Hello,
I've decided to finally take the leap into the world of subwoofer ownership with plans to purchase two of Rythmik's F18 Sealed Subs in the coming days. As I sit and plan on how best to configure them in my setup one thought came to mind that I'm unsure of the answer and was hoping anyone familiar with running more than one sub maybe could give some advise on.
My initial plan is to use my Benchmark DAC3 DX as the main center piece/connection point. The DAC3 DX has both XLR & Line Level Out jacks on it. Both of these connection points are labeled "Main" and are said to send the same signal out of both pairs of jacks at the same time.
I intend to use the Line Level "Main" Output jacks to feed my Pass Labs XA60.8 Monoblocks and the XLR "Main" Output jacks to send a signal to the two Subs. I will then use the built-in volume knob on the DAC to control the output level of all the speakers.
I have picked out a few places in the listening room that I will experiment with in terms of initial placement and its not likely that in their final resting place both subs will end up next to the main Left/Right speakers across the front wall (like seen in many sub owners systems).
So with that description out of the way my question is this. Since each Sub will either be receiving a Full Range signal from the Left or Right channel of the DAC3 am I required to at least attempt to follow a placement location for the Left Channel Sub somewhere on the Left side of the room and the Right Channel Sub somewhere on the Right side of the room? I believe that would be the expected general location of the subs given this configuration but maybe it doesn't matter?
A secondary question here is what kind of issues, if any, might I expect to run into if by chance the Left channel Sub ends up in the Front Left corner of the room and the Right channel Sub ends up in the Rear Right corner of the room fairly close the the listening chair (maybe 5ft)? To add to my uncertainty, what if also that Right channel Rear corner Sub also needs to have its Gain reduced by a decent margin (compared to the Left Sub at the front of the room) given its much closer proximity to the listening chair in an attempt to reduce location awareness?
My thought/concern which I admit ahead of time maybe unfounded is that since I am running Stereo Subs there may be some noticeable imbalance to the sound due to the signal feeding each sub channel not being "Mono/Summed Mono". I'm thinking along the lines of what it might sound like if you were to both reduce gain and tilt the balance of your main speakers to one side or the other.
With all this said I am aware of the concept of non-directionality in lower freq below 80hz but am unsure if that applies in all situations or if there are caveats involved when dealing with stereo subs not receiving summed mono signals.
Thanks for your thoughts on this
I've decided to finally take the leap into the world of subwoofer ownership with plans to purchase two of Rythmik's F18 Sealed Subs in the coming days. As I sit and plan on how best to configure them in my setup one thought came to mind that I'm unsure of the answer and was hoping anyone familiar with running more than one sub maybe could give some advise on.
My initial plan is to use my Benchmark DAC3 DX as the main center piece/connection point. The DAC3 DX has both XLR & Line Level Out jacks on it. Both of these connection points are labeled "Main" and are said to send the same signal out of both pairs of jacks at the same time.
I intend to use the Line Level "Main" Output jacks to feed my Pass Labs XA60.8 Monoblocks and the XLR "Main" Output jacks to send a signal to the two Subs. I will then use the built-in volume knob on the DAC to control the output level of all the speakers.
I have picked out a few places in the listening room that I will experiment with in terms of initial placement and its not likely that in their final resting place both subs will end up next to the main Left/Right speakers across the front wall (like seen in many sub owners systems).
So with that description out of the way my question is this. Since each Sub will either be receiving a Full Range signal from the Left or Right channel of the DAC3 am I required to at least attempt to follow a placement location for the Left Channel Sub somewhere on the Left side of the room and the Right Channel Sub somewhere on the Right side of the room? I believe that would be the expected general location of the subs given this configuration but maybe it doesn't matter?
A secondary question here is what kind of issues, if any, might I expect to run into if by chance the Left channel Sub ends up in the Front Left corner of the room and the Right channel Sub ends up in the Rear Right corner of the room fairly close the the listening chair (maybe 5ft)? To add to my uncertainty, what if also that Right channel Rear corner Sub also needs to have its Gain reduced by a decent margin (compared to the Left Sub at the front of the room) given its much closer proximity to the listening chair in an attempt to reduce location awareness?
My thought/concern which I admit ahead of time maybe unfounded is that since I am running Stereo Subs there may be some noticeable imbalance to the sound due to the signal feeding each sub channel not being "Mono/Summed Mono". I'm thinking along the lines of what it might sound like if you were to both reduce gain and tilt the balance of your main speakers to one side or the other.
With all this said I am aware of the concept of non-directionality in lower freq below 80hz but am unsure if that applies in all situations or if there are caveats involved when dealing with stereo subs not receiving summed mono signals.
Thanks for your thoughts on this