Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sonos Sub in a living space. A subwoofer is an essential weapon in an audiophile's armoury in the pursuit of perfect sound.

Subwoofers can add a sense of immersion by increasing the bass sounds coming from your audio system. But setting them up can be tricky.

It is quite possible that your bass drivers (the bass speakers other than the subwoofer) has a low-end frequency overlap with the sub. So when you have the subwoofer in opposite phase with the bass ...