Should the subwoofer be placed on carpet or the hard flooring?

Posted on Dec 28, 2019 in Best Sound

There are different types of speakers are available in the market. It can be placed in the wall or surface area based on the type. Most speakers are placed on the floor.

One of the speakers is a subwoofer that will be placed on the floor properly. Most of the people question is the subwoofer sounds damage the normal floor?

So let us discuss the things about the subwoofer on carpet vs on the hard floor.

Placed on a carpet

If placing subwoofer on carpet that is very easy to manage the speaker system when comparatively hard floor.

When you placed the speakers on a carpet you can get a good quality of sounds. The subwoofer is made for being fit on a carpet because that will produce sounds and vibration effects more than others.

And the sounds effect absorbed by the carpet so it keeps the speaker box stable and projecting the right and clear sounds effect.

Placed on the hard floor

If you keep a subwoofer without carpet your floor can be damaged. So we should need a hard floor to keep the subwoofer.

If you put subwoofer on the hard flooring it gives you more options than carpet. There are different types of the hard floor is available that has more advantages. One of the advantages is that design would be to minimize the vibration effect of the room.

You can test it with the hard floor to check the sound quality whether it makes a good sound effect than the carpet.

The hard floor is flat surfaces that will reflect the sound like a wall. So if you have any problem with a hard floor or hardwood floor you choose the carpet option.

Subwoofer placement

So if you have confusion about subwoofer and flooring material and you can skip all floor options entirely. However, the flooring option does not affect the sound quality that much.

So the hardwood and carpet might affect the sound quality, so you do not get that much by mounting the speakers on the wall so probably avoid this.

Mostly subwoofer placed nearby entertainment system, in front of the room, because the wiring process is very easy.

If you do have a wireless speaker system you can keep it wherever you want. And you may consider putting the subwoofer in the corner and behind the couch provides the best sound quality to you.