PSW125 crossover confusion

cagenuts
cagenuts Posts: 10
edited January 2011 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Happy new year to all!

I've just bought a new set of Polk speakers and I'm a bit confused with the crossover setting for the PSW125.

This is what the specs say;
Overall Frequency Response - 32Hz-225Hz
Crossover (subwoofer) - 60Hz-110Hz

Does this mean I can only set the crossover levels on my amp for speakers in the range from 60Hz to 110Hz?

I have an Onkyo NR708 by the way with RTiA3 fronts, CSiA4 and TSi100 surrounds.

Thanks for the input.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited January 2011
    It's more of a relation to what your front speakers can handle. If the speakers are connected to the receiver, set the crossover in the receiver at around 80, and set the crossover on the back of the sub all the way up to the highest value. You don't want to use both crossovers from the receiver and the sub. Setting it at 80 is a starting point, you could lower it to your taste but I would imagine anywhere between 65-80 would be ideal.
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  • cagenuts
    cagenuts Posts: 10
    edited January 2011
    Ah ok makes sense now.

    Thanks Tony.
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