Placement of sub for HT

thehalo8
thehalo8 Posts: 127
edited January 2003 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I am curious as to what the best direction to face a sub. I have a PSW350 that is in the front left of my seating, behind the front left main. I currently have it in the corner facing the left wall. Would it sound better to have it face forward rather than the side wall?
Mains: Polk RTi70's
Center: Polk CSi40
Surrounds: Polk TC60i's
Sub: Polk PSW505
Receiver: Onkyo TX-DS696
TV: Samsung HLS 5687W 56"
DVD: Sony DVP S5300
Protection: Monster HTS 3600
Backup Battery: Belkin AP3080010
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,519
    edited January 2003
    Trial and Error my friend. The best thing you can do is try it. If you really wanna get down, place the sub in your seat and crawl around the room until you find the strongest bass then place your sub there. It really does work.


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  • Apex
    Apex Posts: 69
    edited January 2003
    Thats exactly what i did.
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  • JSK2003
    JSK2003 Posts: 28
    edited January 2003
    I was going to start another thread but my question fits under this one. :)

    I'm looking into buying a HDTV to complete my HT. Are there any problems with placing a sub close to a projection TV ? My concern would be the bass knocking the lenses out of alignment over time.

    -JSK
    My setup :

    Anthem AVM20
    ATI-1505
    Sony DVP-NC650V 5-disc DVD/SACD
    Microsoft XBox
    Polk RM-7200 Theater System
    Polk PSW-550 Subwoofer
    Bettercables Silver Serpent interconnects
    Monster Cable speaker wire
    56" Panasonic HDTV
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  • wlrandall
    wlrandall Posts: 440
    edited January 2003
    I wouldn't. I've rattled the glare screen on mine with just the front mains going. I'd hate to see what's going on inside...
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,519
    edited January 2003
    My 15" Tempest Sonosub is within inches of my 46" 16:9. It's amazing what isolation pads will do. I have no problems.


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  • wlrandall
    wlrandall Posts: 440
    edited January 2003
    Ron, what kind of isolation pads are you using? My Mits tips the scale at about 400 lbs and is on casters; haven't been able to find something that would work.

    Wally
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  • pjdami
    pjdami Posts: 1,894
    edited January 2003
    yeah Ron. I have the same concern. I recently moved my sub away from the back of my Mits tv because I fear that I may shorten its life. I moved the sub right next to my right main. Still awesome but limited to LFE monster cable to the sub due to distance (about 8 feet). what kind of isolation pads are you using?

    thanks a bunch in advance,
    Paul

    Yamaha HTR-5590
    Polk RT-35i mains
    Polk PSW-350 sub
    Polk in ceiling surrounds
    Toshiba DVD
    Denon DCD-690 cd player
    Mitsubishis 65809 16:9 HTDV monitor

    p.s. This new HTR-5590 is way wicked kewl!
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