Can a subwoofer be placed inside a cabinet?

Can a subwoofer be placed inside a cabinet?

The simple answer is yes. A subwoofer can be placed inside a cabinet. The first thing you need to understand the moment you decide to put your subwoofer inside a cabinet is that the quality of sound produced by your sub will generally be poorer as compared to when the subwoofer is positioned in a listening room.

Where do you put a TV woofer?

A subwoofer placed in the corner of a room may increase the subwoofer’s output – causing the sub to sound louder. Try placing your subwoofer in a corner and see how it sounds. However, depending on your floor space, a corner might not be a viable option for your subwoofer if it’s too far from your listening area.

Can a soundbar go in a cabinet?

You can put a soundbar in a cabinet, but only if the cabinet is open-facing. If it’s closed, the cabinet will interfere with sound quality, and could lead to overheating and failure of remotes using IR signals.

Does it matter where you put a subwoofer?

In most cases, it’s actually better to not hide the subwoofer. Many vendors recommend that you place your subwoofer in a corner. This placement reinforces the bass significantly. However, in some rooms, you can get too much reinforcement of your bass in the corner, and you end up with boomy bass.

Where should a subwoofer be placed in a church?

The most common placement location for subwoofers is around, and preferably under, the downstage perimeter. No matter where the subwoofers are placed on the floor, they may need to be “time aligned” with relation to the full-range main speaker arrays already installed in your space.

What should my subwoofer be set to?

Tips for Setting the Proper Crossover Frequency of a Subwoofer

1. On-wall or Tiny ‘satellite’ speakers: 150-200 Hz.
2. Small center, surround, bookshelf: 100-120 Hz.
3. Mid-size center, surround, bookshelf: 80-100 Hz.
4. Large center, surround and bookshelf: 60-80 Hz.
5. Very large center, surround, bookshelf: 40-60 Hz.

What should I set my subwoofer low pass to?

As a general rule, the Low-Pass Filter should be set at a value approximately equal to (or below) 70% of your main speaker’s lowest frequency response. For example, your speaker’s frequency response goes down to 43Hz. 70% of 43Hz equals 30.1, so you should set the subwoofer’s low pass filter to 30Hz.