2 subwoofer???

There is great merrit to what Duke just said.

For my symetrical stereo sub set-up there are obvious peaks and nulls when playing test tones. It is possible to get things relatively flat by using the controls on the subs. But when you do this the music looses a lot in my opinion.

Judicious use of an EQ like the one from Velodyne has crossed my mind, but it does sound awfully good as is.

If space and living conditions permit I would try exactly what Duke recomends.

Good luck!

Thanks, Bignerd100.

Giving credit where credit's due, my primary source for the above-mentioned first school of thought is David Griesinger, and my primary source for the second school of thought is Earl Geddes.

Just for the record, Earl recommends having more than two low frequency sources in the room, and preferably a mixture of vented and sealed. So I doubt that he'd have a problem with using two non-identical subwoofers.

Duke

I've gotten great results with matched, dual subs. In addition to a fuller and more natural base, the addition of the second sub has resulted in a wider soundstage, added a bit more clarity to both instruments and voices and contributed to a smoother response in the low to mid-range. My listening room is over 3500 cu. ft. with many openings and a vaulted ceiling that climbs to 13 ft. The second sub has definitely made a difference in this large space. After experimenting with several locations, I concluded that placing both subs along the same wall, with each sub slightly outside of the LF and RF speakers respectively produced the smoothest and most natural sounding bass.

Thanks for the responses everyone. I am restricted quite a bit in where I can place my subs, but I will try to turn them to see how this changes things if at all. My room too is over 3500 cu ft, but my subs seem to have plenty of oomph for it. FWIW, placing audio points underneath made an audible and measurable difference.

In light of all this excellent discussion, I now ask, would going with two smaller subwoofers give me more stable/solid bass so that the two smaller ones would equal or surpass the sound quality/volume/etc. of one larger one.

Example, would two Hsu 10" subs be "better" than one Hsu 12" sub (the exact model numbers escape me right now? Same with two Rel Stratas as opposed to one Rel Storm?

Thanks, as usual, in advance!

rustler