orange55
Prominent Member
Good point.Your sub LFE should always be set to 120Hz as there is signal up to 120Hz on movie soundtracks.
Good point.Your sub LFE should always be set to 120Hz as there is signal up to 120Hz on movie soundtracks.
Interestingly ARC on auto sets it to 50hz. Guess that’s due to the initial sub response.Your sub LFE should always be set to 120Hz as there is signal up to 120Hz on movie soundtracks.
I wouldn't of done it without the help of you guys so it's a well done you and orange55.
When you say LFE to 120hz, do you mean the crossover on the sub ?
Interestingly ARC on auto sets it to 50hz. Guess that’s due to the initial sub response.
Good point.
Yes. Subwoofer crossover frequency to 120. And leave sub as is. Ie: Off.The crossover on the sub itself is off and on the processor under bass management the subwoofer for LPF for LFE is set to 120hz
High frequency extension bus the right setting. Didn’t realise it was called that.Sorry, can you just confirm what needs changing on the sub, I just want to make sure I'm doing it right.
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For now I would leave it. As long at the sub level on actual sub is near straight up.Last question I think and hope lol, when I go into level calibration using the remote control the subwoofer level has increased to +6d
Is that correct, I take it that can go down to zero and increase the sub volume on the sub itself by 6bd ?
Oops. No loaded wrong file. Happy weekend.Right then, this is the final one, I'm not going to make any changes for a while now and live with it for a couple of weeks.
Really appreciate the help and apologies for my silly questions at times.
I tried adjusting the crossovers to 100Hz and while I haven't yet measured the response, it feels like there are less cancellations between the mains and the subs. There is a lot going on in the room above 100Hz and so setting the crossover point there seems to be able to deal with some of those phase issues. It sounds much better in the bass. Will definitely measure this weekend.SVS Ultra towers, center and surrounds + 2 Ultra SB 13 subs
AVM 60
Parasound A21+A51 (Towers bi-amped)
I guess I dont understand if I have the subs extension to 250 or 120 what difference it will make if I have the crossover set to 80 anyway. The LFE is cut off at 120 regardless.
Can you tell me how arc handles that?
I have the subs on a nice Mini DSP house curve all the way out to 100 before a room mode kicks in.
I have 4 profiles with different settings and I keep adjusting things to try to get the most out of it. When I correct above 500Hz it starts to sound muffled. Dr Floyd Tool recommends that you not EQ above around 500 Hz.
I will try the 100 Hz crossover this weekend on all speakers to see if that improves the sound.
Thanks again, I truly appreciate your answers.
I tried adjusting the crossovers to 100Hz and while I haven't yet measured the response, it feels like there are less cancellations between the mains and the subs. There is a lot going on in the room above 100Hz and so setting the crossover point there seems to be able to deal with some of those phase issues. It sounds much better in the bass. Will definitely measure this weekend.
Hi,
In Profile 2, change the room gain from 200hz to 150hz, and add 1.5 dB to low frequency boost at 50hz.
That should sound a little nicer.
Right then, this is the final one, I'm not going to make any changes for a while now and live with it for a couple of weeks.
Really appreciate the help and apologies for my silly questions at times.
Just before you pack everything away I would do exactly the same on profile 2 but change the maximum correction frequency to 5000Hz for all your base layer speakers. That way you can easily switch between this result and the other to see which you prefer and I think you'll prefer the 5000Hz measurements
Profile 2 added with the above advice, time to watch something now.
Rogue One 4k arrived from Germany today so I think thats it.
Feels light on bass but that could just be the content as I’ve not watched anything I’ve seen previously.
Currently watching Star Wars The Force Awakens 4k with the wife so can’t play but not overly impressed so far.
Will watch some of the old favourites tomorrow