bass management
hondo55
Posts: 4
i'm using a marantz 6200 receiver with polk fxi a4 rear speakers and csi-a6 center speaker with a paradigm subwoofer should i have the bass management set to small or large setting.
Post edited by hondo55 on
Comments
-
Typically you would set all the speakers to small so that the receiver sends all low frequency to the sub.Front - RTiA5's
Rear - RTiA3's
Center - CSiA4
Sub - PSW110 -
thank you for your input much appreciatedpacketjones wrote: »Typically you would set all the speakers to small so that the receiver sends all low frequency to the sub. -
Great article on the subject.
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/128214.html"2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up. -
What are your fronts? Yes,you should set your center and rears to small. But some people like myself who have large tower speakers set the fronts to large. Set the fronts to large,then try small and see what sounds the best!:DHT System
Parasound Halo A51 Amp, Marantz AV 8003 Pre, Arcam FMJ CD36 cd player, Marantz 7007 BD/SACD player,Acoustic Zen Matrix IC's, Analysis Plus Crystal Copper Oval IC's, Acoustic Zen Satori speaker cables, B&W 703's Fronts, Center Martin Logan Motif hybrid, Surrounds DefTech BPX, 2 X DefTech Supercube Reference Subs, DSpeaker Antimode 8033 EQ. -
I tried setting the front speakers to small, but then it seemed that the sound was rather bright and lacking in bass even though the subwoofer was calibrated for musical bass. I even tried setting the crossover as low as 50 Hz when the speakers were set as small, but the bass just lacked punch, even though the subwoofer was providing good bass.
I also tried setting the front speakers to large but then that ended up with a doubled-bass effect when using the "plus" mode of the receiver. Sure, it was really powerful bass, but it also tended to overpower the music when the volume was turned up just a bit.
I ended up doing a modification that home theater purists may not like, but it worked well enough for me:
1. Set front speakers to large.
2. Install high pass crossovers (aka bass blockers) that reduce bass response (200 Hz at 4 ohms, 100 Hz at 8 ohms) on the front speakers that were set to large. Since the speakers were bi-wired, the high pass crossovers were installed on the positive wire going to the lower binding post.
3. Since the front speakers were 8 ohms, and the high pass crossovers reduced bass response at 100 Hz, I set the receiver crossover to 100 Hz.
4. Finally, I set the receiver to "plus" mode. Due to the high pass crossovers being installed on the front speakers, the bass is not overpowering anymore.
