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Re: How best to integrate subwoofers in HT/Stereo setup

Posted by bstan (A) on February 18, 2003 at 13:52:50

In Reply to: How best to integrate subwoofers in HT/Stereo setup posted by Fitzjohn on February 18, 2003 at 09:12:40:

My suggestion would be to get an active xover (something like a Marchand XM9-L).

Use this xover in your current stereo system between the L&R preamp outputs and the L&R amp inputs.

When you add an HT processor, all you need to do is feed the L&R processor outputs to a spare L&R input on your stereo preamp. This means the HT processor can be turned off when listening to CD or TT inputs from the stereo preamp.

Then on the HT processor speaker setup, you set L&R main speakers to Large, SUB=NO, and don't use the sub-out jack on the HT processor.

This setup allows you to set surrounds and center to small with an appropriate crossover frequency for those speakers in the HT processor.

The active crossover allows you to optimize for the best crossover frequency between your sub, mains and the room thuis providing the best bass response possible.

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