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<p>Reader Ed Houck reminds me of one of the best methods for bass setup. *It’s nearly foolproof and works not only for bass and subwoofers, but with full range loudspeakers as well.</p>
<p>I certainly couldn’t use this with the IRS in Music Room One because of their size, but if your loudspeakers are movable, try this great tip for setup. *Might make a wonderful weekend project.</p>
<p>It’s called the reverse placement method. *As an overview, you put the speaker in the listening position and then walk around the area you eventually want the speakers placed to find the optimal spot.</p>
<ul><li>Place the sub (or full range loudspeaker) in the actual area you would like to sit, not in the positions where you want them ultimately placed.</li>
<li>Walk around the room with a roll of masking tape in the areas you’d like to place the speakers.</li>
<li>Listen for the best balance of mid bass and deep bass.</li>
<li>Mark that spot with a small piece of tape.</li>
<li>Continue doing this with as many spots as seem to present excellent sound. .</li>
<li>Once you have a number of options, simply place the sub or full range speaker into the place or places that offer the most reasonable WAF (wife acceptance factor).</li>
</ul><p>If you have the luxury of a second sub, the same method can be used to get better bass in the areas of bass suck-out:</p>
<ul><li>Locate the area of bass suck out</li>
<li>Place the sub in that spot</li>
<li>Walk around the room listening for areas where bass quality is high</li>
<li>Mark those spots with tape</li>
<li>Choose the spot you like best and place the sub there</li>
<li>If you have 3 or 4 subs you can continue to do this for a very uniform bass regardless of listening postion</li>
<li>Simple, quick, effective, and nearly foolproof.</li>
</ul>
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<p>I certainly couldn’t use this with the IRS in Music Room One because of their size, but if your loudspeakers are movable, try this great tip for setup. *Might make a wonderful weekend project.</p>
<p>It’s called the reverse placement method. *As an overview, you put the speaker in the listening position and then walk around the area you eventually want the speakers placed to find the optimal spot.</p>
<ul><li>Place the sub (or full range loudspeaker) in the actual area you would like to sit, not in the positions where you want them ultimately placed.</li>
<li>Walk around the room with a roll of masking tape in the areas you’d like to place the speakers.</li>
<li>Listen for the best balance of mid bass and deep bass.</li>
<li>Mark that spot with a small piece of tape.</li>
<li>Continue doing this with as many spots as seem to present excellent sound. .</li>
<li>Once you have a number of options, simply place the sub or full range speaker into the place or places that offer the most reasonable WAF (wife acceptance factor).</li>
</ul><p>If you have the luxury of a second sub, the same method can be used to get better bass in the areas of bass suck-out:</p>
<ul><li>Locate the area of bass suck out</li>
<li>Place the sub in that spot</li>
<li>Walk around the room listening for areas where bass quality is high</li>
<li>Mark those spots with tape</li>
<li>Choose the spot you like best and place the sub there</li>
<li>If you have 3 or 4 subs you can continue to do this for a very uniform bass regardless of listening postion</li>
<li>Simple, quick, effective, and nearly foolproof.</li>
</ul>
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