Subwoofer sounds distinctly behind me...

[way2sl0 10+ year member]

Im running Energy Comps ( surprisingly sound decent, Canadian Manufacturer known for Home Audio ) with a hmr3802x. It sounds leaps and bounds better than my JBL coax's I had in before, but like before I hear the subwoofer coming from behind me and it doesnt blend with the front stage well. Also, having no rear speakers now, there is no depth to the music it feels almost, empty. Despite noticing details I did not before, it just isnt full I can't explain it.

Im running a dxz575USB, hmr3802x front stage amp, 6.5" Energy Comps, Tweeters off axis in sail panels ( tested many areas ) - For sub im running an RE SRx 15 @ 3.25 cuft / 30hz.

Any advice would be nice. My rear deck btw has both speaker holes open to the trunk along with 2 big holes that come stock with my car ( 97 Saturn SC2 ).

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

put the sub in the passenger seat or in the dash.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

try switching the sub phase maybe

 

[way2sl0 10+ year member]

Wouldn't that cancel bass waves from the front stage?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

try setting the sub LPF to 80Hz or lower as that will make it not as easy to locate where the sound is coming from...

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Wouldn't that cancel bass waves from the front stage?

it will affect how the sub blends with the front stage and also when the sound hits your ears, so it "might" make it better...

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Wouldn't that cancel bass waves from the front stage?

You don't want bass to be coming from your front stage...

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

put bass shakers under your seats

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

You don't want bass to be coming from your front stage...

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I want my bass to sound like it's coming from in front of me whether it's the front mids or subs playing it...

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

Put subs in your hood duh

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I want my bass to sound like it's coming from in front of me whether it's the front mids or subs playing it...

I repeat... Mids should not be playing bass.

My bass envelops you. You don't know what "direction" it is coming from...

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like you need some more tuning. Impulse delay is a ***** sometimes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif