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Re: Sub placementHey Silas, the polarity will be the same. The only inverse polarity energy is coming off the back of the cone, where it meets a Helmholtz resonator (the enclosure) and emits from the ports in polarity with the woofer. It may be easier to think of a subwoofer as a point source bolted to the side of a box, it helps visualize the radiation characteristics for me.You are of course correct that there is no such thing as bass "unfolding" or "sticking to walls", if the former were true headphones wouldn't work.
Re: Sub placement
Hey Silas, the polarity will be the same. The only inverse polarity energy is coming off the back of the cone, where it meets a Helmholtz resonator (the enclosure) and emits from the ports in polarity with the woofer. It may be easier to think of a subwoofer as a point source bolted to the side of a box, it helps visualize the radiation characteristics for me.
You are of course correct that there is no such thing as bass "unfolding" or "sticking to walls", if the former were true headphones wouldn't work.
