Is there any way to tame a sub in an alcove?
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I live in an old cottage now. My old place had a huge living room with very high ceilings. I ran an ASW 750 B&W sub - bloody monster of a thing. 12".
In my new place its a "snug", not a living room ;-)
I tried the sub in teh alcove as per below but it was boomy and overpowering, even turned down.
I've since put a baby sub up front - BK Gemini 150. It's tunefull, and subtle, but has to be run on literally 0.5 out of 10 to prevent distortion during movie crashes and bangs. I'd like to use my ASW 750 , but it really has to live in the alcove due to its size.
Is there ANY way to tame a sub positioned like that? or is it just a non starter?
The end of the large open fireplace is a solid thick old wall. It really is an alcove.
In my new place its a "snug", not a living room ;-)
I tried the sub in teh alcove as per below but it was boomy and overpowering, even turned down.
I've since put a baby sub up front - BK Gemini 150. It's tunefull, and subtle, but has to be run on literally 0.5 out of 10 to prevent distortion during movie crashes and bangs. I'd like to use my ASW 750 , but it really has to live in the alcove due to its size.
Is there ANY way to tame a sub positioned like that? or is it just a non starter?
The end of the large open fireplace is a solid thick old wall. It really is an alcove.
Have you run the Audyssey calibration since putting the B&W in the alcove?
If so, was the Sub within the limits they indicate before moving on to the rest of the calibration?
Is the Sub overpowering when listening to stereo music or only on Surround sound movies? If only on movies, is the LFE channel been adjusted?
If so, was the Sub within the limits they indicate before moving on to the rest of the calibration?
Is the Sub overpowering when listening to stereo music or only on Surround sound movies? If only on movies, is the LFE channel been adjusted?
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