Subwoofer Series

Deepen your understanding of low-frequency system design with articles that cover subwoofer behavior, placement, tuning, and how to get resonant bass where it matters most.

Everything You Wanted To Know About Subwoofers

The evolution, facts, and theories about subwoofers and the low end of the frequency spectrum. By Andy Coules

Inside Passive Cardioid Loudspeaker Technology

An approach for maintaining the directional pattern of high-powered subwoofers and loudspeakers By David Gunness

The Best Place To Put Subwoofers Is… ?

The most common answer is to put them on the floor.But is it always true? By Jerrold Stevens

The “Power Alley,” a.k.a., Troubling Interactions Of Subwoofers

Opposing subs can create regions where LF energy is too hot. Here’s the explanation and some solutions. By Joe Brusi

The Aux-Fed Subwoofer Technique

Clearing up the confusion as to what this approach actually encompasses and what it accomplishes. by Tom Young

“Run & Gun” Subwoofer Arraying Techniques

Trial and error, plus a willingness to walk around and kick boxes a few feet this way or that, can make a big difference. By Bennett Prescott

Subwoofer Series