We’ve gathered this list of articles and buying guides about subwoofers and bass management to help you properly setup and place your home theater sub, as well as figure out what to buy. Even though many of the links are a few years old, there was still enough relevant information to keep this page in our archive. Also, see our latest subwoofer articles.
- Subwoofer Basics for Better Bass – eCoustics.com (10/09)
- Tight or Flabby Bass: Does It Exist? – eCoustics.com (12/07)
- Subwoofer Placement For Deep Bass Nirvana – eCoustics.com (10/07)
- How to Set Up Your Subwoofer: Placement Basics – GoodSound (3/07)
- Bass Basics: Tuning up your Home Theater Subwoofer – Crutchfield (3/07)
- Home Theater Bass and Subwoofers Revisited – Home Theater & Sound (8/06)
- Wayward Down Deep – Stereophile (7/06)
- Bass Management and the LFE Channel – Ultimate AV (8/05)
- Bass Management Woes: Trouble on the Slopes – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (6/05)
- Subwoofer Placement – The Place for Bass – Audioholics (6/05)
- Subwoofer Setup Secrets – Sound & Vision (9/04)
- Big, Bad Bass Tracks – Sound & Vision (9/04)
- How Many Subwoofers Is Enough? – onhometheater.com (8/04)
- Subwoofer Calibration Using Rives Audio Test CD 2 – Audioholics (7/04)
- How Subwoofers Work – Aperion Audio (6/04)
- Subwoofer Placement – onhometheater.com (5/04)
- Bass Management Made Easy – onhometheater.com (5/04)
- How to Get Really Deep Bass? – Axiom Audio (4/04)
- Maximize Your Home Theater Experience By Tricking Your Room – Axiom Audio (2/04)
- Bass Basics: Tuning up your home theater subwoofer – Crutchfield (10/03)
- Subwoofers: How To Choose – Crutchfield (10/03)
- Subwoofer Primer – Audio Concepts (9/03)
- Common Questions about Subwoofers and Surround Speakers – Axiom Audio (8/03)
- Pitch Timbre and Quality vs. The Subwoofer – Home Toys (8/03)
- How to Accurately Set Up a Subwoofer With No Test Instruments – Digital Domain (6/03)
- The 30 Dollar Bass Shaker Story – AudioEnz (3/03)
- What to Consider Before Buying a Budget Subwoofer – Home Theater & Sound (11/02)
- Bass Management in Surround Music Mixing – Part 2 – Surround Professional (11/02)
- Subwoofers: Optimum Number and Locations (pdf) – Harman (10/02)
- Subwoofer Placement Tips for Cabinetry Installations – Audioholics (10/02)
- Bass Management in Surround Music Mixing – Part 1 – Surround Professional (9/02)
- Bass in Place: Setting Up Your Subwoofer – GoodSound (6/02)
- How Low Can You Go? Build Your Own Subwoofer – Audiofile & AV (5/02)
- Subwoofers 101: Do You Need One? – Home Theater Insider (4/02)
- Useful Modifications to the RadioShack Analog SPL Meter – Stereo Times (3/02)
- Subwoofers: How To Choose – Crutchfield (1/02)
- The placement of one or several subwoofers – Sonic Design (1/02)
- Optimum Frequency Response Curves in the Bass Range – Sonic Design (1/02)
- The Basics of Bass Management – Home Theater Magazine (1/02)
- Bass Management Dilemna – Audioholics (12/01)
- Connecting a Subwoofer to a Receiver w/no Sub Out – Audioholics (7/01)
- Bass Management: Subwoofing … One More Time – Home Theater & Sound (7/01)
- Bass Management: The Right Stuff – Audioholics (5/01)
- Subwoofer Connection to the Receiver Questions – Audioholics (4/01)
- Is One Subwoofer Enough? – Home Theater & Sound (3/01)
- Subwoofers for Music – SoundStage (2/01)
- Subwoofers (and Bass) for Home Theater – Home Theater & Sound (1/01)
- Solution to No Subwoofer Output in 2-Channel Mode – Audioholics (1/01)
- Bass-ic Training on Subwoofer Setups – Home Theater Magazine (7/00)
- Subwoofers Buyers Guide – LiquidTheater (6/00)
- Turn That LFE Setting Down – Audioholics (4/00)
- All You Need to Know About Bass Management – Polk Audio (4/00)
- How Important Is the LFE Subwoofer to Home Theater? – SoundStage (3/00)
- Fast Bass, Slow Bass: Myth vs. Fact – SoundStage (6/99)
- Crawling For Bass: Subwoofer Setup Tip – Audioholics (6/99)
- Subwoofer Integration and Room Placement – Subwoofer DIY (3/99)
- The Nature of Bass – SoundStage (2/99)
- How a Hole-in-the-Box Works: A Big Dig into Bass Reflex – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (6/98)
- Big Bass in Small Places – A Question of Fundamentals – Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (9/97)
- The Question of Bass / Bass Instruments & Frequencies – Stereophile (11/86)
- What You Should Know About Bass – AVguide
- Advantages and disadvantages of adding subwoofers to your system – Galen Carol Audio
- What would be the best way to hook up 3 subwoofers? – Audio Video 101
- Which channel should I connect my subwoofer to? – Audio Video 101
- Can I run 2 subwoofers from a bridged two-channel amp? – Audio Video 101
- How should I set the crossover and phase on my subwoofer? – Audio Video 101
- Advice on positioning my subwoofer – Audio Video 101
- How to make a line level subwoofer connection… – Audio Video 101
- Improve your system with a Subwoofer – What Hi-Fi
