whadyasay Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Hello All, I am considering getting a Klipsch RSW-10 sub, but I'm constricted by possible placement. The only place I can put it is along my front wall between my TV and the left front speaker, which is where my present sub is now. I live in a studio apt., so all my things are arranged as optimally as possible, so considering the 20" length of the RSW-10, it would put the rear-firing active speaker about 2-3" away from the wall. Any further out, and the RSW-10 would be in danger of getting tripped over, or becoming an extension of my coffee table (main listening/seating is 7' away from mains...again, not rearrangeable). Would I be better off with a front firing/ported design like the RW-12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 2-4" is plenty of room from the wall. It don't flex that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadyasay Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Thanks for the reply. I'm more concerned about the sound quality. Will I be risking more distortion by having the main driver so cloe to the wall, as opposed to firing out the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Wouldn't the user manual give you some kind of criteria as far as how far the rear mounted passive radiator should be from a wall? 2-4" seems kind of close, 6" may be do-able see what the user manual suggests as optimal placement from the wall or do an audible test and see if there are any differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Of course front fire would be perfered for quality, as the wall will bounce and reflect and dampen the sound from the radiator. Physicly it won't harm your sub, but it will harm the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om13934 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 It's only the radiator that is facing the wall. As long as you have the active driver facing outward, and the passive driver far enough away so that it's not hiting the wall when it punches, you should be fine with very little distortion. Just get it as far from the wall as is needed for the safety of the sub(or your wall for that matter). I would also consult the owners manual. It should have a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadyasay Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Thanks for the replies, everyone. With the 20" depth of the RSW-10, I'd be looking at MAYBE 2" away from the wall, tops. Hence, I'm inclined to get a pure front-firing/front-ported design, as not to cause any turbulence or distortion against the back wall. The only thing is, the RW-12 is 21" deep! There's really no other place that I can put a sub without it blocking a doorway or moving something much bigger. I don't have the budget for some of the super-powered micro subs out there, and there's no way I'm putting a big black cylinder in there, either. EDIT: Well, after some careful considerations in terms of layout and size, it looks like I'll be giving the Hsu VTF-2 a whirl. It's still 19" deep, but its ports are on the side (rather than the rear), and one of the configurations lets you plug up one of the two ports (the one on the left, in my case, as it would be about five inches away from the TV stand, as opposed to three feet from the side wall for the one on the right) for lower extension. From what I can gather, it's a very tight, accurate, and full-sounding sub. And I can return it if I don't like it. I'll update when I give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 First the back of the sub has the active woofer,the front the PR.My three RSW's are around a foot from the rear wall,all three woofers face the rear wall.The PR's all facing forward.No problems at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Here all the woofers facing the wall,this is the best position you can place a sub like the RSW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadyasay Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 See? You've got a good amount of distance. I just don't think I could have the main radiator only two inches from a parallel surface and feel good about it, soundwise. Anyway, I'll be ordering a HSU STF-2 this week, so hopefully I'll be a happy camper. The JBL served me pretty well for about five years, but it was never really a clean-sounding sub, and right now, it feels like the weak link in my system, as I've been doing a lot more critical music listening....especially with SACD's. Yes, I have the bass management set correctly, took a while, but boy, is it worth it. SACD's are the real deal, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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