The corner will reinforce the output and you may need to turn down the subwoofer level to match. The corner is where the longest wavelength can be generated (in a rectangular room) for lowest bass. However the best subwoofer position also depends on a lot of other factors that affect room interaction.
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I'm just trying to serve ripped UHD discs.
I appreciate your thoughts and insight.
Take heart, I have personal proof at least some gear is shipping:
Of course, I cheated and ordered B-stock.
Minimalist for the moment: DAP -> Sys -> Aegir -> Stax energizer. Even now, the Aegir has only had a few hours to warm up, but already sound is promising. I think it will benefit from the Bifrost from my bedroom system. I'll have to try that soon. I made a pig tail for my Stax energizer so it connects to various amps in the house with a 4-pin XLR cable. That means I can disconnect the energizer and use the Aegir to drive my HiFiMAN HE-500 as well. The Aegir is dawdling, of course: zero output is approximately 7:00 on the dial and as loud as I want it between 9:00-10:00. A bit more "cranking" is desired for my SR-Lambda. As @Ableza says, they need a bit of a kick to get going.
The Aegir, like the Bifrost, is a satisfying chunk. It is heavier than I expected it to be. Not that its density has anything to do with its sound, but it's satisfying nonetheless.
While I was typing this Triumph ("Allied Forces") was playing and made the Aegir sound thin on top and mid-forward. Of course, I remembered the Aegir was allowing the recording to sound like that. There is a better-recorded Joe Satriani track playing now. Soon enough I'll put on some well-recorded acoustic music and hear what's what. "Chitlins Con Carne" (Stevie Ray Vaughn) just started. It has become one of my most reliable audition song, and it has a great groove which is fun to listen to. Bass is recessed compared to a couple of other gear combinations I have. I think the Bifrost will be added soon. Treble and mids though... Lots of sparkle and snap with the cymbals (almost the only high frequency information in this song) and Stevie's guitar is rich and full and soulful (almost the only mid information). The electric bass was there, but I want it more "up" in the mix, more an equal partner with the guitar and drum kit.
Here's hoping everyone in back order purgatory sees the Gates open soon and their little bits of Schiit Heaven delivered.
Oh, and one of our cats is on my wife's lap right now. I had some Glenlivet avant and some Remy Martin VSOP apres. Since chocolate cake wasn't offered for desert, no coffee this evening's outing.
There are lots of different "strategies" for placing/integrating subs.
I have one of those... It is currently slated to go to my "other hobby den" to do duty in the country.
I had subs for a long time, but don't now (and not for a long time). First a mono sub (Velodyne ULD-15 II which I built one summer when I worked for them). Then later a pair of subs I used with my Apogee Stages. I found some DIY boxes which were constructed to emulate the Mini Grand subs Apogee offered. I bought them, added a pair of 8" drivers for each side, and powered them with a Threshold S/500 through a Threshold active cross-over (I wish I hadn't sold that, I wouldn't be using it, but I've never seen another for sale).
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Not that long ago, it took me 4-6h to integrate my stereo pair of TBI Magellans, an Outlaw M8 and a Leon A10 using Geddes' method.
I think we have to check your roots; something went wrong somewhere down the road.....
I have a REL T/7i, and REL specifically recommends corner placement: https://rel.net/room-setup/
I had a pair of those subs in an earlier system and room. I didn't use DSP, but instead I figured out wavelength at the crossover frequency by comparing frequency response curves (I know, I know, wavelength depends on air temperature and humidity, but Northern California is relatively easy to manage that way and this was just approximate anyway) and placed them relative to the main speakers (KEF Ref 1s) so that they'd be in phase at that frequency. It worked surprisingly well. In fact, memory of that old system is still my benchmark, although the rooms I have speaker systems in these days are a lot trickier and I depend on DSP room correction to get comparable or better results.
