STF-2 Placement

[Ajax]

I have a sneaky suspicion the answer to these two questions will be the ubiquitous "you'll have to experiment to see what works best in your room." But, I've been known to be wrong (maybe once or twice :rolleyes: ) , so I'll ask anyway. I perused the FAQ, and looked at other threads, but found no answers. If I missed something I apologize for the redundancy.

1. The HSU web site has already recommended the placement of my soon-to-be-delivered STF-2 in a corner, and specified the correct corner in my room. Should the sub be placed with the sides parallel to the two walls, or would placing it at an angle with the back side pointing directly toward the corner improve performance?

2. My room has wall to wall carpeting, over a wooden sub-floor. Should the sub be placed directly on the carpeting, or would a hard surface, such as a piece of smooth wood provide better results?

Thanks for you time.

[Ddavidson]

(1) Either / Or as long as the rear port has 3 or more inches of room to any wall. Move it closer or further from the walls in small increntments after you listen from your main listening chair.

(2) Carpet. The higher frequencies come from the driver (downfiring) while the longer sound waves (low freq) mainly come from the port. The other issue is vibration of the spikes on hard surfaces, so even if you do try it be aware that the spikes might do a very slight Fred Astair (tap dance) on your hard surface. If no carpet and a hard floor I like to see extra weight on top of the sub which is like nailing it down. Better yet I find a mat is the best solution.


Ddavidson

[Ajax]

Thanks for the tips. I appreciate your taking the time to respond.

[BeFree]

I have a VTF-2 with carpet and a wooden sub-floor. Went to Lowe's and bought an 18" x 18" concrete paver for $4.76 to place under my sub. I got a tighter bass response when I did that. Of course, you'll have to do something about the spiked feet.

[Ajax]

Thanks for your reply BeFree. What did you do about the spiked feet?

I've been reading, in another thread, about someone who put the STF-2 on bare wooden floors and "drilled" 4 small holes (8 actually, I guess - he moved the sub once) in his hardwood floor. OOPS! Man! These things must have some punch. Mine arrives Tuesday. I live in a townhouse, with one common wall, so I don't run my system all that loud. Maybe mine won't be doin' the hootchy-koo as much as his did.

Thanks again.

[sputnikv8]

Originally posted by Ajax
Thanks for your reply BeFree. What did you do about the spiked feet?

I've been reading, in another thread, about someone who put the STF-2 on bare wooden floors and "drilled" 4 small holes (8 actually, I guess - he moved the sub once) in his hardwood floor. OOPS! Man! These things must have some punch. Mine arrives Tuesday. I live in a townhouse, with one common wall, so I don't run my system all that loud. Maybe mine won't be doin' the hootchy-koo as much as his did.

Thanks again.

I don't think its because the sub was hopping around at all. I think its because of the sheer weight of the beast. 75+ lbs distributed across 4 pointy-spiked feet is going to leave a mark just as furniture imprints the carpet. The sub doesn't "hop" around -- believe me. Its a pain to just move to find the best placement.

[Ajax]

sputnikv8,

Might you be thinking of some other sub? According to the HSU web site the STF-2 weighs 52 pounds shipping weight. So I doubt that the sub itself weighs 75+ pounds.

Here is the post to which I referred:

"I found 8 noticeable holes on my hardwood floor after 4 hours of use of my new STF-2 (moved once). I think this is a major design flaw. I'm very disappointed. Don't know how long before the wife will notice that."

He only used the sub for 4 hours, so I'm assuming the sub was only recently placed on the hardwood floor (unless the sub was sitting for weeks on end without use). Even at 75+ pounds it seems to me, it would take a decent amount of time to produce holes in a hardwood floor. But who knows.

Thanks for the reply.

[sputnikv8]

My bad.

Blew right by the "STF2" part and had STF3 on the brain.

I'll shup now. :(

[Ajax]

LOL! :D

What a great attitude!

No need to "shup." It's the willingness of all the nice people, like you, to post on these forums that helps us newbies figure things out. And, being as old as I am, I've had my share of "senior" moments. Most embarassing.

Geez! I didn't realize there was such a weight difference between the 2 and the 3. YIPES!

Thanks again.