Dual subs and room size

Also, your room is kind of small, so I strongly suggest you plan to start with 1 sub. You may find yourself perfectly satisfied with that.

While I love my Hsu it lacks built in EQ. I make my own loudspeakers, so that’s not a problem. I live and breathe measurements, crossovers and EQ so going from measurements to a miniDSP is super easy. However a built in EQ that is push button may be a much more important feature to you, or having an EQ that is auto calibrating like a Dirac system may be what you want, especially in a room that small.

Again, room treatment should be the very first thing you deal with. THEN a sub, then EQ. Contact GIK Acoustics for great advice and affordable and effective solutions.

Best,


Erik

I have 14'x 14' room and have 2 JL audio E110's to complement my Janszen zA2.1's. The JL's are very good subs. I have the cross over and volume turned down low or they will over power the room. I'm just using them fill in the bottom octave. This works very well in my small room. I did start with one sub and I now feel two are definitely better.

The number of subs has little to do with room size or volume. You want multiple subs to get a flat response by canceling room modes. (Two minimum and three preferred.) Read the stuff by Geddes. It is pretty well established science. Use attenuation to address volume to taste after you are flat.

Yes, two subs is better, but 1 sub with acoustic treatment and eq is very very good. My point was, for a room that small, 1 sub is probably enough. So much so that the second sub may not be worth the expense.

Buy a dozen subs if you want to but if budgets and floor space matters, and I'm not ashamed to admit they do to me, then starting off with 1 sub, with bass traps and EQ may be perfect.

Personally, I would take 1 sub with room treatment and EQ than 2 subs without any day of the week. I can get damn close to perfect. So much so I no longer care about the difference, and while I may merely reduce the worst nulls, my overall response will be much closer to flat, or my version of it than having 2 subs, no matter how well placed.

But again, the buyer should make themselves happy.

Best,

Erik

I have a pair of Hsu subs with EQ, and my office is smaller than the OP's room.
I think erik is correct, the OP would probably be very satisfied with only one sub.