Inside the subwoofer enclosure is the speaker driver consisting of the cone frame coil assembly and magnet the cone vibrates producing sound waves in the air.
Downward firing subwoofer on carpet.
The subwoofer can sit right on the carpet and the sound should be propagated from the subwoofer and mixed with the.
If your home theater room is carpeted you ll probably have an easier go of figuring out the speaker system that you otherwise might in a hard floor room.
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I just ordered a pswi 225 down firing wireless sub.
Most down firing subwoofers are placed on softer surfaces such as carpet.
You don t lose low frequencies reflecting off carpet only high frequencies so there should be no problem at all.
Although carpet will absorb some of the sound it is better to place the down fire on carpet than it is on hard smooth surfaces as these will reflect sound directly and cause a boomy listening experience that can be fairly unpleasant.
Imho most all sub s are placed on carpeted floors and most are downward firing.
My rel sub is on carpet and fires down.
Is it worth the time to cut out a small 13 x 13 piece of plywood to sit the subwoofer on to increase bass rather than just have it sitting directly on the carpet.