Front Firing Subwoofer On Carpet

I just ordered a pswi 225 down firing wireless sub.

Front firing subwoofer on carpet.

Down firing subwoofers are popularly used with surround sound systems to increase the vibrations and rumbles heard and felt during film viewing. Also subs have dedicated power on board lessening the strain on your a v. Image by nosferatu it licensed under cc by sa 3 0. Today in the irc chatroom ericduckman wants to know if putting his down firing subwoofer on carpet is going impede the quality of sound.

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. The default position most subwoofers end up in is at the front of the room near the entertainment system. For decoupling vibration pads can be placed beneath the shelf or cabinet so that minimum sound vibrations are transferred to the floor.

The same rule of heaviness applies here. 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. A down firing subwoofer means that instead of a side fire or front fire the sub emits the sound directly onto the floor surface. Scott wilkinson and chris boylan have an answer.