ech0419

I looked around, this seems to be the most appropriate section of the forum to post this.


So I have a nice computer tower around $1200 worth of equipment. It is positioned on-top of my polk 120 watt subwoofer ~ the sub may not be power packed but it still manages to shake my house. Seriously I can here things move when this is maybe half power.

The tower is on the sub and the setup looks pretty sweet. The tower is elevated about 5 inches via legs in the case design. At low output, general listening, will this sub destroy components in my tower with moving parts? Eg: Fans (I have 7) and hard drives (3 inside +1 esata)

dai

building section is for what components to buy for a system

if the sub did not come shielded i would think the magnet would be the silent killer

ech0419

For the section, what would be a better place? exactly.

It's shielded, it's a $250 sub, it's of the best quality, second to paradigm.

The real question is will the vibration eventually cause writing inaccuracies on the disk? Or are modern drives better than that?

dai

hard drives are sensitive to vibration,your just as likely to lose the drive

ech0419

Nice politician answer. You didn't exactly answer, just told me something I already knew.

Well, I'm going to move the tower off of the sub, just for safety.

Whether it's on top of or in proximity to it, I think the vibrations will still effect it unless I cover the entire case in foam, and put springs on the legs.

Tyree

I wouldn't place a PC on a subwoofer.
Subwoofers use lower frequencies (I have my Klipsch set to crossover at 80Hz) and their traveling distance is pretty minimum. Placing the PC a few feet away should isolate it.

ech0419

Well the space is minimal. I'm big on sound and not TVs so I only have a computer desk with 2 monitors, 2 floor standing polks on each side, a sub kind-of in the middle with the tower on top, the receiver on another desk ~ 5 feet away from computer so there's no interference and 2 sony's in the back above the couch.

It's hard to center the speakers and keep it proportional while not stacking items.

Tyree

The subwoofer could be placed away from the main array. They work better in corners.

ech0419

I put it under my desk with a pillow ontop. It works as an excellent foot rest too.

It's down firing so I can basically put it facing any direction.

Tyree

Try it in a corner. You should notice a substantial difference.

ech0419

Well I read about it, you're quite right. That's actually what a family member of mine recommended, he has a ridiculous paradigm system.

The basement is a rectangle, and my desk is in the middle with the couch and all. The closest corner is ~ 10 feet away. So even though it would sound better/project sound better I think it would really be one sided.

Thanks for the help though.

Tyree

If at all possible, try placing it in a corner. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the difference.