#1744429 - 05/01/07 11:05 AM
Sub Questions
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IGW
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I'm doing an overhaul. I'm gonna be using my YSMp1s and my 1029As in the Control Room. I'm looking at buying subs for both.
I have a recording desk and I wanted to place the subs behind the desk, between the speakers. My currently design has the consumer 5.1 sub that came with my desktop below the desk, the YSMp1 sub behind it and the 1029A sub on top of the YSMp1 sub, like so:
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. YSS1 .
.7050B (Below).
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. Desk .
. Dell Sub (Below Desk) .
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The other options I thought of would be to place them all beside each other behind the desk, OR . . . could one sub be used to all application?
Also, if I were to go for the set up I have planed, should I have some kiind of stand for each unit to sit on. I've noticed Sound Anchors has sub stands.
One more: should subs be placed directly on the ground for optimum performance?
Sorry, I know that's a lot, I'm somewhat new to all this low end stuff.
All the best,
Ian
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#1744685 - 05/01/07 06:58 PM
Re: Sub Questions
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paully
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...could one sub be used to all application?
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Ian,
In a very general setting, this is what I'd do. Subs usually work from 100H down, and stereo info in not only indistinguishable, but unnecessary at those frequencies. I'd start with one sub, put it on the floor (not on a stand), and center it relative to the mains. Again, this is a general starting point. That's basically the way they're set up in a surround system.
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#1769039 - 06/20/07 09:57 AM
Re: Sub Questions
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audiorulez
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Unless your room is impecably tuned acoustically, a sub is going to give you more problems than solutions. Before spending the time and money to install a sub, spend time getting the room right. Once done, you'll most likely find you don't need the sub. If you must use it, make sure to include a way to quickly defeat it and run your full range monitors full range.
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#1769089 - 06/20/07 11:23 AM
Re: Sub Questions
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Bill@Welcome Home Studios
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There is a lot to consider.
My first reaction is to suggest that you get a single pair of full-range speakers that you can trust.
As was mentioned, the room needs to be properly treated.
To add a sub or not? I use a pair of full-range speakers without a sub. I do have a Velodyne sub in my home theater.
Proper mounting/placement of a sub would not be done with a guess, I'd do it with meaurement equipment. It also depends upon the room. Some subs sound better in some rooms sitting on the floor, some sound better up off the floor. All of the planes in the room can add to and change the frequency response of all of your speakers, so a speaker on the floor tends to couple to that plane, push it back near the wall and it couples again, push it into a corner, and it couples again. Does this help or hurt? Usually, you'll want to run a test program, not try to trust your ears.
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