Volume dial

Megalith
Megalith Posts: 1
edited January 2006 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Would it be best to turn up the volume dial on the sub as high as you need it, or keep the volume dial only up to a certain point, such as 1/3 or 1/4, then increase the sub channel through your receiver.

I own a PSW12.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited January 2006
    Set the volume dial on the sub where you like to listen and the sub setting is at "0" on the receiver. This allows for going either way with a remote.
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited January 2006
    It's also recommended to set your receiver to 0, or perhaps even -1, or -2, so that the sub doesn't receive too "hot" a signal. The volume knob on the sub itself allows its own amp to drive it properly according to that dial setting. Bumping up the volume on the reciever throws the amp's settings and drives the sub too hard-possibly creating a bottoming out where the sub is trying to perform beyond its means.
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