Elevate Subwoofer Off Floor

Subwoofers are less obtrusive than the sort of floor standing speakers with drivers big enough to pull off the same task.

Elevate subwoofer off floor.

Because we want to minimize the transmission of noise or vibration if you will to the floor itself. Removing that means you hear the sub only not the sub and the floor. And if we make this a diaphragmatic absorber we also can locate pressure activated absorption closest to the source. Also subs have dedicated power on board lessening the strain on your a v.

So let s see why the subwoofer should not be rested on the floor what are the ways to isolate a subwoofer from the floor and how we can get the best performance of the sub if keeping it off the floor is not feasible. I mean the subwoofer sitting on it. With my empire however it didn t make any. So we put a structure underneath it.

We can elevate your platform up to 24 and higher if qualified. By raising the sub off the floor onto the hearth i definitely noticed more bass. 1 setup myth is. You place our activated carbon platform under your subwoofer.

A typical sub transmits vibration directly to the floor even with feet. I had to recalibrate the ht settings to accomodate several more dbs in the 35 hz range. Isolation is obtained by placing the subwoofer on the platform and separating the subwoofer from the floor. You can place a sub anywhere in the room.

My situation may be unique because even though the sub is elevated it is still well anchored to a solid foundation. A bowers wilkins db1 subwoofer bowers wilkins the no. I ve done it with multiple subs both on suspended and concrete slab floors and it helped in both rooms. A higher position in the room will produce a smoother room frequency response.

This elevates it let s say 12 inches off the floor. But elevating the subwoofer is not always practical.