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Originally Posted by Grevlin
I had friends over, and one wanted to sit in my seat. ! She is a good friend so I said sure. (hid the reluctance) I sat is a different spot and screamed "the bass sounds like s#it here!!" after about 30 minutes. I didn't scare anyone because they know me. I realized I ALWAYS sit in the sweet spot. I'm continuing to learn, and I'm now slowly trying to tweak the system. The desire for a new sub is creeping into my mind so I will probably be going to a 2-sub set up very soon.
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My comments a couple of posts ago apply to many people. Because their subwoofers or their sofas are not in the best location, they tend to increase the level of the subwoofer and as a result put unnecessary pressure on it.
If you think your subwoofer is bottoming, the culprit is the level on the back of the sub or the gain inside the receiver. Currently, the levels on the back of my subwoofers are around the 40%. The gain in my receiver for the subs is -1.5dB. The bass sound in my room is loud, even, and enjoyable across he room. When I walk around with an SPL meter, the variation is no more than 3dB. Usually, a subwoofer is the loudest near the corners and walls.
In many years of owning different subwoofers from different manufacturers, I do not believe they have ever bottomed.