Can the Yamaha Down-Firing Active Subwoofer be placed on a shelf? Will placing this unit on a shelf affect the sound?
2083842
Well reading the instructions it says it can be installed vertically and placed on a TV Rack so I think you can but I dunno how it will sound. It also says do not put on glass so it is up to you.
1890376
As I know no difference where subwoofer located in the room. But mounting to the table might cause unwanted resonance.Table must be very solid.
1506897
The description says "Optimized for use with subwoofers" I'm guessing it's not high fidelity. My sub sounds fine hooked up to it, but if I was going to hook up some regular powered speakers, I'd buy something that's advertised for that purpose.
1890375
As I know no difference where subwoofer located in the room. But mounting to the table might cause unwanted resonance. Table must be very solid.
1123811
The sound bar is less than 34 inches and the subwoofer is 11 in. each side. There is a template in the box when you get the soundbar so you can hung it in the wall. The subwoofer is kind of heavy so you will need an special shelf if you want to put it against the wall. I tried to put it on a bookcase but it did not fit.
675050
I am not sure. You could turn down the base to reduce the subwoofer effect.
675047
There are settings that can diminish the subwoofer effect but turn it off completely,no.The subwoofer has a subtle effect to begin with,don't let that be a sticking point preventing you from purchasing an excellent soundbar.
2068362
I have a powered sub also and am using the LFE.btw...I did some experimenting with the Speaker Settings because i actually have small bookshelf speakers for my surround setup (Energy CB-10 frt and Polk r30 back). So I set the Speakers to Small for the front and back and the Sub defaulted to 'Normal' (I think that's what it said) and it sounds much better now. Hope this helps.
1962245
Bill, I doubt anything "went wrong", but the Yamaha may not deal with potential impedance differences between your main speakers and your sub. Luckily, Yamaha allows you to set up levels for each set of speakers (front, center, back, sub) from within the setup menus. Using the remote, do the following: setup -&gt; speaker -&gt; level -&gt; scroll down to "sub" and raise the level (default is flat (0db)) until you like how it sounds. hope this helps, gfd
313313
The top mounting shelf is stationary. A slight tilt would be possible with the small pads provided to protect the speakers from scratching, vibrating off, etc.
270894
Dear B. Getz..the soundbar is shelf only with no mounting hardware. But it is the best sounding, smaller soundbar I've found..hope this helps..:)
2249270
Directions are included stating suggested subwoofer placement. Mine is on carpeted floor in the corner near an outlet and sounds great.
1792792
Excellent, I personally think down firing subs sound better. Propped the front of my unit up 3/4" in the front with rubber feet to allow for more clearance between speaker and carpet, and help with air movement. Bought them at my local hardware store.
1558764
That's impossible to say. Too many variables. It all depends on how loud you play your system and how high you adjust the bass control on the speaker. One thing in the Yamaha's favor is that it's a front-firing subwoofer, not a downward-firing subwoofer (the speaker faces the floor) like many other units. Another is that it's not a high-powered unit and won't deliver room-shaking levels of sound.
1544878
It's a wireless subwoofer. Place it anywhere in the room to improve the sounds quality.....more specifically the low bass sounds.
377077
No, but I would say it depends on the size of your room. Why down play a great SUB. Your Yamaha can push enough but with just two bookshelf speakers and a 12" Sub seems like it could be to much if you set it up that way. I agree with the answer below though. Once you purchase the Sub your going to want a Center speaker and some side for a 5 in 1 system. I have (2) RF-82 II Floorstanding Speakers : (1) RC-62 II Center Channel Speaker: (2) RS-52 II Surround Speakers and the RW12D 12-inch - Awesome!
2284699
Are you sure it isn't the subwoofer? It stays on all the time even when the system is turned off and produces a low level hum, constantly. That seems to be the norm for all the subs and the Onkyo receivers. I was surprised to walk into my media room and hear the hum coming from the sub and the system was turned off. Sub is always in stand by. Just a thought.