SA SW5 Subwoofer placement?

[Jade0509]

Hi! I have recently bought the SA SW5 subwoofer. It was originally placed on the floor to the right of the TV, but my 2 little cats loved jumping on top of it and clawing the front! I am considering placing it on a slightly raised open shelf in a solid wood built in cabinet under the TV. It will have to go on its side to fit, but I am hoping that as long as it faces outwards there shouldn’t be any issues. There are a few inches clearance on all sides. Will this affect its efficiency? Advice please? Thanks!

[LightFoot]

Hi @Jade0509   Subwoofers do not need to be seen. Often the best location is in a corner of a room. For example I used to have a corner TV cabinet with the subwoofer completely out of sight on the floor behind the cabinet. It produced excellent bass and enhanced low pitch audio.

[royabrown2]

@Jade0509 

Going on its side won’t matter.

Going on a shelf will, unless the shelf is thick enough not to resonate, and it will still matter if you have a rear port firing at the back of the shelf, if this is an enclosed space; it will sound all wrong.

Get a cat scratching post, and offer this to the cats instead. Put a doily on top of the sub so if they do try to climb on it, they slide off.

In extremis, a small water pistol may be effective, but try not to get any water in the sub 😛