carewser
Senior Member
Since I own 10 of them I thought it would be interesting to discuss the different designs and features of subwoofers. One thing I don't like are downward-firing subs (even though 4 of mine are designed this way) because I can't see the driver move which is something i've always enjoyed so I just plop those ones on their sides. I've never heard any difference from doing this either so why some are downward-firing is beyond me other than to possibly increase the feeling on the floor of the bass but I live in a basement with a concrete floor so it doesn't matter anyway. I also have two that are sealed inside their enclosures so I can't watch them move and one that has dual passive radiators instead of a port like most of the others and one that has no port so I have almost every possible design one can have in subwoofers. I have some with little rubber feet and some without although feet are definitely becoming more popular. As far as surrounds go, 7 have foam surrounds and 2 have rubber surrounds and every single driver is paper. All are active/powered with 8 having plate amps while two have cooling fins. I don't know which type of amps they all have but I expect whichever is cheapest since none of my subs are expensive. Only one of my subs has the standard nobs and buttons found on the back (volume/crossover/phase) and the only nob that matters is the volume button. Why anyone would set the crossover to anything but the lowest is beyond me and the phase button does nothing. I actually wish it didn't have a volume nob because I never know what the proper setting is as it seems to change depending on the recording and it's not like there aren't other ways to add bass. The most common complaint amongst subwoofers is the chuffing sound from the port (which is why some are acoustic suspension) but i've never heard chuffing from any of mine so I don't know what people are talking about but I had a friend once tell me he could hear chuffing
Let's hear about your subs (which i'm sure are better/more expensive than mine)
Let's hear about your subs (which i'm sure are better/more expensive than mine)