Floor Firing Vs Straight Firing

2016 vizio p65 5 0 2 elac debut f5 c5 b4 a4 denon x2200 1 point 7 years ago.

Floor firing vs straight firing.

I ve heard arguments for and against both types of subwoofers. A down firing subwoofer box produces a domino effect if placed inside a room. Unfortunately the sub will be placed directly behind my listening couch and i m concerned that a front firing sub s location will be more discernable from there that seems to be what brian is saying in the above post. Bass emerges from the down firing driver hits the floor and essentially crawls along the floor producing particularly deep bass.

Down firing and front firing. With downfiring you are firing straight down into the floor but the air is coming from all directions. 90 ht 10 music or to reduce. The difference comes down to driver direction.

But with front firing it also acts as if the air is coming from all directions. The domino effect starts because of the shaking of the subwoofer box. And since the shaking directly affects the floor the floor starts shaking. I recently switched from down firing subs in a mid to large size room with hardwood floors to front firing 15s i found the front firing sub config sounded better at least in my room and i do believe there is less unwanted resonance.

Front firing vs down firing carpet vs bare floors or wood granite over carpet or am i just making a mountain out of a mole hill. Down firing subs will shake the floor since they aim their output to the floor but are usually not very tight. In general forward firing is always better than down firing. The downward firing wasn t bad.

For music most instruments produce sound waves that a down firing sub can t duplicate. I am thinking of replacing my down firing sub and the selection is much better if you go with a front firing one at least for my needs. To put this in perspective sound travels at about 1 foot per millisecond so this is like moving the subwoofer about 2 feet closer to you and that could subtly affect the blend you get with the main speakers. The front firing configuration seems to have a slightly faster response with a sharper rise on the first cycle.

Anyone perusing subwoofer descriptions will eventually encounter this distinction. Its sound reached the test microphone about 2 milliseconds quicker. If the subwoofer s driver faces down towards the floor it s called a down firing subwoofer. As y all maybe have seen in my earlier posts i have a bright room with wood floors.

If the driver dispersing its sound through the front of the cabinet it s front firing. And pass straight through pretty much all normal household objects and construction materials. They can be more placement sensitive since the floor is a constant. After that the ceiling comes next.