Change speakers to large setting on receiver?

[FuzzyReets]

Hi folks. I have big 15" front speakers and I'm starting to think that maybe I should be setting them to "large" on my receiver. What do you think and what change will doing so make? Thanks.

 

[MidnightSensi]

Even with extremely large speakers, you keep them set to small. Large is for if you don't use the internal crossover (either don't have a sub, or run L & R out to an external crossover which does the processing for the subs).

So:

If you have a subwoofer connected, select small.

If you don't have a subwoofer connected, select large.

 

[markw]

There's several schools of thought on this.

I'm of the opinion that if your mains can handle the lows gracefully, it's safe to run them full-range. I do that with my lowly Athena AS-F1's and so far, it's working out great. Music comes out great, as do movies. Strangely enough, for music, the sub rarely comes into play but when it's need, it's there.

I have the receiver's* crossover set to the lowest it can go (80 Hz) and set it for "main+sub"

*Denon 2802

 

[tom67]

Agree with midnightsensi....I couldnt accept the fact either and experimented quite a bit....setting mains to large with a sub produces confused muddy bass....more bass is not better bass....the exception might be someone who likes old classic rock on old CDs with limited dynamic range and just finds a lot of bass noise "nostalgic", because thats what that material sounded like 35 years ago in local dance halls...

 

[avliner]

+ 1 here in the MidnightSensi's school of thought