on sub placement I found helpful:

http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/setup/loudspeakers/SubwooferplacementP1.php

http://www.harman.com/wp/pdf/multsubs.pdf

Raul, you may not be surprised to know that the second article advocates 4 subs as optimal!

Dear Skushino: I read the second link that I think is very interesting about the subwoofers subject. All the live and computer experiments tell us many things, that one with 5,000 subwoofers ! ! !!!.

At the end they found that the near perfection about LF it can have it with four subwoofers but they conclude that we can have a very good LF performance with two subwoofers ( and very practical ), this is what they find it:

+++++ " Two subwoofers is very nearly
as good and has very good low as good and has very good low
frequency support as well. " +++++

I think that we are in the " right road ".

Tks for the links. I will take the time to read the other one.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Scott: The audiholics link is a good one too, but is more dedicate to HT systems. In this link there are some interesting facts in the: Setup Tips.

Tks for share with us these info. Is really educational.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Raul,you need 4 subwoofers,for perfect Raul/type sound.Sorry,but you are a perfectioist.Don't deny this to me,as I know you too well.If you can go the mega table/arm/cartridge route,why not "do your low frequencies right"!!Note:I said low freq,as opposed to bass!Best regards,and don't get too serious in your reply,as I'm sort of(just a little)kidding you,but the 4 subs are better,MUCH,than two.

Ps-If you get the 2 additional subs,I may consider hopping a plane to Mexico City!!

Dear Sirspeedy: Well, maybe all of us need 4 subwoofers.

In my case, it will be a very hard alternative because right now my audio system is a " musical event ". It is not if it have: resolution, pitch, dynamics, accuracy, tranparency, neutrality, etc,etc....

It is, well: BALANCED.

It is not only the seamless subs integration, that does not means nothing " per se ", it is that is like music: balanced.

Sirspeedy, you have to hear it.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.