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My comp is on a desk surrounded on 3 sides and I'm looking at getting a 2.1 speaker system to 'upgrade' from my 2.0 3watt total stock speakers (pathetic i know lol )

But i was wonderin if the sub would have any impact bcuz it would b on the floor and i dont know if the sound would still come through well since it would b surrounded and on the floor???

obviously i dont kno lots about speakers so thx in advance

-spit

The subwoofer makes a huge difference, but only on 7.1 and 5.1 sound systems. For 2.1 sound system, i think it would make a small difference, but its better then nothing.

I don't know too much about 2.1 systems. I only have 7.1 and 5.1 systems in which the subwoofer impact is huge, but I've never owned a 2.1, so someone else may be able to help you more.

A sub woffer fills in the low frequencies that your main speakers can`t reproduce.

It doesn`t matter if you sys is good ol' mono (1.1? ), 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1, 8.1 9.9 10.1 or whatever , the effect and benefit is exactly the same!

Low frequencies are "non directional"

Joe_D pretty much summed it up, but I might add:

Placing a subwoofer in a corner can vastly improve the sound quality - usually in the corner diagonally opposite your sitting position, but that's furniture and room-layout (resonance) dependent - if you do have a corner available, try placing it near some furniture (large wood stuff, like cabinets or shelving especially), as it helps distribute the bass frequencies a bit more evenly.

You don't want a sub-woofer on the shelf!  ;D
Like JoeD said it reall doesn't matter where it is placed, when you fire up the engines if your favorite aircraft you'll feel it

If you look at my avatar, you may see the size of my desk. My subwoofer is on the floor in the corner.

Like Joe_D said.  Just place it on the floor, out of the way. If you have a hard time hearing it just turn up the volume.

Joe

you know the computer age is no longer for geeks when you start talking about computer parts like they are a car

I'm looking at getting a 2.1 speaker system to 'upgrade' from my 2.0 3watt total Stock speakers

you know the computer age is no longer for geeks when you start talking about computer parts like they are a car

thanks for the help

hi spit your image needs to have JPG not jpg at the end

oops...
lol i knew that

thx

so i guess the sub would go under the desk right?

That is where mine is, it is great to be flying in my DC3 and getting a foot massage at the same time

lol

I got my sub on the floor, to the right of my computer desk, exactly where the water bottle is in the pic.
It sounds fine there and is easily accessable.

Thanks for your help guys, I bought a 2.1 speaker system and the sub works nice

I can't believe what i was missing

-spit

Thanks for your help guys, I bought a 2.1 speaker system and the sub works nice

I can't believe what i was missing

-spit

Wait until you get a 7:1 system, then you'll see what you have been missing