home theater system Picking up right where I left off in the last home theater system post brings me to subwoofer placement. The sub shouldn’t be placed in the nearest free space. All rooms are different so it is a good idea to move the sub around to figure out the location of clearest bass. When in a corner the sub will have the greatest booming effect but that is not always what a person is looking for.

A classic bass testing technique is called the floor test. Decide where you will sit in front of your home theater system. For example, if it was a chair, move the chair aside and place the sub in its central location. Turn on music with heavy bass; bass-only tracks are ideal. Get on your hands and knees while the bass is thumping and move around to different locations of the room where the sub could be placed. Some spots in the room will hit hard and others will be quieter. When you find a happy median, mark the spot where the sub is to be placed. Waal-la, you’re done with setting up bass for your home theater system.