505 Subwoofer settings

rrsjls@msn.com
rrsjls@msn.com Posts: 7
edited December 2009 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I have dual 505 Subwoofers, and have the following settings:

Power: Auto
Phase: 0
Volume: 50%
Low Pass: 120

On the AVR (Yamaha RX-V863):

Left, Center, Right Speakers (VM20): Large
Crossover: 80 hz

Anyone here with more knowledge than I have any thoughts as to whether these are good settings or if not, any suggestions for changes.
Thanks
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  • wesouth
    wesouth Posts: 41
    edited November 2009
    I have same exact set up with Onkyo TX-SR707. The only setting that I use different is I use 80 for the low pass. I read that somewhere here on the forum. Also on my receiver there is a Double Bass setting that helps out quite a bit. You may or may not have that on the Yamaha. Let me know if you find a better setting you like.
    My Setup:
    Front- Polk Monitor 70
    Center- Polk CS2
    Rear - Polk Monitor 70
    Subs - 2 Polk PSW505
    Receiver - Onkyo TX-SR707
    Amp - Emotiva XPA-5
    Zone 2 Speakers - Polk M40
    CD Player - Emotiva ERC-1
    Interconnects - Emo X-Series
    & Emo Ultra speaker cables
    additional components:
    Television - Samsung LN52B750
    Gaming Console - Microsoft XBox 360
    Media Center - Gaming Computer with Blue Ray Drive
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  • rrsjls@msn.com
    rrsjls@msn.com Posts: 7
    edited November 2009
    I changed the Low Pass to 80 and I do think I like that better than the 120 I had it set at before. Thanks for the suggestion.
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited December 2009
    rrsjls@msn.com wrote: »
    I have dual 505 Subwoofers, and have the following settings:

    Power: Auto
    Phase: 0
    Volume: 50%
    Low Pass: 120

    On the AVR (Yamaha RX-V863):

    Left, Center, Right Speakers (VM20): Large
    Crossover: 80 hz

    Anyone here with more knowledge than I have any thoughts as to whether these are good settings or if not, any suggestions for changes.
    Thanks

    Try taking your sub back up to 120, and setting the Yamaha to "Small" for all speakers, and try both the 80 Hz and a 90 Hz setting in the AVR. Welcome to CP.
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