I can have my cake and eat it too! HT & 2 chnl
Erik Tracy
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So, I may be slow - first to admit it, but now that I have my sub fixed with a new plate amp and a functional LFE RCA input jack, I've got my sub hooked up to both my AVR for HT and my Int Amp for 2-channel.
No more cable switching so I can have my sub play with my bookshelves for music via Line Level inputs and my AVR with the 'safe LFE' xover settings via the LFE input.
I have both the LFE and Line Level cables hooked up to the sub.
Sub out on the AVr to the LFE input on the sub
Left and Right pre-outs from my integrated amp to the Line Level inputs on the sub.
When I listen to music, the AVR is off, and the integrated amp is on and I set the xover on the sub to the perfect setting to mesh the sub w/ my bookshelves for CDs, SACDs, or phono.
When I watch movies with all that scary low LFE stuff, the AVR is on, the Int Amp is set to HT bypass (so nothing comes out of the preouts - yup - verified it) and the sub gets all the LFE stuff and the AVR is set for 80Hz cutoff and speakers set to small.
The only thing I have to do is turn the sub xover all the way up when I'm using the LFE input jack.
An Int amp with HT bypass is really cool!
And if you already figured this out..well...like I said...I'm kinda slow at these things.
No more cable switching so I can have my sub play with my bookshelves for music via Line Level inputs and my AVR with the 'safe LFE' xover settings via the LFE input.
I have both the LFE and Line Level cables hooked up to the sub.
Sub out on the AVr to the LFE input on the sub
Left and Right pre-outs from my integrated amp to the Line Level inputs on the sub.
When I listen to music, the AVR is off, and the integrated amp is on and I set the xover on the sub to the perfect setting to mesh the sub w/ my bookshelves for CDs, SACDs, or phono.
When I watch movies with all that scary low LFE stuff, the AVR is on, the Int Amp is set to HT bypass (so nothing comes out of the preouts - yup - verified it) and the sub gets all the LFE stuff and the AVR is set for 80Hz cutoff and speakers set to small.
The only thing I have to do is turn the sub xover all the way up when I'm using the LFE input jack.
An Int amp with HT bypass is really cool!
And if you already figured this out..well...like I said...I'm kinda slow at these things.
H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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Hi Erik!
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I was following your previous post regarding your sub issues with interest and was wondering how everything turned out.
If we were to hold a contest, I'm sure that I would win the prize for "slowest"!
Sounds like a satisfying setup.
Pappy
AVR - Pioneer VSX 9040TXH
TV - Samsung HL-T6756W DLP
BD - Panasonic DMP-BD605
Cable - CableOne HD DVR
Fronts - Polk Audio Monitor 70s
Center - Polk Audio CS2
Rears - Polk Audio Monitor 60s
Subwoofer - Polk Audio PSW 505 -
Hi Erik!
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I was following your previous post regarding your sub issues with interest and was wondering how everything turned out.
If we were to hold a contest, I'm sure that I would win the prize for "slowest"!
Sounds like a satisfying setup.
Well...let's call it a draw...and I'll buy the first round...:D
H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music. -
I'm not into a sub these days, but HT bypass is the best thing since sliced bread for me.Speakers: Polk LSi15
Pre: Adcom GFP-750 with HT Bypass
Amp: Pass Labs X-150
CD/DVD Player: Classe CDP-10
Interconnects: MIT Shortgun S3 Pro XLR
Speaker cables: MIT MH-750 bi-wire
TT:Micro Seiki DD-35
Cartridge:Denon DL-160
Phono Pre:PS Audio GCPH -
Erik Tracy wrote: »The only thing I have to do is turn the sub xover all the way up when I'm using the LFE input jack.
If this is a true LFE input, it should bypass the crossover functionality so no adjustment is necessary.
Arthur SchopenhauerAll truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third, it is accepted as self evident. -
If this is a true LFE input, it should bypass the crossover functionality so no adjustment is necessary.
I'm going to test that tonight as I was suspecting the same thing.
If so - I think I'm at a point where I have a workable and easy sub setup for HT and 2-channel....gotta love that HT bypass!
H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
