Sub placement

friggy
friggy Posts: 66
edited December 2012 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I got my new HSU VTF-3MK4 sub yesterday and have a quick question. Hopefully I'll get time to set it up tomorrow but was wonderingabout the placement. It's a side firing sub and I was wondering which direction should the woofer face?
Thanks Ken
Panasonic 50"
Panasonic BPD 50
Marantz 6007
B&W CM9
B&W CM2BG
CM 1's
HSU 3MK4
XPA 5
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  • blehmbo
    blehmbo Posts: 179
    edited December 2012
    Some people say it doesn't matter which direction the woofer faces since bass is omnidirectional. Some will tell you the woofer should face you or at least away from walls/obstacles for cleaner more articulate bass. You should experiment with the woofer direction and figure out what works best for you.

    As for placement the best way to find optimal placement would be the "subwoofer crawl." Put the subwoofer at the listening position (height considered), crawl around the room to find where the bass sounds the best, then place the subwoofer in that location. The idea is the bass quality will be the same at the listening position and where ever the subwoofer is placed in the room.

    Let us know what you think of the HSU after it's all set up.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited December 2012
    It should face in the direction that it sounds best to you.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • ErasmusBDragon
    ErasmusBDragon Posts: 113
    edited December 2012
    It is best in or near a corner.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2012
    ErasmusBDragon wrote: »
    It is best in or near a corner.
    For corner gain, yes. But corner gain can also result in the most room nodes being excited.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited December 2012
    HSU usually includes instructions for the "sub crawl" in their manuals. Follow those instructions.
    2.1: PC>Schiit Gungnir MB>Schiit Freya Noval>NAD C-270>Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1, HSU STF-2 5.1: HDMI Bitstream>Denon AVR-1910>polkaudio RTE55, CS350-LS, RT3, HSU STF-2, Visio M55-F0
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  • friggy
    friggy Posts: 66
    edited December 2012
    I was just curious if there was a protocal for the woofer, my current pos sub has a downfiring woofer. The sub will have to sit near one of my front speakers, it's in a living room and can't have cables running everywhere. So I will make it sound the best that I can from that position and it really doesn't matter which direction the woofer is facing.

    Thanks All
    Panasonic 50"
    Panasonic BPD 50
    Marantz 6007
    B&W CM9
    B&W CM2BG
    CM 1's
    HSU 3MK4
    XPA 5
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited December 2012
    I had my much older version of that sub in a corner, sounded great. Now I have it in the middle-ish of the room as an end table with the amp in my cabinet and speaker wire running through the baseboard, sounds great. The frequency response on HSU subs is very flat, so unless you have some wicked nodes in your room, you should be good no matter what.

    I can't imagine that you will be anything less than blown away by that sub, but please do kiss and tell.
    Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
    Bedroom 2.1     Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited December 2012
    If it's REALLY Big the wife will want it in the attic or garage.:cry:
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • mufsoman
    mufsoman Posts: 631
    edited December 2012
    So when you do a "sub crawl", should you put the sub up on the chair/couch that is the primary listening spot, or move the chair/couch and put the sub in its place? Does the sub being on a thick padded couch change the sonics for the test?
    Parasound HCA-2003A & 2205A
    Front: Rti12's
    Center: Csi A6
    Side surrounds: Polk Rti A1's
    Atmos: Mirage Nanosats
    APC H15
    Power cords by Pepster, Morrow MA4 IC's, AQ Midnight, AQ Chocolate HDMI's[/SIZE]
    The rest is TBD.
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  • friggy
    friggy Posts: 66
    edited December 2012
    I'm limited to where my sub can be, when I titled this "placement" wasn't the proper term to use. Anyway I have the sub connected but am waiting on some more equipment before I run audyessey again, but as it is it sounds so much better, very subtle and precise. Can't wait to get it set up proper.

    Thanks all for your help, Ken
    Panasonic 50"
    Panasonic BPD 50
    Marantz 6007
    B&W CM9
    B&W CM2BG
    CM 1's
    HSU 3MK4
    XPA 5
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