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Article #5437Re: Where should the bass port face?
From: Kym & Suzanne
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 00:00
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I know it sounds better facing the wall, but I am just repeating what the service rep from Cambridge told me when I asked the same question as the first post in this thread. P.S If the sub was meant to face the wall, do you not think that they would have put all the connectors on the side facing the wall, the way you suggest you would end up with all the wires under your feet, although it would make it easier to get to the volume switch. Kym "enormus" <enormus@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:82e4e1$69t$1@news.creativelabs.com... > Subwoofers almost always sound better with their port facing a hard surface. > This is why so many home aduio subwoofers actually face down at the floor > (not too good if you have carpet, though. I have mine on the second shelf of > my desk facing the back corner. The bass boms out quite nicely. I find if I > turn it around to face me, it sounds "thinner." > > Kym & Suzanne <parly@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message > news:829n68$ce0$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > Yes I am sure, I cannot find the e-mail, think I deleted it, but that is > > what I was told. It seems to work for me, I have the sub under my desk and > > find the sound better if I point it towards my rather than the wall. > > I suppose in the end it comes down to what you prefer, try both way and > see > > what is best for you. > > Good luck, > > Kym > > "Jon" <jmeonremove@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:828ka6$odr$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > > Are you sure? > > > In the Soundworks manual, they suggested that we should face it at a > wall, > > > preferably at a corner. The Soundworks subwofer is very similar to the > > > DTT2500's, so one would think that the same should apply. > > > Please let us know. > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > Kym & Suzanne <parly@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message > > > news:824v4n$i3r$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > > > I e-mailed Cambridge about this about a month ago and the reply I got > > was > > > to > > > > face the sub towards you, i.e hole facing you. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Kym > > > > "Erif Setiadi" <erifs@cbn.net.id> wrote in message > > > > news:823d4n$hn5$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > > > > i Agree ..... > > > > > > > > > > but i need to know how long the distance to the wall? > > > > > J. O'Neill <jmeon@xhotmail.com> wrote in message > > > > > news:81e9r4$q5k$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > > > > > At the wall > > > > > > > > > > > > Friend <friend@test.com> wrote in message > > > > > > news:81dklc$ab5$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > > > > > > I've just got a cheap original soundworks (non digital) and was > > > > > wondering > > > > > > > how to place the subwoofer. Do you let the 'hole' face you or do > > you > > > > aim > > > > > > it > > > > > > > at the wall? Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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