Start with the audience and boundaries
Walls, corners, stages, floors, and tent geometry influence bass. Placing subwoofers near boundaries can increase output, but may also make the room less even or transmit more energy into neighboring spaces.
Mark the dance floor, dining area, stage, venue limit points, and noise-sensitive boundaries before choosing locations.
Avoid accidental interference
Widely separated left and right subwoofers can create alternating peaks and nulls across the audience. Centered or deliberately arrayed subwoofers may provide more consistent coverage when the room and sightlines allow.
Polarity, delay, crossover, and spacing must be checked as one system. Adding another subwoofer without alignment can make some positions quieter.
Tune at event level
Walk the audience area with representative music and measurement tools. Listen for changes across the room and confirm that speech remains clear when the system reaches operating level.
Bass should support the experience without overwhelming guests outside the dance area or violating venue limits.
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