How to Get Better Bass with a Subwoofer Array
Setting up a subwoofer array is one of those things that sounds incredibly technical until you actually hear the difference it makes in a room. If you've ever been to a concert where the bass felt like it was punching you in the chest but the stage stayed relatively quiet, you've heard the magic of a well-tuned array. For a long time, people just threw a couple of sub boxes on the floor and hoped for the best. But sound waves—especially the long, chunky ones that make up our low end—don't really play nice by themselves. They tend to bounce off walls, cancel each other out, or create massive "hot spots" where the bass is overwhelming while other areas feel thin and weak. ...