Fiftyfifty
Well-Known Member
Is Something in Your Room Acting Like a Passive Radiator?
If your system has great bass on paper but sounds boomy or woolly in your room, the culprit might not be your speakers at all. Large, hollow objects such as unused subwoofers, empty cabinets, drums, or even wall panels can vibrate sympathetically and act like unintended passive radiators.
Check and Fix: Play a steady bass tone (or a bass-heavy track) and walk around the room. Lightly touch surfaces and objects. If you feel them buzzing or see them moving, that’s energy being stolen from your main speakers and smeared across the bass range. Dampen, reposition, or remove these objects, and you may hear the low end tighten up immediately.
Try it and share what you find. (In my case, the culprit was a turntable dust-cover
)
www.unboxaudio.in
If your system has great bass on paper but sounds boomy or woolly in your room, the culprit might not be your speakers at all. Large, hollow objects such as unused subwoofers, empty cabinets, drums, or even wall panels can vibrate sympathetically and act like unintended passive radiators.
Check and Fix: Play a steady bass tone (or a bass-heavy track) and walk around the room. Lightly touch surfaces and objects. If you feel them buzzing or see them moving, that’s energy being stolen from your main speakers and smeared across the bass range. Dampen, reposition, or remove these objects, and you may hear the low end tighten up immediately.
Try it and share what you find. (In my case, the culprit was a turntable dust-cover
)www.unboxaudio.in
