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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 35299" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: How much does orientation of sub cabinets matter?Welcome to the problem with subs on the floor-especially in a church setting.&nbsp; This is exactly why I prefer to fly them for these types of room.Anyway-also consider the following.&nbsp; IF you were to lessen the punch by pointing them away from the audience-then the rest of the audience will ALSO get less punch.Depending on the physical size (front area) of the cabinet, you may or may not have some directivity, that would change with the orientation of the driver.But that directivity will be in the upper part of the passband.Since all you are talking about is &quot;twisting&quot; them 90°, it is pretty easy to test.I would also suggest doing some measurements (if you have the gear to do so) with a couple of mic positions out in the audience-in both positions.Also do listening tests and see if they agree with the measured results.If they do-great.&nbsp; If not, you need to reevaluate one or the other or both.It is simple enough to try-so give it a go.And don&#039;t forget the placebo effect.&nbsp; If somebody &quot;thinks&quot; it made a difference, then that part of the &quot;problem&quot; may just go away-thinking they have supplied a &quot;solution&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 35299, member: 30"] Re: How much does orientation of sub cabinets matter? Welcome to the problem with subs on the floor-especially in a church setting. This is exactly why I prefer to fly them for these types of room. Anyway-also consider the following. IF you were to lessen the punch by pointing them away from the audience-then the rest of the audience will ALSO get less punch. Depending on the physical size (front area) of the cabinet, you may or may not have some directivity, that would change with the orientation of the driver. But that directivity will be in the upper part of the passband. Since all you are talking about is "twisting" them 90°, it is pretty easy to test. I would also suggest doing some measurements (if you have the gear to do so) with a couple of mic positions out in the audience-in both positions. Also do listening tests and see if they agree with the measured results. If they do-great. If not, you need to reevaluate one or the other or both. It is simple enough to try-so give it a go. And don't forget the placebo effect. If somebody "thinks" it made a difference, then that part of the "problem" may just go away-thinking they have supplied a "solution". [/QUOTE]

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