Subwoofer positioning in Exeter
Professional subwoofer positioning services in Exeter and surrounding areas. Local, reliable handyman - no job too small.
Price Guide
£60
Typical Duration
30 mins-1 hr
Location
Exeter, Devon
Subwoofer professionally positioned for optimal bass response in your specific room. No boom, no rattle, no annoyed neighbours - just clean, powerful bass that enhances rather than overwhelms.
When Your Bass Doesn't Sound Right
You've spent £300+ on a subwoofer. It either sounds boomy and awful or you can barely hear it. Either way, it's not giving you that cinema-quality bass you were hoping for.
Position matters more than the subwoofer itself. Same unit, different spot, completely different sound.
💡 Pro tip: The "subwoofer crawl" - put the sub where you sit, play bass-heavy music, crawl around the room listening. Where it sounds best to your ears is where the sub should go. Weird but it works.
Why Most People Get This Wrong
You put the subwoofer where it fits, not where it sounds good. Or you followed online advice that doesn't account for your specific room.
| ✅ Properly Positioned | ❌ Random Placement |
|---|---|
| Clean, powerful bass | Boomy, muddy mess |
| Even response across room | Great in one spot, weak elsewhere |
| Neighbours don't complain | Constant ceiling bangs |
| Integrates with speakers | Sounds disconnected |
What You Get
🔧 The Full Service
| Stage | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Test | Multiple positions tested with actual content |
| Position | Optimal spot found for your room and listening position |
| Calibrate | Level and crossover set to integrate with speakers |
📦 You're Left With
- Subwoofer in the sweet spot
- Proper bass without boom
- Settings optimized
- Understanding of why it's positioned there
Pricing Guide
| What's Involved | Estimated Time | You'll Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Single subwoofer positioning | 30 mins-1 hr | £60 |
| Multiple subs or complex room | 1.5 hrs | £85 |
Based on £60 minimum (first hour) + £50/hr after.
Perfect For You If...
✅ Bass sounds boomy and horrible - too much of the wrong kind
✅ Can barely hear the subwoofer - might as well not have it
✅ Neighbours are complaining - vibration through walls/floor
✅ Building a home theatre - want it done right first time
Why Choose Us for Subwoofer positioning in Exeter?
Perfect bass response for your room
No annoying boomy resonance
Neighbours won't hate you
Professional acoustic placement
What to Expect
Step 1: Assessment
Listen to how it currently sounds, understand your room layout, identify problem areas.
Step 2: Testing
Play reference tracks, move subwoofer to different positions, listen from your seating position, find the sweet spot.
Step 3: Calibration
Set level, adjust crossover frequency, fine-tune phase, ensure it integrates smoothly with your speakers.
🔧 DIY Tips
Want to position your own subwoofer? Here's how:
🎵 The subwoofer crawl method
- Put subwoofer in your normal listening position (yes, on the sofa)
- Play a bass-heavy track on repeat
- Crawl around the room on hands and knees listening
- Where it sounds best and most even = where the sub should go
- Swap sub and yourself
📍 General placement guidelines
- Corners boost bass (sometimes too much, can be boomy)
- Middle of front wall often works well
- Avoid dead centre of the room (usually a null)
- Along a wall but not in corner is safe starting point
- Firing towards listening position usually best
⚙️ Settings to adjust
- Volume: Should enhance, not dominate. Start low, increase slowly
- Crossover: Usually 80Hz for bookshelf speakers, 60Hz for towers
- Phase: Try 0° and 180°, use whichever sounds fuller
- Polarity: Some subs have this - test both settings
⚠️ Common DIY mistakes
- Cranking volume too high (more isn't better)
- Putting it wherever it fits rather than where it sounds good
- Not considering the room below (if you're in a flat)
- Setting crossover too high (makes it localizable - you hear where it is)
- Never testing different positions
💡 Pro trick: Play the THX Deep Note (Google it). Should be clean and powerful building from silence. If it's boomy or weak, position isn't optimal.
Rather leave it to a pro? No problem - that's what I'm here for. Give me a call.
Good to Know
🏠 Exeter's older houses? High ceilings and solid construction actually help with bass - less boominess than modern plasterboard boxes. But positioning still critical.
Multiple subwoofers? Two subs usually give more even bass throughout room than one bigger sub. Placement gets more complex but results are better. I can position both optimally.
Hardwood floors? Bass can rattle floorboards. Isolation pads help. Also helps with downstairs neighbours if you're in a flat.
Wireless subwoofer? Still needs power cable obviously, but no signal cable to amp makes positioning more flexible. I can help find the optimal spot without worrying about cable routing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it matter where I put my subwoofer?
Massively. Same subwoofer in different positions can sound incredible or terrible. Corner placement boosts bass but can make it boomy. Middle of wall often works well. Behind sofa sometimes perfect. It's room-dependent - I'll test positions and find what sounds best in your space.
Why does my subwoofer make everything rattle but not sound good?
Usually too loud or in a position that's exciting resonances. Subwoofer volume should complement music/movies, not dominate. I'll find the sweet spot where you get proper bass extension without the annoying rumble. Also might be your room's resonant frequency - fixable.
Can you make it so my neighbours don't complain?
I can minimize it but physics is physics - bass travels through walls and floors. Positioning away from shared walls helps. Proper calibration means you don't need it as loud. Isolation pads reduce vibration transfer. But if you're in a flat with thin walls and you want cinema-level bass at midnight, no miracle cure exists.
Should my subwoofer be on the floor or raised up?
Floor is usually best - bass is omnidirectional so height doesn't matter much, and floor coupling helps. Definitely not on a shelf unless you want everything on that shelf to vibrate off. Isolation pads under it can help if you're in a flat.
The bass sounds boomy in one spot but weak in others - what's wrong?
Room modes - your room's dimensions create peaks and nulls at different frequencies. Moving your listening position or subwoofer changes these patterns. I'll find positions where your listening spot gets good bass without the boom. Sometimes takes multiple test positions.
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