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Burnz
Audioholic Intern
Room dimensions are 12' x 20 'x 9' tall
Not much bass out of the subwoofer when I listen to music, usually only movies.When you listen to music, do you get a decent amount of bass from the subwoofer?![]()
Hmmmm. Try turning off the sub and playing a track while the towers are running full-range.Not much bass out of the subwoofer when I listen to music, usually only movies.
I'll give it a try here in a minuteHmmmm. Try turning off the sub and playing a track while the towers are running full-range.
What do you hear? Does the bass sound better? Does it sound worse?
It sounds about the same. I mean is -25 dB normally loud? I listen to a lot of rock music and work in the trades. Maybe my ears need a crossover built in.Hmmmm. Try turning off the sub and playing a track while the towers are running full-range.
What do you hear? Does the bass sound better? Does it sound worse?
I've always had them set to large.With Yamaha bass management, unless you set Bass to "Both" [main/sub] it doesn't really cross over stuff from the mains to the sub.
Give this setting a try, and play around with setting the mains from large to small. Set large they will play the bass in addition to the subwoofer, set small they will not.
When you play it loud enough that the bass sounds satisfying, are the mids/highs much louder than the bass?It sounds about the same. I mean is -25 dB normally loud?
Do you know what the volume trim is? Theres a setting in there for input and subwoofer trim.With Yamaha bass management, unless you set Bass to "Both" [main/sub] it doesn't really cross over stuff from the mains to the sub.
Give this setting a try, and play around with setting the mains from large to small. Set large they will play the bass in addition to the subwoofer, set small they will not.
Yes, it seems that way on most cd's.When you play it loud enough that the bass sounds satisfying, are the mids/highs much louder than the bass?
For you I'm thinking it's not that the speakers aren't doing well enough, it's that the subwoofer is being disregarded for music. With movies the receiver routs the LFE track [the track intended for the sub] to the woofer, but if you have bass set to "subwoofer" bass from the track for the mains isn't.I've always had them set to large.
92.876348% sure it's a setting in your receiver.Yes, it seems that way on most cd's.
I'm not sure of this switch youre talking about. I really dislike the fact that the manual is on cd. Paperback would have been nice.Sounds like a receiver setup issue. Try doing a full Ypao setup and see what you get for multi- channel and 2.1 stereo settings. There will also be a direct setting on the receiver that cuts the subwoofer signal allowing your main speakers only to play.
The subwoofer manual doesn't address setup using the reciever as your crossover.
You may need to make some adjustment there as well.
I did notice the +4 -10 switch in your manual. What setting are you using there?
Cheers, Mac
PS try setting all speakers to small
Sounds pretty good in pure direct mode. Found some bass and treble settings too. Helped out quite a bit. I'm not used to these type of recievers. Lots of bells and whistles I have no clue about.92.876348% sure it's a setting in your receiver.
If the bass sounds disproportional when listening to both the sub & to the full-range towers, it's most likely a receiver setting.
99.999% you don't need an amp. Don't waste your money.
Try this:
Set the receiver to pure direct mode, and then tell us what you hear.
Just as I thought.Sounds pretty good in pure direct mode. Found some bass and treble settings too. Helped out quite a bit. I'm not used to these type of recievers. Lots of bells and whistles I have no clue about.
Yes, it is sounding much more to my liking now. Theres so many settings that I really have no clue about. I could sit and ask questions all day long. Thank you everyone for your help. You havnt heard the last of me though. More questions to come I'm sureJust as I thought.
That was actually my next suggestion. Make sure the bass and treble are both set to 0db. If they were at different db level, that was your problem. If not, try this:
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/922343-post33.html
Glad it's fixed!!Yes, much more to my liking now. Theres so many settings on this thing that I could sit and ask questions all night. Thank you everyone for the help and great advice. You havnt heard the last of me though. I'm sure I'll have plenty more to ask.