Raising my sub off the floor really helped...
NotaSuv
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sub is a VMPS larger with mega woofers..feels good that even over 50 I can lift and move this lil beast..:)..taking it off the floor greatly lessen the subs inter action with my room...it greatly improved the lows all round, much cleaner and more thump then boom, greatly reduced the thumping through out the house..ours was built when rooms were small and there are small halls thru out ..at times it felt like the entire house turned into a giant woofer....probably did in a way...raised my VMPS about 2 1/2 feet off the floor and its sitting on a Gamma, which I found also reduced alot of the small hall reverb..had to turn the gain up a bit but its a change that actually worked out for the better.....amazing how sometimes the best tweeks are free and so simple..guess one needs to always be open minded in this area ...as I have also tried many that I never heard a difference with... having a full carpet, full floor to ceiling curtins along one side long wall, lots of plants and 2 sofas I am trying to tweek the best sound before adding any acoustic panels..will probably just put two behind the fronts....
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Getting your sub right with the room can take a lot of work but a trip worth taking. When you get it right you never feel the need to touch it again, if not it will drive you nust.
Congrats on getting it right and now for peace of mind.Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
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Yep. Gamma's are great. I have had a similar experience.Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
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I put my PSW10 up off the hardwood floor on a couple of cinderblocks. That reduced the booming, I could turn the volume up and bass tones were better defined.
Jim5.1 System:
TCL R613 55" 4K
Front: SRS-3.1TL
Center: CS400i
Surround: Monitor 10B
PSW10 subwoofer
Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
Parasound P3 pre-amp
Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
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I did this about a year ago, and had similar results. Everything started to come together. Room modes work in the vertical plane too.....for those with limited placement options, it's worth trying.
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what's a gamma?panasonic th-50pz85u
pioneer elite vsx-92txh
pioneer elite bdp-05fd
emotiva xpa-3
monster power hdp 2550
sa 8300 hd dvr
sda 2b's
fronts - rti a9's
center - csi a6
surrounds - fxi a6's
sub - polk dsw pro 600
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actually its Gramma..my bad..heres a little info
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how much are they ? i wonder if they help alot in front firing subs.
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how much are they ? i wonder if they help alot in front firing subs.
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Ok, how much is the Gramma?
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Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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That's the small one and it sells for that price all over the place. The larger one sells for $99 and is 2X the size of the small. I have both in my system.
BillMy 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012