Downfiring Sub's On Carpet

team_canada
team_canada Posts: 107
edited January 2006 in Speakers
Question is, if a downfiring sub is placed on carpet will it deaden the sound. Not sure if deaden is a word.

I have two JBL downfiring subs. Would it be beneficial to place a piece of ceramic tile or plastic under the sub so that the sound is deflected of a hard surface?

Has anyone tried this? If so, will this produce a better sound?

Thanks
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited January 2006
    It should help clean up the sound. I've yet to try on on my sub simply because I'm not looking foward to finding a 2
    square foot concrete slab and then have to lift a 100lb sub on top of it...
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2006
    Some of us place a large, concrete paver underneath our subs to get a slightly cleaner sound. Not necessary, but somewhat beneficial, especially given the cost (about $4 at Home Depot or Lowes and a can of black spray paint).
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited January 2006
    i've done it as well. It does clean up the sound.

    Chris
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR502-S
    DVD Player: Pioneer DV-578A-S
    Left and Right: R50
    Center: CS1
    Rear Center: R15
    Surrounds: R30
    Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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  • team_canada
    team_canada Posts: 107
    edited January 2006
    Great, thanks guys. I will be giving this a try.
    POLKPIONEER SYSTEM

    Receiver - Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi
    Amp - Pioneer Elite M-10X
    DVD Player - Pioneer Elite DV-59AVi
    Front Speakers - polkaudio RTi70's
    Center Channel - polkaudio CS400i
    Sub - polkaudio PSW202
    Surround Speakers - polkaudio R15's (7.1 System)
    Speaker Cable - Unity Monster Link Biwire
    (Fronts & Center)

    TOTAL SPEAKER UPGRADE COMING SOON!!
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