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fitter23
fitter23 Posts: 3
edited December 2003 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
just purchase a psw 404b to complete my system, using this with rt 800 front, cs 300 center, rt35 rear and the receiver is Yamaha R-v1105. At this time not satisfied with the sound still some tweaking required. looking for help any sugestion will be appreciated thank you this is a great forum:confused:
Yamaha rv-1105
Center cs 300
Main rt 800
Rear rt 25
Sub 404
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2003
    Welcome to the forum.

    What exactly is it about your setup's performance that you are unhappy with?
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited December 2003
    good question, ****, because fitter has an excellent grouping of home theater speakers/sub.

    Guessing we're talking speaker/sub placement and receiver settings (crossover, individual volume, format fitting the audio selection, etc.,) at this point.

    More details, including how everything's wired would be helpful.

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  • fitter23
    fitter23 Posts: 3
    edited December 2003
    setup for the sub, placement , volume settings.lfe jack on sub or filter. sub when volume is increased seems to vibarate. iam not really sure what to expect from this sub. also control rangeon the receiver
    center min, -20 to +10
    R Surround, -20 to +10
    L Surround, -20 to +10
    sub -20 to +10
    sub hook up from the receiver with rca cable seems simple enough but not satisfied with out. phase 0 or 180 degree? low pass(HZ) 60- 90-160 not sure. what does phase, pass and crossover mean?thank you for reply:confused:
    Yamaha rv-1105
    Center cs 300
    Main rt 800
    Rear rt 25
    Sub 404
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2003
    subs usually sound best in a corner. set the sub volume on your receiver to 00 and adjust the volume on your sub. usually 12 O'clock position is pretty normal.. you may need less or more.. depending on your room and listening likes.

    Also using a set up disc like Avia and a SPL meter from Radio Shack are must haves for any good home theater to sound it's best. don't skimp on those to things.. they WILL make a difference in your sound quality. trying to set your speaker levels by ear. just doesn't work right.

    good luck. come back and ask more questions .
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  • fitter23
    fitter23 Posts: 3
    edited December 2003
    after reading and playing with the on screen display for the setup I decide to return the sub. ASked the sales rep to connect the sub so he could understand what I was talking about.There was discussion he nodded his head yes the sub is defected.returned home with a new sub. now enjoying my setup. now to tweak the system, center, mains, rear, all set to small. the volume control on the sub at 12 oclock. set the receiver sub settings at 0 db lfe.
    yamaha rv-1105
    center cs300
    main rt 800
    rear rt25
    sw 404
    Yamaha rv-1105
    Center cs 300
    Main rt 800
    Rear rt 25
    Sub 404
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  • ChrisDurano
    ChrisDurano Posts: 372
    edited December 2003
    Originally posted by danger boy


    Also using a set up disc like Avia and a SPL meter from Radio Shack are must haves for any good home theater to sound it's best. don't skimp on those to things.. they WILL make a difference in your sound quality. trying to set your speaker levels by ear. just doesn't work right.

    ...

    Totally agree, its the biggest $50 investment you'll make. You'll be amazed by the difference.
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