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Subwoofer in speaker panel?
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ahofle:
Mine sits on the bottom inside the cabinet too.  As others have said, I'm not sure that you'll get anything from mounting it up higher since LFE is unidirectional.  It sounds great IMO.
Loki:
Great, then I'll just go with that... Saves me a lot of worries and work.

Thanks all ^^
Xam:
Another consideration when using a sub...is it free air type or does it need an enclosure. One that needs an enclosure will probably sound bad without said enclosure. A free air type would sound better in the bottom of the cab.

Xam
shorthair:
Bass...is not exactly omni-directional.  Subwoofers do put out other frequencies and they are audible if the unit is facing you.  But, if you're generally off some distance, or in this case upward from it, then it won't be as obvious. To get the full effect of it, it's better to have it away from you some, cos otherwise you'll be in the middle of the first wave.  (This is why bass buggies are so loud some distance away, but not as apparently loud when sitting in them. Yes, they are purely for getting attention.)

The free-air/enclosure gig can be important...but since it's WAY cheaper to get a very capable sub in a PC speaker set, it's not relevant.
Crowquill:
I definitely don't think you'd gain much having it in the main speaker panel.

You could do what Atari did with Primal Rage and mount it behind a grille on the front. That section of the cab behind the sub is completely sealed off to help the bass.

Does anyone know other original upright arcade games that used subs?

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