|   Hiding the sub | _Luke_
Apr 3, 2002 9:48 PM | | Is there a way to hide a sub without losing any of it's sonic qualities? I'm thinking of either putting a tablecloth over it or at least putting something on top of it.
I have the spot for the sub but the corner will look goofy with this box sitting in the corner with nothing else around it.
Anything I can do or I just live with it? Thanks. |
| re: Hiding the sub | Bryan
Apr 4, 2002 7:56 AM | | The question to ask is what is the sub? Some of them can be disguised as coffee or end tables or put behind the couch. |
| re: Hiding the sub | aftaburn
Apr 4, 2002 8:10 AM | | sure, you can put things on top of it. I however like the look of the box in the corner, I enjoy when people see it for the first time and see the size of it(Polk PSW1200). Its beuti to my eyes..:) |
| re: Hiding the sub | Bobby Blacklight
Apr 4, 2002 9:50 AM | | Bass frequencies are omnidirectional. You can hide it under a table if you wanted just don't block the slots vents or driver. I use mine as a magazine stand/end table. |
| Don't even bother. Here's what I do... | steve6387
Apr 4, 2002 12:02 PM | | ...When someone (read: my wife) walks in the room and looks as though they are about to be disgusted and pull a nutty or a big, fat I told you so! because of the placement of my sub, I use the Jedi Mind Trick.
Simply wave your hand mysteriously in front of your chest as if motioning for the person/target to move aside. ALWAYS keep a mysterious yet knowing look on your face (one raised eyebrow helps) and state the following...."There is nothing to see here. This is the best place in the house for this subwoofer. You love obnoxious AV equipment. Buy your husband more CDs. Move along. Move along.
It works like a charm. Every time!
--Steve |
| Don't even bother. Here's what I do... | ironnymph
Apr 5, 2002 4:35 AM | | And how long have you been married....
I've 9 years next month and even mention of Bookshelf size speakers caused a good discussion. I conceded to finding smaller speakers (see my other posting...) She says I can put the others in now, but I'd like to find a copromise even still so she can't come back later and say ... I told you so....
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| I'm certainly no expert here, but... | steve6387
Apr 5, 2002 5:26 AM | | My wife recently came home and said she wanted a new TV. I was pumped as ours was seriously the weak point of our setup. She was perfectly happy with a cheezy 27" TV that was not of high quality. I was stuck on a wega. The cost was an issue for her. I simply said, as much as I wanted a new TV, I'd prefer to wait till we were both comfortable that a really good TV was a financially viable option, so we could both be happy in the long run. That I'd prefer to wait, rather than make a commitment to a TV that I knew I would not be happy with. We walked out with a 32" wega.
....In my experience, one of the things that has helped a great deal in these situations, is to bring her into the hobby alittle. Make sure there is software (both music and movies) that she and any young children will also really like alot. Also, when we have gotten into brawls...er...I mean..."Discussions" over the subject, I simply point out that is just a hobby that I tend to be passionate about. I'm sorry if it is any type of inconveinince, however:
A. My system IS NOT going anywhere and I WILL continue to make improvements to it, as long as it is financially possible to do so in a responsible manner and...
B. I'd hate to think that something I tend to care a great deal about could be casually disregarded and minimized by someone I care so deeply about.
Ok, that last piece is alittle manipulative, but it does help put things in perspective.
I also tend to find that there are times when it is not the equipment at all. Rather what it represents to significant others. If we place such a high value on our systems and equipment, that we give it priority over other more important parts of our lives, then family members have a right to be PO'd.
OK, that's my soapbox for the day.
--Steve |
| re: Hiding the sub | sam9
Apr 5, 2002 1:02 PM | | I put one of my mother-in-law's antique Manchu dynasty urns on top. She thinks I bought the sub just to display her gift! Most visitors don't even know the black cube in the corner is a sub -- they just think I'm a collector of object d'art.
Many birds killed with one stone. |
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