The 'Subwoofer Crawl' Is the 2-Minute Technique That Sound Engineers Always Use for Perfect Home Audio

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Subwoofers bring tremendous bass to your home entertainment setup, but as they tend to be so big, many try to place them somewhere discreet to avoid distraction from your home's aesthetic.

But actually, doing so can limit your sound system's potential. The subwoofer benefits from being positioned in the ideal place so that the deep, bass-y sound can be felt reverberating to its full effect and envelop you for that at-home movie theatre experience.