Front Firing Subwoofer On Carpet

For decoupling vibration pads can be placed beneath the shelf or cabinet so that minimum sound vibrations are transferred to the floor.

Front firing subwoofer on carpet.

Scott wilkinson and chris boylan have an answer. The same rule of heaviness applies here. Is it worth the time to cut out a small 13 x 13 piece of plywood to sit the subwoofer on to increase bass rather than just have it sitting directly on the carpet. A word of caution for placing subwoofers on tables cabinets or shelves.

I just ordered a pswi 225 down firing wireless sub. My family room is fairly small 15 x 12 and carpeted. Subwoofers are less obtrusive than the sort of floor standing speakers with drivers big enough to pull off the same task. Today in the irc chatroom ericduckman wants to know if putting his down firing subwoofer on carpet is going impede the quality of sound.

If the subwoofer is front firing it can be placed on a shelf or in a cabinet. Also subs have dedicated power on board lessening the strain on your a v. This is probably for a few reasons chiefly because it s easiest to wire there but you should know that the nature of the sound coming from a sub mean that it. Image by nosferatu it licensed under cc by sa 3 0.