PSW10 settings

Benzi

Hi,

I have heard there is a method to configure PSW10 settings (low pass, volume) using THX film. Do you have more details on that?

Benzi

aaharvel

use the sub out on your receiver (not speakerwires) to hook up the sub.
set all speakers to small on your receiver, subwoofer to "ON"
set the crossover to 80hz.

I prefer 60, and don't take their cheese too seriously.
Welcome to the forums.

bierboy

I have the PSW10 on order and should get it by mid-week, and I have an Onkyo TX-SR601 receiver. Complete newbie with a sub, but somewhat experienced with the surround system. My other speakers are RT55 fronts, RT25 rears and the CS245i center.

The Onkyo only has an RCA pre-out for the sub (no LFE). From what I gather reading through posts here is I should connect the sub via the RCA out to either the left or right sub input (it doesn't matter and I don't have to use the splitter?). I should set all my speakers to small so the low freq all goes to the sub, set the sub on and set crossover to 60 or 80?

Appreciate the help!

george daniel

aaharvel wrote:

use the sub out on your receiver (not speakerwires) to hook up the sub.
set all speakers to small on your receiver, subwoofer to "ON"
set the crossover to 80hz.

I prefer 60, and don't take their cheese too seriously.
Welcome to the forums.

+ 1---Welcome

John K.

Bierboy, welcome. Note that the sub pre-out on your 601 is the same as what some receivers label an LFE output, i.e. it outputs LFE(if any is present)and the low bass frequencies redirected from speakers set "small". So it would be connected to an LFE input on a sub which had one, to bypass the internal sub crossover, since the receiver has already handled the crossover duties. When the sub doesn't have an LFE input, the receiver sub pre-out can be connected to either the left or right line input; the extra voltage that results from using a Y-connector into both inputs shouldn't be needed, since the 601 should have enough voltage to keep the sub amp "awake" when using just one input. The internal sub crossover control should be turned all the way up to get it as far as possible out of the way of the crossover that the 601 is doing.

Yes, set all speakers "small" and especially because of the RT25s, the receiver crossover should be set at 80Hz, not lower.

bierboy

John K. wrote:

Bierboy, welcome. Note that the sub pre-out on your 601 is the same as what some receivers label an LFE output, i.e. it outputs LFE(if any is present)and the low bass frequencies redirected from speakers set "small". So it would be connected to an LFE input on a sub which had one, to bypass the internal sub crossover, since the receiver has already handled the crossover duties. When the sub doesn't have an LFE input, the receiver sub pre-out can be connected to either the left or right line input; the extra voltage that results from using a Y-connector into both inputs shouldn't be needed, since the 601 should have enough voltage to keep the sub amp "awake" when using just one input. The internal sub crossover control should be turned all the way up to get it as far as possible out of the way of the crossover that the 601 is doing.

Yes, set all speakers "small" and especially because of the RT25s, the receiver crossover should be set at 80Hz, not lower.

John - Thanks very much! UPS says I should be getting the sub today, so your post is quite timely. I know I could get more sub with HSU or SVS, but I picked this one up for next to nothing and thought I would just augment my system a bit until I have the cash for something bigger. Thanks again!

John