Re: Subwoofers ....


"Fred Bloggs" <SPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Not quite HDTV, but I am sure there are many experts on this subject on
> the group, and of course HDTV also needs HD sound!
>
> I am thinking of adding a subwoofer, but am confused as to the best way to
> hook it up.
>
> My receiver has a subwoofer out (RCA) which I think goes to the
> corresponding input on the sum (LFE I believe). This seems pretty straight
> forward, but the subwoofers appear to also allow the main speakers to be
> routed through the sub. Is this the preferred set up? If I route mains
> through the sub, is the sub going to use its speaker in a passive mode to
> deliver the bass that would otherwise go to the mains? If so, is that an
> advantage?
>
> The speakers I use are the Bose AM5's, these speakers have a separate
> (passive) woofer, but they are certainly not over endowed with low end
> punch. With these speakers, the small speakers are routed through the
> woofer, so if I put the sub into the circuit I would have two separate
> boxes designed to handle the bass.
>
> The subs also seem to have an array of controls - volume, phase and cut
> over level. What is the best way to figure out the appropriate
> levels/settings for each of these? My receiver is a Yamaha HTR-5790, which
> also has all sorts of subwoofer settings.
>
> Lastly, how big! From BestBuy, I can spend $100 for a Yamaha 8" with 100W,
> $200 for a Klipsch with 10" and 200W and $500+ for models with 400W and
> above. I am not looking to shake my house off of its foundations or to
> upset the neighbors, so I was thinking the $200 would be enough, but I am
> wondering if the $100 one would be OK (WAF would probably rule out the
> bigger boxes!).
>
> Thanks.

I prefer the bigger=better approach - the subwoofer is there to move lots of
air.
I have a 15" 500W subwoofer and it can remove the nails from the walls.

Incredible - when I can use it... sadly my wife won't let me play the home
theater sound the way it was intended.


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