TL1 Satellites and TL1 Center
So I decided to go super minimal in my living room. I no longer want towering towers or even bookshelf speakers on stands all over the room and giant subwoofers. I guess after 40 years of this going from multiple component to several Amps for each channel, I went super minimal. So I bought 9 of these TL1 Satellites and one TL1 center (bought an extra in case I blow it up lol) and 3 little subwoofers. My Sony can set crossovers every 10 hz... so from what I understand the Lower & Upper Limits of the Satellites is 135 Hz → 20 Hz. The Center is 125 Hz → 20 Hz. So I set the crossover for the Satellites to 160hz and the center to 150hz. Does that sound about right to you guys?
Also these guys are really sounding good. Even with music from Apple Streaming Lossless Atmos, they sound really good for such small speakers. You definitely need a sub of course. They don't sound like tin cans from some mini satellites I've listened to. I never realized that they have been around for 15 years now and still sold by Polk. Thanks in advance for feedback.
Also these guys are really sounding good. Even with music from Apple Streaming Lossless Atmos, they sound really good for such small speakers. You definitely need a sub of course. They don't sound like tin cans from some mini satellites I've listened to. I never realized that they have been around for 15 years now and still sold by Polk. Thanks in advance for feedback.
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Set to 130 and 120.so from what I understand the Lower & Upper Limits of the Satellites is 135 Hz → 20 Hz. The Center is 125 Hz → 20 Hz. So I set the crossover for the Satellites to 160hz and the center to 150hz. Does that sound about right to you guys?Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Set to 130 and 120.so from what I understand the Lower & Upper Limits of the Satellites is 135 Hz → 20 Hz. The Center is 125 Hz → 20 Hz. So I set the crossover for the Satellites to 160hz and the center to 150hz. Does that sound about right to you guys?
Got it. I'll set it tonight and going to watch the next episode of Stranger Things. They sure use a lot of bass on that show. -
So with those settings for the Satellites set at 130hz - 140hz & Center at 120hz - 130hz, the speakers sound much more full bodied than what I had it set at before. We watched 28 Years Later, Superman, MI Final Reckoning and Stranger Things... the sound that these TL1 put out is freaking crazy for such a tiny speaker paired with 3 subwoofers. Really is hard to believe what we're hearing from these Satellites. Played a Apple Music Lossless in Atmos and again wow.
Previously I was trying to follow what I read on setting speakers half an octave when pairing to a subwoofer and allowing the receiver to handle frequencies. At one point I was setting them to 190hz for Satellites and 180hz for center, but it didn't sound full bodied. This is what I followed when I searched online. So for the TL1 speakers, I don't think it works out well at all doing this.
"Half an Octave
1. Identify the lower frequency limit of your speaker (e.g., 40 Hz).
2. Calculate half an octave:
* Half an octave above 40 Hz is calculated as follows:
* 40 Hz x 1.414 (which is the square root of 2) = approximately 56.6 Hz.
3. Round to the nearest practical setting: In this case, you might set the crossover at 60 Hz." -
Great, glad that worked out for your enjoyment and thanks for the follow up.So with those settings for the Satellites set at 130hz - 140hz & Center at 120hz - 130hz, the speakers sound much more full bodied than what I had it set at before.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk
