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In Reply to: Re: HT Speakers, will they be adequate? posted by rico on October 20, 2006 at 09:26:51:
rico,How much lower for the sub, assuming a 40 Hz crossover?
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This is room dependent of course but mine is set 8db lower. It took me six months before I was satisfied. What I did was use endless loops of familar (i.e., non-explosive) sounds, like a car going over a small bridge, the sound of "space" in a symphony hall. the sound of a string bass in an acoustic setting, ets. When you get the 60-80 hz region right the real bottom should snap into place. Many of my listeners comment on the accuracy and naturalness of the bass and, yes, i can shake the rafters as well. And I am using a difficult combination, Magnepan 1.6 mains and a powered box subwoofer set at 40 hz..
Thanks, rico,I reset levels using Proceed's internal white noise generator, and had to raise the sub level substantially when I changed from 80 Hz to 40 Hz crossover to reach 0 re 80 dB SPL. A local audio expert who stopped by to listen thought the system sounded very good but that it was a shame not to let the KEF 104/2s handle the 80 - 40 range, given their reputation for tight well controlled bass. So I set my front LR speakers to large. The sub is a Velodyne HGS-15.
When I played a Reference HDCD recording of the Firebird, there seemed a bit too much LF, even though it was well controlled. The Proceed remote can boost or attenuate the sub (as well as center and rears) while you're listening. I'll try 8 dB attenuation as a starter.
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Re the bass/sub that will take a bit of careful adjustment and lowering the level around -8db will be a good starting point. I have the sub set for 40hz but will give it a try at 60hz. Right now the L/C/R/SR/SL etc are all in temporary positions and mounting the speakers on the beams is my next step. The Denon AVR 3805 is fairly sophisticated re set up and with time I hope to get the speaker balance fine tuned after the speakers are in their permanent positions. The output is very decent with 5 speakers plus 1 sub with 2 more back surround speakers to be added and another sub. I'm compareing this against my prior 2 channel setup for video useing a pair of JBL L300 (15" woofers) and the surround speakers don't have quite the punch so far but I think I can get it closer.
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