PSW1000 placement

john22614
john22614 Posts: 214
edited January 2008 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
The PSW1000 manual states that the sub must be placed a minimum of 6" from a corner wall. Mine is about 7" from the side of my HT cabinet (which goes all the way down to the floor) and about 4' from the side wall, so I'm OK. But I would like to move it a little closer to the cabinet to reduce the width of my front sound stage and I'm curious, why a sub with two side firing drivers needs this much clearance when a down firing sub only needs a couple inches

Would appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks
B&W 804s mains
B&W HTM4 center
Polk PSW 1000 sub
Outlaw 990 Pre Amp
Anthem MCA 30 Amp
Monitor Radius 180 surrounds
Audiosource Stereo Amp for surrounds
Denon 2910 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Comcast DVR
Pioneer Elite 42" Plasma 940 HD
Harmony Universal Remote
Blue Jeans interconnects and biwires
Itunes Air Express
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited January 2008
    Different design principles. Sealed box design -vs- an open box. Damping material, weight of enclosure, amp characteristics. A multitude of other factors may explain your question.

    Let your ears decide.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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