Paradigm SUB 2 - Manuel (Page 21)

ROOM PLACEMENT &
THE PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT ™
Bass is less and less directional as it goes down in frequency. For best sonic integration, locating your subwoofer
between your front speakers or beside one of them and close to the back wall will usually provide the best bass
performance. If this location is not possible your subwoofer may be placed anywhere in the room without
affecting the stereo image of your front speakers or the soundstage of your multichannel speaker system.
Figure 1a: Corner placement provides the most bass, but sometimes at the expense of accuracy.
Figure 1b: A subwoofer placed near a wall usually provides a good balance of quantity and accuracy.
Although controls are provided to align your subwoofer’s output to the other speakers in your system, see “Fine
Tuning,” on page 24,
you have at your disposal the most powerful, accurate and innovative tool in the industry
for achieving optimal bass performance in any room situation. The critically acclaimed Paradigm Perfect Bass
Kit ( PBK) is a true audiophile solution to the problems of the room. It allows you to correct for the effects of room
boundaries on the quality of bass. See next page.
THE ADVANTAGES OF USING TWO SUBWOOFERS IN YOUR LISTENING ROOM
What’s the only thing better than a single SUB 1 or SUB 2? Two of them! Although a single Paradigm Reference
®
Signature SUB 1 or SUB 2 provides cutting-edge performance and breathtaking output, the quality (and quantity)
of bass can be further improved with the use of two subwoofers. Placing one in the front of the room and the other
in the rear of the room (see Fig. 2) usually provides the best bass performance and sonic integration. Begin by
placing your subwoofers in these standard positions, then apply the
Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit procedure
to the first subwoofer, then to the second.
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