DWS Pro 400 (Carpet)

dei08dei
dei08dei Posts: 29
edited July 2008 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
While looking at the Pro 400 at Fry's, the salesman tells me that the 400 is a bottom firing sub. He said that since it is a bottom fiiring sub, it should NOT sit on carpet. A piece of wood or plexi-glass should be placed over the carpet. Is this true or have I been had??????:confused::confused:
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
    Carpet damps highs, not bass sound waves that are 20 foot long.......
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  • dei08dei
    dei08dei Posts: 29
    edited July 2008
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    Carpet damps highs, not bass sound waves that are 20 foot long.......

    I am dense. I don't understand "not bass sound waves that are 20 foot long".
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    You'll be fine as long as the woofer itself isn't hitting the carpet.
    "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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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
    Bass wave lengths can approach 20 feet in length, and can penetrate nearly anything. That is why you hear cars thumping from blocks away. You never hear the highs, even if they are played just as loud, as they are absorbed/stopped by solid objects in their paths.
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  • dei08dei
    dei08dei Posts: 29
    edited July 2008
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    Bass wave lengths can approach 20 feet in length, and can penetrate nearly anything. That is why you hear cars thumping from blocks away. You never hear the highs, even if they are played just as loud, as they are absorbed/stopped by solid objects in their paths.

    Thanks.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2008
    I have mine on carpet. You can also configure the DSW series for forward firing if you feel so inclined, or if it will help you sleep better at night.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • dei08dei
    dei08dei Posts: 29
    edited July 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    I have mine on carpet. You can also configure the DSW series for forward firing if you feel so inclined, or if it will help you sleep better at night.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    Thanks Russ. I did not know I could reconfigure it. I will try it to hear the difference.
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