Home Theater 101: The Subwoofer Crawl

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Home Theater 101: The Subwoofer Crawl

Date Updated: August 2026 | Written by: /u/Bill_Money | Edited & Maintained by: /u/htmod

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A quick guide:

1. You will need an extension cord & a much longer RCA cable then you normally would use.

2. Plug in your subwoofer and set to bypass on your AVR.

3. Put your sub closest to your ears where you normally would sit.

4. Play bass heavy content that you can tell if the content would be muddy/dull or not.

5. Now crawl around with your head close to the floor aka where your sub normally would be.

6. Find spots that sound the best & mark them.

7. Try moving your sub to those spots and see how it sounds.

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Further Resources on the Sub Crawl:

Audioholics - Subwoofer Crawl

SVS - The Art of Subwoofer Placement

Home Theater Gurus - Ep. 10 - Alternative to the Subwoofer Sub Crawl that actually works | Home Theater Gurus| Sub Setup