psw505

mikey0013
mikey0013 Posts: 20
edited January 2009 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
What's up guys am I pushing my subs too hard ? I have 2 psw505s my amp sw level is at 0 and my bass level is at 0 but the gain on my sub is at 75 percent and I crank the volume pretty high but not to the max. Thanks
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  • mikey0013
    mikey0013 Posts: 20
    edited January 2009
    :confused: lol no one wants to respond
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited January 2009
    The right amount of bass is usually determined by the user. But as far as are you pushing your sub to hard that is simple. Does it have audible distortion? Does it have excessive port noise if the answer to these questions is yes than you are pushing the speaker beyond it's limits and you should turn it down a notch until the distortion is gone at max listening level but will still give you ample sub level. If you are not satisfied it is time to upgrade.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2009
    mikey0013 wrote: »
    What's up guys am I pushing my subs too hard ? I have 2 psw505s my amp sw level is at 0 and my bass level is at 0 but the gain on my sub is at 75 percent and I crank the volume pretty high but not to the max. Thanks

    How big is your room?
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  • mikey0013
    mikey0013 Posts: 20
    edited January 2009
    The room is 15 by 15 by 8 if I turn the sub level down and I turn the sub level up on my amp will that be that same
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2009
    2 psw 505's should be more than enough for a 15 x 15 room unless you're a bass head. I run my sub at -6db (avr) and the sub gain is set to 60%.

    I think you'll be just fine with your settings.
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  • mikey0013
    mikey0013 Posts: 20
    edited January 2009
    Thanks to all you guys that responed so I shouldn't worry about driving my subs to hard if my rec is at o and my subs are at 75 gain
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  • mikey0013
    mikey0013 Posts: 20
    edited January 2009
    I wanna know how hard thease subs can hit without botteming out.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2009
    I put the volume knob on my dual 505's at the 1 o'clock position. They work pretty good stacked in a corner.
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  • mikey0013
    mikey0013 Posts: 20
    edited January 2009
    Ill try stacking them and see how they sound. Thansk
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  • Dune
    Dune Posts: 23
    edited January 2009
    I am considering this sub and was wondering if there is any preffered method to "hooking'' it up. I have my sub now hooked up to my receiver thru the Sub pre-out. I don't get as much bass as I used to hooking it up with speaker wire. Is this normal? I've got it set to the max(db) thru the receiver and it's still weaker than it was at half volume set up with speaker wire...my current sub(sony sw2500) isn't that great anyways...just wondering how the sub performs with just a sub pre-out connection from the receiver...thanks.
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