I have spent the last few days trying to find something I don’t like about this subwoofer and have failed miserably. Originally, I placed the single THSPUD on a side wall. With that placement, I was able to bottom the SPUD with the same LFE intense scenes that had caused all of the other subs I have heard/owned to go into distress.
Moving the single to a nearfield placement directly behind the HT seating produced fantastic results in terms of unbelievable tactile response as well as clean well articulated bass. That said, I did not like the effect of Buttkickers and even though the nearfield THSPUD was more natural feeling, I (and my now bass crazy SO) found the extreme shaking effects distracting. That said if you like Buttkickers, you would love the THSPUD nearfield.
The idea of adding the second SPUD was so that I might achieve most of the tactile I was getting from the single nearfield placement but with the subs in the front of the room 16’ away. I wanted a more full frontal assault in your face kind of feeling and I wanted to be able to drive them really hard with no bottoming.
After EQ’ing and performing phase and level adjustments with my Velo SMS-1 and then running Audyssey MultiEQ, the results are simply spectacular. Musically, the SPUD’s are every bit as clean and accurate as my JL Audio Fathoms but the tactile, immersive bass they produce is the best I have heard/felt.
There are many superlatives I could use to describe the THSPUDS but suffice to say that if you looking for a uber bass sub and have a space that can accommodate its unusual size and industrial look, this sub deserves consideration. As with any sub, pairs are even better
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The three placements I tried are:
Side wall
Nearfield (under beanbag
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Front