Home theater in basement

[sowecrazy]

I have my HT in the basement and being with all the concrete bass dosent spread well so I placed my sub behind the couch and to me the bass sounds even. Was this an ideal choice or are there better options? I have a 7.1 set up and my fronts are floor standing And pretty bassy on there own.

[tootall82103]

What kind of sub do you have?

[erict]

Originally Posted by sowecrazy

I have my HT in the basement and being with all the concrete bass dosent spread well so I placed my sub behind the couch and to me the bass sounds even. Was this an ideal choice or are there better options? I have a 7.1 set up and my fronts are floor standing And pretty bassy on there own.

That's all that counts is that you are happy What's works in one room doesn't always work in the other. Every room has different acoustics so I'm not sure there is a correct answer to your question.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by erict

That's all that counts is that you are happy What's works in one room doesn't always work in the other. Every room has different acoustics so I'm not sure there is a correct answer to your question.

+1...and if you are unsure, you could get an SPL meter and try to dial it in to get your sub to play evenly with your speakers, preventing one from dominating the other.

[erict]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

+1...and if you are unsure, you could get an SPL meter and try to dial it in to get your sub to play evenly with your speakers, preventing one from dominating the other.

Good morning Fors. Enjoying my first cup of coffee Looks like you get to work as early as I do.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by erict

Good morning Fors. Enjoying my first cup of coffee Looks like you get to work as early as I do.

With a wife who is a school teacher, a 4 yr old daughter and a 5 month old son, not to mention I run in the mornings, my day starts at 4:15 AM, and I usually get to work a little after 7 erict.

To the OP...I have my HT is my basement with cement walls, and all I can say is to perhaps try the sub crawl technique to find the best spot. Here is Big Daddy's sticky on bass management, that includes how to perform the sub crawl....

A Guide To Bass Management