Can adding a second subwoofer overwhelm your room with bass? Not necessarily. In fact, a stereo pair can give you finer control over how bass performs throughout your listening space.
In this episode of That's a Great Question, John Hunter explains how two subwoofers allow you to optimize bass independently for the left and right sides of the room. He also shares a simple setup tip: when adding a second subwoofer, you may need to reduce the gain slightly to bring everything back into balance.
While the S/812 referenced in this video has since been succeeded by the S/850, John's advice on selecting the right subwoofer remains just as relevant today.
If you're interested in learning more about the current Serie S lineup, explore the S/850 and discover how it builds upon the performance of the S/812.
Social Media Question:
"I’m quite amazed the 5.1 and separate Sopra 2 based stereo play so nicely in my 15’ x 13’ room, but they do. I’m replacing my single T/9x with 2 S/812s.
Now, our favorite sub bass system manufacturer have recommended these, but can a room be a little compromised if two are to be working in such a confined space? Shall I stick to just the one?"
Watch now to learn how a stereo pair can help you achieve more balanced, precisely tuned bass.
Video Transcript:
“Great question, Paul. No. In fact, having a stereo pair will almost always allow you to get finer control.
Almost every room, if we think of a room as left half and right half of the room, which for you would be reversed, almost every room is very different on the left half than the right half. Some are stronger on the left, some are stronger on the right.
But what having a pair does is allow you to dial in each sub and optimize it for that half of the room for the left speaker and the right speaker perfectly. So there's not an instance where having two subs is inherently going to be too much overload. You just need to back off on the gain once you plug both of them in.
And you'll find that, you'll think, "Oh my gosh, this is so loud. This is crazy." And you'll find turning it down one to two clicks brings it right back into balance again.
So the beauty of being able to tune right and left sides for once perfectly so that both halves work beautifully is clutch.
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