I have been a fan of subwoofers way before they were part of the audio mainstream and I agree with the non-localization of competently designed subwoofers crossed over in the lowbass/ midbass range. A couple of reasons why a subwoofer can be localized are: a shallow low-pass crossover filter that lets the subwoofer reproduce high bass and low midrange frequencies, and badly designed cabinets that vibrate and resonate for lack of internal bracing and/or thin walls, thus reproducing spurious sounds. I have used a REL Storm III for several years now, set up at a corner and crossed over at 50Hz and below and there is no localization at all, not even with the rolling drum of James Taylor Hourglass. However, I previously had a Bag End S18 (unbraced cabinet and fixed 95Hz/12dB crossover) that I was able to localize on some music.
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