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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => Planar Circle => Topic started by: Waker on 13 Apr 2014, 06:38 pm

Title: Subwoofers with 3.6Rs--front or down firing?
Post by: Waker on 13 Apr 2014, 06:38 pm

I have two REL Strata IIIs, down firing, each 2.5 feet behind each of my Maggies.  There's no room to place them out to the sides in my 11 x 17 room.  The two RELs are for each mono block amp.  If I were to upgrade my subs to newer model RELs, it seems down firing would still be necessary to avoid direct radiation against the backs of the 3.6Rs from a front firing speaker? And, what newer-line RELs do you like? 

Title: Re: Subwoofers with 3.6Rs--front or down firing?
Post by: DrChaos on 13 Apr 2014, 10:24 pm

I use a suggestion I saw in the Mapleshade catalog.

I have a sealed subwoofer on the same plane as the speaker, firing sideways.  Works quite well, apparently couples to modes (or fails to) nicer than other methods. 

Title: Re: Subwoofers with 3.6Rs--front or down firing?
Post by: satie on 13 Apr 2014, 10:59 pm

You should be able to turn the RELs to fire sideways towards the side walls and adjust the distance from the front wall till it works - it is not necessarily going to be in line with the speakers.

Those are good subs, I don't know of anything that will give you an improvement over what you have considering that the smallish/medium space is not a real challenge for a competent sub.