New Subwoofer Set Up Help Please

sickerthanvick
sickerthanvick Posts: 3
edited January 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
So I got a new Polk PSW110 for my surround sound in my room. Its a pretty big room and it sounds GREAT with movies! Really deep and loud, almost room shaking. But for music, it is significantly less so, just a little bass, any ideas on how to get more wall shaking bass from music, keep in mind that I have a receiver hooked up with the sub, a CS10 center channel, and 4 Polk T-15 bookshelf speakers. I have been playing music off of my PS3 and 360, mp3 format, have not tried a CD yet, didnt think that would really make a difference since the mp3s came from the CDs. Any opinions?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2010
    Treat the walls in your room and EQ your sub. Room EQ Wizard (REW) is free at hometheatershack.com
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  • sickerthanvick
    sickerthanvick Posts: 3
    edited January 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    Treat the walls in your room and EQ your sub. Room EQ Wizard (REW) is free at hometheatershack.com

    That is way too complicated for me, haha. Like I said it sounds perfect, really loud, crisp bass with movies, but very quiet with music.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited January 2010
    A LOT of music doesn't contain the low bass that movies have. What do you have the crossover cutoff/slope set at?
    TNRabbit
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  • sickerthanvick
    sickerthanvick Posts: 3
    edited January 2010
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    A LOT of music doesn't contain the low bass that movies have. What do you have the crossover cutoff/slope set at?

    Well Im 99% sure its set to 80hz, I was messing with that to see if it would help with the music, but there really wasnt a difference. I just wanna rock out to some metallica and have a little thump behind it!
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    sickerthanvick wrote: »
    Well Im 99% sure its set to 80hz, I was messing with that to see if it would help with the music, but there really wasnt a difference. I just wanna rock out to some metallica and have a little thump behind it!

    Upgrade your sub then, lol. Seriously though, the 110 is a good sub, but it sounds like you want more than it can do. The DSW series is a better movie/music sub and will probably be more to your liking. Just my $.02, and welcome to Club Polk.


    -Jeff
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    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited January 2010
    Most processors are set up to give 10 dB increase in LFE for movies. Music has no such bump. That's why it sounds lower.
    TNRabbit
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    Ashly 1001 Active Crossover
    Rane PEQ-15 Parametric Equalizers x 2
    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Seven
    Carver AL-III Speakers
    Klipsch RT-12d Subwoofer
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  • DesertPilot
    DesertPilot Posts: 57
    edited January 2010
    Hi there,

    You may want to check your receiver settings. When playing music, your receiver may just process the two channel (L and R). Thus your subs are bypassed. My particular receiver (Denon) requires LFE + Main as the setting so bass is sent to the subs (below the crossover setting) when playing CDs.

    Marcus
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    Integra DHC 80.2 Pre-Amp
    Outlaw 755 Amp
    OPPO BDP-93 universal player
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Most processors are set up to give 10 dB increase in LFE for movies. Music has no such bump. That's why it sounds lower.

    Also a good point, forgot that, lol.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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