Subs in rooms with big windows

snake1

Just wondering how many of you have a nice sub in a LR or area with big windows? We are going to be buying a house with a big LR and at one end it has several big windows (a lodge type look if you know what I mean). To finish up my system, the last step is a sub and I've decided upon an SVS, but my concern is how will a good sub affect that much glass? Thoughts??

treitz3

Hello, snake. Glass of that size will detract from the sub and help to absorb the low frequencies. Not to the point to where you can't hear it but it will absorb. It's large, flexible and it moves. This is not anything that the lowest of reproductive frequencies like when trying to be reproduced into a room. Placement of the sub(s) will be of utmost priority.

Tom

Geoff4rfc

My theater room had two large windows with folding wooden shutters covering them. I never noticed any problems running two Epik empires but one night, my wife rented some stupid "scary" movie, it was called "The Inn". There was a ghost of a woman from long ago that lived there.

The movie used LF's to show her presence was there. During one scene, the LF's were so low, my shutters were rattling. My wife goes, "What the heck is that?", I paused the movie to see, and my subs drivers made a pop sound because they were extended so far out, I said, "Those were my subs baby"

The movie was stupid but the LF's were off the chart, my windows handled it just fine, much better than the coverings.

snake1

Thanks for the info guys!! I was afraid a sub may be too big, but now it sounds like I'll have to 'compensate' for the windows.... darn it.... :biggrin:

rpf65

Adding 4 subs is going to dent the piggy bank a little, isn't it?

pdxfj

I've got a 7'x5' window in my living room with one sub sitting fairly close to it. Once I placed it on an Auralex SubDude it helped clean things up a bit. Have dual subs, both of which are now sitting on SubDude's. Very noticeable improvement with the sub next to the window.

Polkie2009

I have two windows about 3'x6'(standard size?) that I've been wanting to cover orbe able to temporarily plug to keep dbs from leaking out the front room to the street. Any good suggestions other than building another interior wall on that side of the room?

snake1

pdxfj wrote: »

I've got a 7'x5' window in my living room with one sub sitting fairly close to it. Once I placed it on an Auralex SubDude it helped clean things up a bit. Have dual subs, both of which are now sitting on SubDude's. Very noticeable improvement with the sub next to the window.

Is your window a solid pane or does it have the wood going through to make smaller panes?? My windows are big single panes and shattering has me concerned but probably unjustly so.

treitz3

Shattering will only happen if they are improperly installed IME. I have hosted a yearly audio event in which most all of the 13 cabins with systems in them have large lodge type windows and with all of the systems that have come and gone through the cabins, not one of them have broken any glass. That should not be of any concern, as we have had subs that were capable of sustaining over 100db at 20Hz without breaking a sweat. All solid pane glass.

You won't need to compensate. You basically asked how a good sub will be affected by large glass panes. Any surface that flexes will affect a sub's output, not just large panes of glass. My apologies if I lead you or others to believe that you will need multiple subs or a bigger sub to compensate. I'm not familiar with SVS subs but I think you'll be fine. Just find out exactly where the best placement would be for the sub(s) you do get.

Tom

codyc1ark

Geoff4rfc wrote: »

My theater room had two large windows with folding wooden shutters covering them. I never noticed any problems running two Epik empires but one night, my wife rented some stupid "scary" movie, it was called "The Inn". There was a ghost of a woman from long ago that lived there.

The movie used LF's to show her presence was there. During one scene, the LF's were so low, my shutters were rattling. My wife goes, "What the heck is that?", I paused the movie to see, and my subs drivers made a pop sound because they were extended so far out, I said, "Those were my subs baby"

The movie was stupid but the LF's were off the chart, my windows handled it just fine, much better than the coverings.

If she likes stupid movies, and you like LFE, rent 'Pulse' on BD. Better yet, for a good movie try 'How to Train Your Dragon'.