My double bass array with low Q subs.

Briefly:
Here is the room 14'W*30'L*10H. Speakers not shown as their location and speakers themselves may vary; usually speakers are conventional two way cd\waveguide+15" or other midbass, in front corners, toed in 45-30º. Subs (2F+2R) placed as expected at half of room height.
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Here is measured LF response approximately at "sweet spot". As always (unless otherwise specified) no smooting, without eq\correction, with long default window.
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Subs are closed 200 l with conventional old fashioned 18" (Fs 29. Qts .29 Vas ~400+ l), :
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One can say it's not sub at all and yes, for open space this is true. But I usually live at home.

I'll gradually add some measurements and details.
Questions, doubts, envy, denials and so on are highly appreciated. And the real experience of others is even more interesting.
 
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Here is REW simple model for empty room without doors\windows:


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In real world every opening or object lowers useful upper frequency and creates irregularities in bandwidth.
Now XO is about 90 Hz IIRC. FR in startpost is with midbass, may be I'll measure and show subs w\o cross this year. And may be I'll add four subs next year..

Hornresp WFS:
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Room with DBA isn't open air colunm. It works as PWT insofar as [quasi]plane travelling wave exist. In infinite room without rear wall rear subs not needed.
Or thick enough absorber at rear wall, Single BA, e. g. Nils' SBA, mikela home theater and club in Wiener Neustadt, in last rear absorbtion seems sufficient. There was a club here (is closed now) about <6mW*<3mH*few dozens meters L, with few random subs and combos on stage, w\o rear absorber, but the bass sounded good and like *BA.
In finite room without rear wall will be http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Waves/clocol.html#c1