turning gain pass half way

jerjon7
jerjon7 Posts: 41
edited February 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
is it okay to turn the gain up higher than half way, i have it about 1 oclock now, at what point should i not turn it past, i have the SVS PC12-NSD
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2010
    Its a balancing act between AVR, sub and matching sub with mains.

    AVR should be somewhere between -5db and 0db and then set sub gain level to match mains.

    unless stated so by SVS 1:00 should be ok but is that correct, see above
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2010
    You should calibrate with an SPL meter.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited February 2010
    I don't see why you could not turn it all the way up if you wanted.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2010
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    I don't see why you could not turn it all the way up if you wanted.

    You could, it's just not advised.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2010
    On my RT2000Ps I have the gain on the subs set to 1:00. I have no problems with them.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited February 2010
    Half way is about normal. I would not turn it up more than 2/3 though.

    How do you like the pc12-nsd? I am looking to get this sub soon and was curious what you thought about it. What other speakers do you have set up with it? How big is the room you have it in and how does it sound? Any pics?
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited February 2010
    I agree, the halfway point is where I always start with subs; up or down from there.;)
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  • jwm2
    jwm2 Posts: 44
    edited February 2010
    If you weren't suppose to turn it up or down then there wouldn't be a knob on the woofer in the first place. Imo its just based on your personal taste. I know my AVR goes in 2db increments when turning it up on the audio section, and 1db increments in the setup menu. Imo to get the sound you are looking for the subs amp is still going to push as many watts as needed wether or not its the avr or the knob on the back thats allowing those watts to reach the woofer itself. You are probably better off letting the avr power the rest of the speakers that don't have a built in amp and let the subwoofer do its own work. Then again i'm no expert, but thats just what i've come up with the research i've done so far.
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