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followed. You'll lose 3 dB or so of output vs. stacked subwoofers, and possibly more overall
output vs. a corner placement as the sacrifice for better sounding bass, in my definite opinion.
NOTE:
In my opinion, whenever 2 or more subwoofers are used, regardless of placement
configuration, they should ALWAYS be placed with every effort to achieving equidistance to the
listening position with the main satellite speakers. A measuring tape can be used to measure these
distances from the SPL microphone (which, of course should be set up at the listening position, using
a tripod and at ear level, when seated) to the center of the subwoofer driver's cone.
DUAL SUBWOOFERS, STEREO CONFIGURATION
:
This configuration requires an outboard crossover network in most multi-channel audio setups. It
also requires external amplifiers (in other words, if you use a Receiver, it must be used as a pre-
amp and send to separate amplifiers).
NOTE:
My friend, whose screen name is Soundhound and who frequents the OUTLAW SALOON
forum, is an avid proponent of stereo subwoofers. If you find this configuration to be the one you'd like
to use, I highly recommend visiting that site and asking your question, directed at Soundhound, or
searching the threads on various subwoofer connection schemes in which we've discussed them at
length.
This is the standard configuration, in my opinion, which assumes a Pre/Pro or use of a Receiver as a
Pre/pro feeding separate amplifiers to the satellite speakers:
Set the front left and front right speakers (in your Pre/Pro or Receiver speaker setup menu) to
'large' and your subwoofer to 'no' and your center and rears to 'small'. You need a quality,
active, 2-way-stereo crossover. Run the interconnect cable from the Pre/pro or Receiver front
left preamp output to the left channel input of the crossover.
Connect the crossover's left channel high pass output to the front left amplifier input. Connect
the crossover's left channel low pass output to the left subwoofer. Repeat these steps for
connection of the right front speaker and the right subwoofer. Set the crossover to 80 Hz.
