Subwoofer EQing

snake1
snake1 Posts: 567
edited October 2013 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Well, I've almost got all the speakers connected in my system and I'm going to run Audyssey tomorrow after I get the center mounted. Do y'all have any suggestions or tips when calibrating the sub using Audyssey? It says set the sub volume at 75db but I have no way of knowing where that is on the knob. Anyone else know? On a side note, I don't know how the bass could get much better though, the first place I put it rocked the entire room with about 1/2 volume on it!! Let me know what y'all think.
AVR - Onkyo NR809
500gb HD for MP3 and FLAC files
Amp - Parasound 2250 - FOR SALE BTW!! PM me if interested!
Mains - Polk RTi12 towers
Center - CSi5
Surround - FXiA6's
Sub - psw505
Movies and games - PS3
TV - Toshiba 52" HD

Every vehicle has one good nuetral drop in it
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited October 2013
    get an SPL meter or load an SPL app on your phone. C weight slow setting. CHannel match after running Aud.

    Best way to do it is use something like REW and position to remove as many dips as possible and EQ the peaks then run AUD. That is more than most people want to do though.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    edited October 2013
    Go to Audyssey website for FAQ's. Also, go to AVS Forum and search Audyssey 101. This is a pretty good instructional manual on setting calibrations and answers most questions. + thsmith's suggestion.
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    Ethernet Filter: GigaFOILv4 with Keces P3 LPS
    Source: Roon via ethernet to DAC interface
    DAC: Bricasti M1SE
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    Amp1: Nord One NC1200DM Signature, Amp2: W4S MC-5, AMP3: W4S MMC-7
    Front: Salk SoundScape 8's, Center: Salk SoundScape C7
    Surround: Polk FXIA6, Surround Back: Polk RTIA9, Atmos: Polk 70-RT
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  • snake1
    snake1 Posts: 567
    edited October 2013
    Thanks guys! Got it done today! As an aside, the Onkyo popped up a decibel meter for the sub so I could adjust the volume down to 75db like it asked. Pretty cool! It required a little tweaking but I've got it all up and running extremely well now!
    AVR - Onkyo NR809
    500gb HD for MP3 and FLAC files
    Amp - Parasound 2250 - FOR SALE BTW!! PM me if interested!
    Mains - Polk RTi12 towers
    Center - CSi5
    Surround - FXiA6's
    Sub - psw505
    Movies and games - PS3
    TV - Toshiba 52" HD

    Every vehicle has one good nuetral drop in it
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