[Otto]

Hi Mark,

What's your crossover point? If it's low enough you shouldn't be able to place the sub's location that easily. 80 Hz is a well-accepted upper limit for this, but I like to go lower. I have my mains crossed at 40 Hz using an IB sub, and I can't tell where the bass is coming from (the IB is outside the right main).

Placement is something that you can play around with, and there are no hard and fast rules. A lot of people place the sub in the corner to take advantage of some room gain. Some stereo-only guys actually run two subs in stereo. I would consider that if I had a dedicated stereo-only room that used subs. The center position you described would also help your imaging.

I'd say that for now, just buy a long cable and play around with placement until you find something that really works for you. Play around with that output level knob as well, and the phase knob if you have one. What mains are you using?

Good luck.