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[Steelers252006]

Sub gain (volume) should be set at about 50 percent to begin... when you run Audyssey, it will have you adjust it to about 73dB. Follow the instructions in audyssey, let it set the distance and levels in the AVR, and for most... you should be good to go. (Oh, and then TURN IT OFF... unless you like the way it sounds, of course.)
Low Pass Filter: bypass
Phase: 0
Parametric EQ, Polarity, and the room gain compensation: don't play with yet... you'll need to learn what those do and how they operate. In time you will! But this should get you started!

What's 50 percent volume when you're using the negative volume scale?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

What's 50 percent volume when you're using the negative volume scale?

What’s the volume scale in the sub? Like -10 to 0?

 

[Steelers252006]

Curious, why do you set the Audyssey up and then turn it off exactly? What's the benefit?

 

[Steelers252006]

What’s the volume scale in the sub? Like -10 to 0?

It says -60db-0db.

 

[ryanosaur]

good point... ordinarily there's a knob on the back... makes that instruction make a lot more sense.

 

[Steelers252006]

What's 50 percent volume when you're using the negative volume scale?

Only options for low pass filter are on and off. Should I leave it off?

 

[ryanosaur]

Curious, why do you set the Audyssey up and then turn it off exactly? What's the benefit?

Audyssey has a reputation for overprocessing the sound. but it is great at setting levels and distance. Also for the sub distance, the DSP built into it will affect its distance setting, usually lie twice the physical distance. (That adjustment is all about delay, so when Audyssey does that it adjusting for that processing in the sub so your speaker and sub signals are time matched at your ear.)

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

It says -60db-0db.

From what I’ve seen, -10ish is a good starting point.

I would start the test tone, run the MV(master volume lol) up to zero and set the sub to 75db ON THE SUB(even a cell phone app should work close enough. But I do not endorse them in general). Then when audyssey asked to “set the sub to 75db” you should be close already.

 

[Sef_Makaro]

Here's the Room Gain setting. Is this the one you mean? If so where would I put it?

That’s still a bit above my pay grade. I’ll defer to others expertise.

 

[ryanosaur]

Only options for low pass filter are on and off. Should I leave it off?

yes

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

That’s still a bit above my pay grade. I’ll defer to others expertise.

I’d love it off unless the bass is overwhelming. It’s an easy toggle so it’s a quick experiment.

 

[KEW]

Audyssey has a reputation for overprocessing the sound. but it is great at setting levels and distance. Also for the sub distance, the DSP built into it will affect its distance setting, usually lie twice the physical distance. (That adjustment is all about delay, so when Audyssey does that it adjusting for that processing in the sub so your speaker and sub signals are time matched at your ear.)

Just a thought for the next time you feel like playing with settings.
Have you tried the Audyssey "L/R Bypass" setting? What this does is applies no filters (no Audyssey EQ) to the L/R, but leaves Audyssey active for the subwoofers. I know a lot of people believe Audyssey is most useful for frequencies below the Schrodinger frequency (generally around 300Hz) and messes thing up at higher frequencies. Of course Audyssey is only effective below whatever your crossover point is, but it doesn't hurt to see how it sounds!

 

[Steelers252006]

Just a thought for the next time you feel like playing with settings.
Have you tried the Audyssey "L/R Bypass" setting? What this does is applies no filters (no Audyssey EQ) to the L/R, but leaves Audyssey active for the subwoofers. I know a lot of people believe Audyssey is most useful for frequencies below the Schrodinger frequency (generally around 300Hz) and messes thing up at higher frequencies. Of course Audyssey is only effective below whatever your crossover point is, but it doesn't hurt to see how it sounds!

Tell you what gets me, man, and I know it’s a product of modern society and text messaging, but it’s the abbreviations. I swear I don’t even know what DSP is. I’ll figure it out, just a little old school. I do know lol, which obviously I gotta laugh at myself not knowing what the hell is going on here, but It’s awesome nonetheless. I’ve enjoyed the hell out of this sub I’ve bought so far!!

 

[Irvrobinson]

Tell you what gets me, man, and I know it’s a product of modern society and text messaging, but it’s the abbreviations. I swear I don’t even know what DSP is. I’ll figure it out, just a little old school. I do know lol, which obviously I gotta laugh at myself not knowing what the hell is going on here, but It’s awesome nonetheless. I’ve enjoyed the hell out of this sub I’ve bought so far!!

DSP = Digital Signal Processor. It's a special purpose kind of computing chip. In practice it means that a signal, like a stream of audio, is manipulated in the digital domain. That means frequencies are represented by "samples" using a technique called Pulse Code Modulation, and the volume level at a given frequency is represented by a string of bits (called a word). The input stream could already be digital, like from a Blu-ray, or it could be an analog stream, like from a microphone, that goes through an analog-to-digital converter first. A DSP runs a software program that does the manipulation, and it can be pretty sophisticated. Eventually the digital stream is converted back to analog by reversing the conversion process, and that's what's sent to the amplifiers.

 

[lovinthehd]

Tell you what gets me, man, and I know it’s a product of modern society and text messaging, but it’s the abbreviations. I swear I don’t even know what DSP is. I’ll figure it out, just a little old school. I do know lol, which obviously I gotta laugh at myself not knowing what the hell is going on here, but It’s awesome nonetheless. I’ve enjoyed the hell out of this sub I’ve bought so far!!

LOL dsp-digital signal processing.

 

[Steelers252006]

DSP = Digital Signal Processor. It's a special purpose kind of computing chip. In practice it means that a signal, like a stream of audio, is manipulated in the digital domain. That means frequencies are represented by "samples" using a technique called Pulse Code Modulation, and the volume level at a given frequency is represented by a string of bits (called a word). The input stream could already be digital, like from a Blu-ray, or it could be an analog stream, like from a microphone, that goes through an analog-to-digital converter first. A DSP runs a software program that does the manipulation, and it can be pretty sophisticated. Eventually the digital stream is converted back to analog by reversing the conversion process, and that's what's sent to the amplifiers.

Man, have I got a lot to learn.

 

[Steelers252006]

I’d love it off unless the bass is overwhelming. It’s an easy toggle so it’s a quick experiment.

How do you set it off again? Also, I have my front towers now set to small, crossover for all speakers at 80, and 120 for LFE. Sound about right?

 

[Steelers252006]

Just a thought for the next time you feel like playing with settings.
Have you tried the Audyssey "L/R Bypass" setting? What this does is applies no filters (no Audyssey EQ) to the L/R, but leaves Audyssey active for the subwoofers. I know a lot of people believe Audyssey is most useful for frequencies below the Schrodinger frequency (generally around 300Hz) and messes thing up at higher frequencies. Of course Audyssey is only effective below whatever your crossover point is, but it doesn't hurt to see how it sounds!

Yeah, man, I’d like to check that out. Thanks!

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

How do you set it off again? Also, I have my front towers now set to small, crossover for all speakers at 80, and 120 for LFE. Sound about right?

Yep sounds right.
I believe the room gain setting is accessible from the front panel, but it’s also in the app somewhere. Probably easier to find in there.

Btw, congrats. That’s super exciting that’s a bada$$ sub man.

 

[Steelers252006]

Yep sounds right.
I believe the room gain setting is accessible from the front panel, but it’s also in the app somewhere. Probably easier to find in there.

Btw, congrats. That’s super exciting that’s a bada$$ sub man.

I had a blast making half my house rattle last night.