Best Placement For In Wall Subwoofer

The height of the left and right channel speakers may vary depending on what activities take place in your room.

Best placement for in wall subwoofer.

Speaker placement in a mixed use room. Placing a subwoofer in the corner of a room can increase its output making it sound louder. Say you re entertaining in your living room and want to play music for your guests. Moving all of the bass sounds to the subwoofer gives your front speakers the ability to focus on mid and high range frequencies.

Placing the subwoofer in a corner will equally energize all the room s resonances and maximize the subwoofer s output. Imagine dividing the length of your room by three. Typically you position a subwoofer along the front wall of the room. In fact high quality subs tend to sound their best when pulled at least 8 to 12 inches from any wall.

If your room is a rectangle the speakers will ideally face the length of the room so place your desk by the shortest wall. The subwoofer can handle all the low frequency bass sounds in a home theater. The great thing about a subwoofer especially a wireless subwoofer is they can be situated almost anywhere on your floor space. Subwoofers with larger drivers and more powerful amps don t need to lean on your wall for help.

There is no formula for locating the best spot.