ELAC Debut S12EQ sub question

[jremsen]

ELAC Debut S12EQ sub question


Quick question to other ELAC Debut subwoofer owners / users.
I have my ELAC Debut S12EQ sub set up several months now paired with Wharfedale Jade 3 bookshelf speakers and the combo sound great - currently being driven by a Denon AVR X4000. I completed the set up using the app near the sub and again at the listening positions, however the subwoofer is sitting directly on the concrete floor of my basement.
I just recently purchased and installed an Auralex Subdude HT isolation pad between the floor and the subwoofer and it really has tightened up the bass by de-coupling the subwoofer from the floor and walls.
My question is this: Do I have to now perform another app setup at the subwoofer and at the listening positions after this isolation pad install or does the original set up take care of the room and another recalibration is not necessary? Thanks in advance to all responding members.

 

[everettT]

Are you using audyessey? And the the subs eq?

 

[lovinthehd]

I can't imagine that the auralex pad did any such thing as improving the sound quality of the sub (unless the sub cabinet was poorly made or something). I wouldn't bother rerunning Audyssey or the sub's eq but if you believe it may make a difference, it just may.

 

[shadyJ]

The Elac S12EQ has a passive radiator mounted on the bottom of the enclosure. Sometimes these radiators can be very heavy if the subwoofer is trying for a very low tuning. At high excursions, that could cause some vibration- and that would be a design problem, if that is the case. The subwoofer would need a more inert cabinet. As lovinthehd said, an isolation pad shouldn't be needed on a concrete floor. That would only make a difference if the subwoofer itself were the problem.