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hey everyone, new here. Not sure if entirely the correct section so feel free to move, i'm sure i'll work it out eventually. There's a room in my house in which I have rearranged the furniture several times, however this particular time and which, incidentally, is my preferable arrangement, the sound quality of the speakers has been somewhat affected. The audio sounds fine sitting in front of the desk, however it's not until you stand near the door that you notice what you're missing - deep sub bass that sounds as though it should be there, but anywhere in the room it just isn't. Now i understand that it is not a hardware issue, as I have experienced the same effect from both a subwoofer, (under the desk) which i faced the port of in several directions to no avail, and also a stereo system. I play music, movies etc. through my computer, which runs all audio through SRS audio sandbox eq, kept on constant volume. Output is through mic output on computer, cable with wheel volume attached to a female 3.5mm/(red/white audio) into line in into analogue equaliser. Before my subwoofer mysteriously stopped working, I ran the output from the eq into the line in in the subwoofer, which also has a passive line out, to which i connected the line in to the stereo. The subwoofer sounded fine, clear at most frequencies and very satisfying. However, it was only when you stood near the door that you could experience the true ground-shaking bass frequencies, instantly making the audio sound terrible anywhere else. It's just not the same. As I said earlier, the subwoofer died and now I run the eq line out directly into the stereo's line in. When I was running the subwoofer, the bass below about 150hz was essentially completely dropped off on the stereo, as the stereo itself has it's own analogue eq. Now, the two speakers, ~5" driver, tweeter, are receiving the full-range, and the bass is quite clear, moreso than the subwoofer if not as intense/loud. However, again, the same problem persists. Thus leading me to believe that it is not a hardware issue, and that since i have not noticed it in other arrangements that the current arrangement is the problem. But for what reason in particular this arrangement causes the bass to dissapear, i cannot comprehend. I have included a layout of the room, in attempt you guys could help in telling me what i could do, if anything at all, to improve the situation without drastically compromising the layout of the room. However if push comes to shove then I guess another rearrangement is in order. hope anyone can help. cheers.