PSW 505 crossover settings

evolutionix
evolutionix Posts: 10
edited January 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Hey guys, new to the forums and in need of some help. I've had my set up for a few years now and just moved= new room for speakers. So now that i've been toying with everything i've been trying to tweak the audio settings. I just noticed that my crossover settings do not seem to change when i turn the knob on the back of the subwoofer. I had a monster sub cable connecting my sub to my Onkyo (i forget the model, sorry) receiver. It's to the unfiltered plug on the sub. I tried changing the crossover on the receiver, nothing. Tried it on the sub, nothing. Tried hooking the sub up with the two RCA's to the filtered inputs and tweaked the x-over on the sub, nothing. Is there a NOTICABLE difference from 60-125hz on the settings? I don't hear much of a difference if at all. Thanks for the help
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited December 2009
    What are you listening to while checking it? Find some music with a lot of bass guitar etc. Then you will definitely be able to tell the difference in the settings. Also, when connected to the LFE input on the sub, the Crossover on the sub will be disabled. I hope that helps:)
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited December 2009
    I think when you run LFE direct, the crossover has no effect on the sub.
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  • evolutionix
    evolutionix Posts: 10
    edited December 2009
    Yea I read through the manual and contacted polk and that's what they said (about the x-over not working with the LFE) but that's when I hooked it up with the red and white RCA's and still no adjustability... and i was listening to music with bass guitar, vocals, drums and wasn't able to detect any difference... will try again though when I get home.
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  • agreece09
    agreece09 Posts: 8
    edited December 2009
    Has anyone been able to get this to work? I have tried the different settings listed with no luck.
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited December 2009
    It sounds like the receiver settings are the culprit here. When using the LFE, the sub crossover is not used. The crossover on the receiver IS and that's what you need to adjust if you use the LFE. If you are using the regular RCA, make sure the receiver has the fronts set to large, otherwise it will not send the bass to the sub, or may be sending only 60/80hz and above etc... We can help you much more if you tell us the model of your receiver, and tell us what the settings are on:)
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  • VXR8
    VXR8 Posts: 291
    edited December 2009
    Just try it what was referred to as the "Polk way". Run your front speakers through your line in and line out connections on the PSW505. Tell your receiver that you have "no" sub and that your front speakers are large. I never use the LFE out on any AVR and have always hooked it up the Polk way. All your controls are then via the PSW505 crossover and volume controls - give it a shot and let us know how you go.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2009
    You need to get into the Onkyo crossover and level menus in order to boost the LFE signals out. It's not hard, there are buttons on your remote...just start with the Test tone button and move the signal to the sub..then use the + and - buttons to the immediate right to raise the VOLUME of the sub signal.

    You must also, if you haven't yet. TELL the AVR that you have a sub. Do you see a sub icon in the Onkyo display panel? If not find that menu and say Sub YES!

    There is also a crossover menu? Look at your manual--all this is in there.


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  • evolutionix
    evolutionix Posts: 10
    edited December 2009
    unfortunately, i'm at work again...so i'm not by my setup. but my receiver is a tx-sr674 and i would assume the receiver "sees" the sub or knows it's on because i can adjust the subwoofer db, and in one of the audio menus it shows the crossover setting for the sub. On the receiver i set the x-over higher than 120 and as low as it went and i dont remember hearing a difference... again, i have the sub connected through the LFE connection and to the receiver's sub-out. has anybody here tried the "polk way" method? i'm interested
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  • VXR8
    VXR8 Posts: 291
    edited December 2009
    evolutionix wrote: »
    unfortunately, i'm at work again...so i'm not by my setup. but my receiver is a tx-sr674 and i would assume the receiver "sees" the sub or knows it's on because i can adjust the subwoofer db, and in one of the audio menus it shows the crossover setting for the sub. On the receiver i set the x-over higher than 120 and as low as it went and i dont remember hearing a difference... again, i have the sub connected through the LFE connection and to the receiver's sub-out. has anybody here tried the "polk way" method? i'm interested

    Polk used to have the "Polk Way" on their educational pages on this site, for which is no longer there. I haven't seen it for a few years, but maybe some of the more senior member's maybe able to link back to it.

    BTW, Happy New Year to all - already into our 8th hour of 2010 in Sydney :)
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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited January 2010
    VXR8 wrote: »
    Polk used to have the "Polk Way" on their educational pages on this site, for which is no longer there. I haven't seen it for a few years, but maybe some of the more senior member's maybe able to link back to it.

    BTW, Happy New Year to all - already into our 8th hour of 2010 in Sydney :)

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  • evolutionix
    evolutionix Posts: 10
    edited January 2010
    Awesome! Thanks bernal
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  • john E
    john E Posts: 32
    edited January 2010
    The crossover on the PSW-505 only works if you use the red and white RCA input.If you use the LFE input the crossover on the sub does not work because your reciever it what would set the crossover.you should be able to hear the difference between 60hz and 120hz unless you have your reciever set to a low crossover point.
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  • Lute
    Lute Posts: 6
    edited January 2010
    FYI y'all- I e-mailed Polk, asked why the PSW 505 manual says to hook up the subwoofer with front speaker line-outs, when their website tutorial says to hook up receiver sub-out to sub LFE in, and they said that the instructions for using line-out to sub were written before most consumer-level receivers had standard sub-out rca jacks. So, bottom-line is the 'New Polk Way' is to connect sub-out to LFE-in via RCA jack. Hope this helps

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