There's a bit more to it that's been hinted at in this article. Briefly put, you don't want to be in the nodes of your room, the points where low frequencies bo

There's a bit more to it that's been hinted at in this article. Briefly put, you don't want to be in the nodes of your room, the points where low frequencies bouncing off the walls cancel themselves out. For instance, no matter where you put the speakers, if they're in a cubical room [0] and your ears are in the centre of it, you'll hear very little bass. [0] Here's a simulation of where the modes of such a room might be: https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc?l=300&w=300&h=300&r60=0.6 https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc?l=300&w=300&h=300&r60=0.6