Bypassing Velodyne crossover...
Mike Sedai
Posts: 49
The saga of the piece by piece system continues...
Finally, I have my system together in it's entirety. Weeks of watching films with no rears and no sub are over! It was tough, but I made it. Now, I am all set up and running, but I think I need some crossover help. The Velo Vx-10 I picked up for my tiny room is holding it down just fine, but I am unsure if I have configured the x-overs correctly for my system. The velodyne has it's own crossover on the back, which came set to 80Hz by default, but I feel like I shoul djust be using my wonderful bass management on my H/K 630. Thing is, I don't see an apparent bypass for the Velodyne, and it has just but one set of line level inputs. Dealing with figuring out the comprehensive H/K bass management is enough, I don't need another rogue x-over messing up the works.
As for the H/K settings, right now I have all my speakers set to small and crossed over at 80hz, and I left the sub knob at 80hz as well. I just know I am knocking a hole in my set up somewhere, if two crossovers are trying to affect the sub.
Add to this that I am still trying to get levels correct and haven't settled on a perfect place for the sub yet, and things are pretty confusing right now.
My questions:
Can I bypass the Velodyne x-over, or, is it already bypassed with the line level uplink in use?
Since I have floors for mains, should I bring the x-over on my mains down to 60hz to try to reinforce mid-bass?
Are the x-over settings on my other speakers correct?
Check sig for system specs...
[EDIT] - After a bit more research I found some guidelines that state the following if using floorstanding mains and the sub-out jack on an AVR:
"If the sub out jack is unfiltered, connect one of the line inputs of the subwoofer to the sub out jack of your electronics and set the sub's low pass filter to taste. If the sub out jack is filtered, either use an unfiltered input on the sub (if it has one) or use a line input and turn the sub's variable low-pass filter all the way up. Set the Front L&R speakers as "Large" and Sub as "On."[/B] "
I will try the idea in bold text above, as that seems to fit my set-up and the sub I have. Hopefully it takes care of the bass management for my system.
Finally, I have my system together in it's entirety. Weeks of watching films with no rears and no sub are over! It was tough, but I made it. Now, I am all set up and running, but I think I need some crossover help. The Velo Vx-10 I picked up for my tiny room is holding it down just fine, but I am unsure if I have configured the x-overs correctly for my system. The velodyne has it's own crossover on the back, which came set to 80Hz by default, but I feel like I shoul djust be using my wonderful bass management on my H/K 630. Thing is, I don't see an apparent bypass for the Velodyne, and it has just but one set of line level inputs. Dealing with figuring out the comprehensive H/K bass management is enough, I don't need another rogue x-over messing up the works.
As for the H/K settings, right now I have all my speakers set to small and crossed over at 80hz, and I left the sub knob at 80hz as well. I just know I am knocking a hole in my set up somewhere, if two crossovers are trying to affect the sub.
Add to this that I am still trying to get levels correct and haven't settled on a perfect place for the sub yet, and things are pretty confusing right now.
My questions:
Can I bypass the Velodyne x-over, or, is it already bypassed with the line level uplink in use?
Since I have floors for mains, should I bring the x-over on my mains down to 60hz to try to reinforce mid-bass?
Are the x-over settings on my other speakers correct?
Check sig for system specs...
[EDIT] - After a bit more research I found some guidelines that state the following if using floorstanding mains and the sub-out jack on an AVR:
"If the sub out jack is unfiltered, connect one of the line inputs of the subwoofer to the sub out jack of your electronics and set the sub's low pass filter to taste. If the sub out jack is filtered, either use an unfiltered input on the sub (if it has one) or use a line input and turn the sub's variable low-pass filter all the way up. Set the Front L&R speakers as "Large" and Sub as "On."[/B] "
I will try the idea in bold text above, as that seems to fit my set-up and the sub I have. Hopefully it takes care of the bass management for my system.
Harman Kardan AVR 630
Sony DVPNS665 DVD
Polk TB 90 Front Mains
Polk CsI3 Center
Polk FxI3 Surrounds
Velodyne VX-10
Sony DVPNS665 DVD
Polk TB 90 Front Mains
Polk CsI3 Center
Polk FxI3 Surrounds
Velodyne VX-10
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Comments
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turning up your velodyne crossover to it's max setting is another way of "bypassing" it. For music, I'd leave your Velodyne at the 80hz marker and toggle between "60hz" and 80hz on the H/K. 5.1 discs, that might change regarding your Velo crossover. You might feel for LFE it's better to turn the xover all the way up, therefore "bypassing" it. I don't. There's nothing wrong with staggering in two crossovers as long as you like what you hear. THX shouldn't be the end all, be all. It's not with me anyway.
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Ah, excellent. Thanks for the response.
Still tinkering with the mains on large, as the bass seems to blend the best all around the room that way. I will try different x-over settings on the sub to see what I can come up with... System is really starting to sound amazing after a couple hours of tweaking....Harman Kardan AVR 630
Sony DVPNS665 DVD
Polk TB 90 Front Mains
Polk CsI3 Center
Polk FxI3 Surrounds
Velodyne VX-10
