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rnoseworthy
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What is the setting of your powered Sub's? Why? Is it between Min - 1/4
1/4 - 1/2
1/2 - 3/4
3/4 - Max
1/4 - 1/2
1/2 - 3/4
3/4 - Max
Post edited by RyanC_Masimo on
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Clearly it's like asking:
What's the best tire size?
Depends on your:
-room size and configuration.
-type of music
-or movies you're watching
-your personal tonal preferences
-how well your ears work
-whether your neighbors are armed
I have a set of rt1000i's and I've played with them and the psw450 subs to strike a balance
I find the 1000's sound good to me
in the 2 o'clock position on the dial
Although I crank them up further at times when
the little lady is out shopping.
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I have had mine in several different room sizes (due to moving). The best results I have found is running them at less than half. I asked this question because I noticed the sub's would distort rather quickly when running them over half.
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Volume level on the knob is all relative. Some subs are set so you only have to turn them to 1/2, some need to be higher. Trying to compare it between companies doesn't do any good.
shep -
What I have is the RT1000p's. The powered sub in them doesn't seem to be able to keep up with the mid range 6.5 and the tweeter. I don't know if it's the amp or the sub's driver, but that part of the speaker gives up way before the mid and tweeter. I was just wondering if most people had better results running them at less than half, like I have. I haven't spent the time investigating if the 1000i's are different (as in Spec's). Other than this the speaker sounds great.
2ch setup
mains RT1000p's
pre B&K PT3 II
Amp B&K ST2140
HT Setup
Fronts RT55i's
Center 400i
surrounds/rear 300i's
Rcvr Onkyo TX-DS777 -
I also keep my 1000's at half. That works best for me.My other sub's way over power my 1000's so I don't depend on them as much.:)
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I run my rt1000i's subs at about 10 o'clock. In part this is because I do not trust them to play at anything more than about 12 o'clock because my prev. 1000p's self-destructed at that setting. On the John Williams soundtrack NIXON at the first deep bass hits, the 1000i's seemed to distort at the midway position so I pulled them back. The DTS dvd of THE HAUNTING was clearly a distress situation for them so I started running them at a low position about 10 o clock or slightly less, with the brunt of the bass taken on by my two dedicated subs. I think I still get a pleasing sound but I don't rely on the 1000i subs. My digital receiver is set for all channels run full range with "subwoofer" setting switched to off, so that all channels get a full range signal (really it's to get a better Dolby Digital signal), with the two dedicated subs also getting full range signals from the front L and R pre-outs and high passing them internally (the LFE chanel is distributed to all channels, since the 1000i subs are run low, it's not a danger to them). With dedicated subs it will sound best if they take care of the bass anyway; one has to find the most subjectively pleasing way to integrate them.
So the moral is, I don't trust my rt1000i's to deliver serious bass, but use just enough of the built-in subs to taper into the dedicated subs. -
Thanks for all the input. I pretty much run them about the 10 O'clock position as well.
