How to Set Your Speaker Crossover
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Crossover is tricky but it plays an important role in your overall sound and protection of your speakers. It's important to get this right to achieve good blend. In this video I'll help you get a little closer to setting a good crossover point!
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This video has helped me loads. And you put it across in simple terms, and easy to understand for a beginner like me! (compared to other crossover videos on RUclips). Thanks
No problem man!
Thank you man I was running my towers at 40 Hz now I bumped them up to 110hz and the sound is amazing 🤩
I have an app and it was asking me for a cross over frecuency for the filter which i didnt have idea what to put for my home made sound mixer which only have a woofer and a tweeter for the plan project. Thank you so much for the explanation.
Thank you for this video. Excellent content...very useful and extremely helpful. I will be setting up my home theater soon and will most definitely use this video for reference. I have the Fluance Signature Series. My setup is the center channel, bookshelfs for fronts and side surrounds, and bipolars for back surrounds. My subs are dual B.I.C. Acoustech PL-200 II. My AVR is the Yamaha Aventage RX-A1060. Anyone have any recommendations as guidance for crossover settings relative to the home theater setup that I currently have?
Thanks for this video. I tried your crossover settings and Wow! As stated before, I think you and I have the same Polk Audio LSIM series speakers.
I appreciate it. I don't have the lsim anymore though
I'm learning a lot with your videos. Thanks
Thanks for watching
Kpg I purchasced the 16 ultraSB having a time setting. Them up help needed thxs
What speakers do you have
Hi Great video, i have atmos ceiling speakers, the frequency response is 65 hz 9 28khz, its Yamaha ns ic600 my onkyo receiver sets the cross over to 60 hz to match with Bose accoustimass 10 series 5 which are all set to 40 hz as per the bose guidelines, i have changed the settings of atmos speakers to 70hz, it sounds really good, do you think i should change the setting of those ceiling speakers to give them enough cushion ? please advise, thanks again.
Thanks,,excellent video,,great job...
I am running 7.2,4 Dolby Atmos .L-C-R klipsch Rp- 280f center Rp-504c crossovers main is 40z , and Marantz Av 7705 subwoofer LFE 80z , ( knob 50z)surround rare and side is Rp-600m at 60z and 2 pair front and back klipsch Rp- 500Sa crossover 150z what do you think? ..
Thanks a lot for this information!
No prob
Amazingly well made video, keep it up
I appreciate it
Thanks for all the information
Absolutely!
My room size is 3.4m X 3.9m running 5.1.4 . Using marantz SR 6014 AVR. Recommend crossover setting for Prime Tower, Prime Centre, Prime satellite and 2 pair of evolution speaker mounting on wall front height and rear height?
Before when I had my 8-inch Sony sub, setting my fronts to large really added thump for music because that's the only channels that don't cut off the subwoofers when set to large. Then when the Klipsch R-112SW came and replaced the Sony, the extra thump my towers gave barely makes a difference to how good the sub already was. Everything is at 80 Hz now. I found that when you have a REAL subwoofer, ALL your speakers must be at small no matter what!
Very informative video. I got an interesting set up. I got the Marantz nr-1607 AV receiver, 2 rp-260f klipsch floor speakers in the front, 2 R26f floor speakers as surrounds and an rp-440c as the center. Got the subs at 120hz and the bass really opened up from before. Imo, it sounds lively, crisp and full. I set all the speakers to 80hz each. Would you recommend 60hz or another crossover setting?
my speakers are set to 100hz this for the main and center channel are set to 90 hz for the surround 90 hz and dolby atmos are in 150hz i have towers speakers all my speakers are set to small and my subwoofer is to LFE -120HZ. i have very excellent sound this crossover this crossover is good for me very clear sound ,
Great videos. You explain things welll and have good content
Thanks I really appreciate that
Thxs for response
KPG I don't think I said that right the gain is wat sw level matching is asking you to turn down to 75 db if I increased the gain to 82-83 db then wen I increased sub level trim I thought that would add more bass depth I don't want to go past +2 for fear of clipping on the sub level trim on marantz 8805a it sound better know should I be messing with phase parametric eq I don't Have audiophile mic to run graph to check for nulls etc thxs for ur response
Having a mic definitely helps but it's up to your ears. You want to play with all the settings your app has until you reach a point that you're happy with. If you want more punch maybe raise your crossover so your sub plays a little higher.
Audessey set the 4 towers at 40 center at 40 and front wide at 60 & surround back at 60 I raised towers & center ch to 90 and surround back and front wide to 110 to allow more signal to the subs and to receive workload off of marantz 8805a. Thxs KPG for ur response
I think setting the crossover about 40hz higher than whatever the speaker's lowest rated frequency is, sounds the best. I've been doing it this way for many years and it has always made my speaker's sound fantastic. I disagree with setting bookshelf speakers at 100hz...you should go by their actual ratings and setting all those speaker's to 100hz will likely mean you won't get a lot of that important mid range sounds out of the speakers. 80hz is the way to go if you aren't sure what frequency to use. It's also the THX standard for crossover frequency.
i have my main speakers at 40hz and my center 80 hz and my surround 80 hz also with dolby atmos set at 80 hz the sound is very clear and my subwoofer 120hz,and i also have a yamaha receiver
All that's well and good except you end up with a big gap for under utilizing your main tower speakers low range. Fortunately, some receivers do allow for LFE + mains so that compromise is better reduced, and you still get to experience the added bass from your main speakers. Or at least more of it.
I’m glad I am blessed with having 2 separate crossover settings for my mains, one for home theatre, and one for dedicated 2ch listening. LFE should be set to 120hz, then all my speakers are set to 80hz. 🤗🤗
I don't include a subwoofer for music listening... only for movies. So will I still have to crossover my mains, to what? Or should I run them at full range?
My processor does that as well. I like to run my mains full range while having the sub playing below 40Hz in 2 channel mode.
@@Turtleback8024 Get that sub in phase and you’ll see a difference
When it comes to music listening vs movie , for me it's a different taste. For music since I have polk t50 stereo with sub is my preference. Now don't get me wrong just the two polk's sound great. But certain speakers have that power of the subs but there are some that don't have that drop like a sub to some songs.now for music listening crossover set.for me is fronts 100hz subs 3 set to 120hz . So I don't get to much bass (bass head) but not to much it about clarity. Movie I set all lower speakers to 80hz , and subs to 120hz . Sounds great for my taste. It's your preference of sound not mine or anyone elses. Others may differ on preference it's just ideas . Happy listening.
Dude thank you for making this video . It helped me so much
My pleasure
In yamaha htr3072 In front bookshelf speaker nsp51 package. The sub is nsw050. Please tell me what should be the crossover.
Great video bro! Question: my surround speakers have a range of 130hz - 20khz. Do you recommend still going with the THX standard of 80hz or should i go 140-150ish? It's a bipolar speaker with two 4" woofers and two 1" tweeters per speaker. 88db and 8ohm. Thanks for all the insight!
I say 140-150ish. Giving your speakers the settings will probably wear your speakers out. And you wouldn't hear them perform anything under 130 anyway
@@Kpaceguy Yeah i tried to change them and listen but with very little activity being surrounds, it was hard to tell the difference.
@@Audiophilifix exactly. Not much bass is sent that way
@@Kpaceguy ok thanks man i appreciate it!
Hey Kpg, great video for people like me who aren't sure what they're doing! Lol. I have Polk Audio Rm6750 5.1 speaker set up. frequency response 45-20,000 Hz . Currently I believe they are all set to 120hz...so clearly to high? What would be the ideal Hz in your opinion?
Between 60 and 80 for everything.
Thanks for the quick reply! 👍
Great vid a lot of people don’t know about all these settings. Thanks
Glad I could help!
This video is so informative. I have a pair of jamo s803's as my front speakers. A pair of jamo s803's as my surround speakers. A pair of Jamo s8 atm as my surround back/height speakers. A jamo S83 for my center and a Klipsch 120sw as my sub. I've set all of my speakers crossover at 120hz including my sub. Is this correct? Should my sub match the same crossover as my other speakers? I'm curious because thanks to your video, I can turn it up louder and I don't hear the distortion and popping sounds from my front speakers like I use to. Your video has helped me tremendously! By the way, my receiver is a sony str-dh790. All speaker set to small.
I wouldn't cross the fronts at 120 only because they are very much capable at playing the majority of frequencies. I'd probably knock them back down to 80. As well as the center channel because human Male voices resonate around that frequency
@@Kpaceguy Sounds good. I can't wait to try this out. As far as my sub, should I leave that at 120hz? I really appreciate your help.
@@docmiaz yes 120 is fine. That covers everything the sound engineers would put in a given track
@@Kpaceguy thanks bro. I subscribed and gave you likes on your other videos as well. Your hair cut was looking sharp in this video by the way lol Great content. Other videos over complicated this process. Your videos make sense!
@@docmiaz lol I appreciate it my guy welcome to the crew
Thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching
Hello, I have a home theater paradigm prestige: Front paradigm prestige 85F, Center paradigm prestige 55C, Surround paradigm prtestige 25s with SVS Prime elevation for front height speaker and Sub Monolith THX 10. I was curious about the crossover settings. For now its 40hz for front, center 60hz, surround 60hz and front height 80hz with sub 120hz. Do I need to change anything?
That's where I would have mine personally
Nice video. So I have 3 identical speakers in the front. All go down to 35hz. Rears go down to 40hz. And 2 subs. What would you suggest for crossover settings?
What kind of sub and receiver do you have
@@Kpaceguy an onkyo rz630 and an hsu stf1 ( comfortably down to 28hz) and stf2 ( comfortable down to 22hz)
@@ryanrpm8424 I'd cross it similar to mine. Rears at 60, center 60, towers 40, sub 120. Let the subs bring the real authority. But still let your fronts give its best performance
@@Kpaceguy that's great. I was thinking something like that but I will definitely try it and let you know. You gained another subscriber. Thanks!!!
@@ryanrpm8424 thanks man welcome to the crew
Hi there,
Thanks for this info, but i'm still confused about the hz.
My speaker have 39hz to 40000hz.
How should I set my speaker? And what is high and what is low frequency for bass?
I normally set my speaker to crossover 80.
So crossover 40 would give my speaker not a lot of bass?
I don't use a subwoofer yet.
Thanks!
The lower the 'hz' number the lower the bass. Setting your crossover to 80 means anything under that number starts to diminish or disappear. If you don't have a sub you either need to set your front speakers full range or to 40hz to bring back the bass until you get a subwoofer
@@Kpaceguy thnx for the explaining. My back speakers are Polk s20e and my front are s60e. Have the front in full range and back trying different settings. Have done crossover 40hz and now 60hz. To see if I hear any difference.
@@Kwarkiemodo you should hear a fuller sound
SB16 Ultras I did room calibration with audessey them went back in and re did sw level matching using hack mode from subwoofer 101. Level matching asked me to turn volume down to 75 db I instead increased it to 84 db for more punch and dynamics I lowered the sub trim level on marantz 8805a to negatve 12db played music bass demo from Spotify then raised sub trim level on marantz 8805a til music filled in without trying to overdrive driver levels set at -6 rt & -7.5 lt demos I see on RUclips show the drvier losing its mind I only turned it up to good listening don't know wat I'm doing and do not want to risk blowing something lol 4300$ ain't easy to come by for some speakers.welcome ur response thxs KPG
Subwoofer trim isn't overall Subwoofer volume. It takes bass from the front speakers and overlaps it with the Subwoofer. I always keep my Subwoofer trim at 0 or off. 75db is a good balance between Subwoofer and the rest of the system but if you like a little more I'd add 3 or 5 more db to the Subwoofer. 84db is a little high. If you need more slam I recommend going into the svs app and turning up the frequencies you want more of instead of the entire sub overall
I have some Monitor Audio speakers that are listed at "Frequency response (-6dB)"
Free field 45 - 25,000 Hz
In-room 35 - 30,000 Hz
My sub goes down to 30hz, yet every time I run Audyssey, it puts my crossover at 40hz for my front speakers. I think I am a little lost on the free field and in-room thing because one says 35hz and the other 45hz because by the looks of it, 40hz would be too low?
Thanks
I would set it to 60
@@Kpaceguy Yeah, that's what I did; it's just Audyssey keeps saying 40 lol
Great information
My pleasure
@@Kpaceguy Question for you, what is the difference between XLR connection and RCA?
Supposed to be a much more clean and secure connection and transfer of signal from source to speaker
I have Bose acoustimass 6 series 3 speakers. I removed the subwoofer and use a Klipsch R-12sw and connected to a Yamaha RXV-483. I have the speakers set to "Small" and the sub low pass is set to "LFE" and receiver crossover is set to 120hz. Bose recommends 80hz and speakers set to "Large" but I think that is if I am using their bass module. Should I set them back to "Large" and sub crossover at 80hz?
You're correct. Leave at small
@@Kpaceguy Thanks!
KPG I need a recommendation of wat kind of computer I can use to play music from connected to my marantz 8805a I just purchased a mytek Brooklyn DAC plus & a BOTW sbooster power supply I was advised of a Sonic transporter I5 but it has no keyboard to type and I'm trying to get away from using my TV screen to stream tidal & Spotify thxs for your response KPG
Excellent!! Is that song “let’s all go to the movies?” Very informative regarding large versus small speakers activating the crossover filters and slopes!!
Very informative video! Maybe you can answer my crossover quandary which no one else on RUclips will. I have a 2012 Yamaha RX-V373 Dolby 5.1 receiver with 85 watts per channel. I’m happy with my new 5.0 setup with no subwoofer. My Klipsch R 620 F loudspeakers are rated 38Hz - 21kHz. My wall mounted side speakers are Jamo S 803s rated: 57 Hz - 26 kHz. My Jamo S 81 CEN center channel speaker is rated: 71Hz - 26 kHz. The receiver only has a single crossover setting for all speakers. 60Hz seems more bassy than 80Hz for the crossover setting. My only concern is that 60Hz may be too much over time for the 71Hz center speaker. If it is a valid concern I could set the crossover to 80Hz for longevity’s sake with slightly less bass. My center speaker set to small and the rest set to large for maximum bass without a sub and they sound great to me. Great video! Thanks, if you would please answer my questions and concerns with your expert knowledge!
Everything needs to be set to small and set the front speakers down to 40. You'll still get bass under 40 but it'll roll off so it'll protect everything. 60hz is only too much if the volume is excessive. The lower the bass the more power you need to reproduce it. Asking your speakers to play to low adds strain on the speaker and demands a lot fun the receiver and receivers can't deliver the full "85 watts" to all speakers at once.
Thanks! I’ll give it a try!
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IT WOUND BE NICE IF ALL YOUR SPRAKERS WEAR KLIPCH I HAVE ALL MY SPEAKERS KLIPSCH
I have AV receiver pioneer and bose 5.1 acoustimas and the crossover i can't set up each speaker how to make balanced sound each speakers should i set up some large and small setting every each speakers?thanks
Always small
Man I remember taking car subs and crossing them over on a stereo receiver to get more boomie bass 🤣
Are your towers Polk LSIM 707’s? I have the same ones
Yes but I've gotten rid of them since then
I have atmos enabled speakers that point upward... not in ceiling should I do something different with crossover with these? thanks
80hz or higher is fine. They wont be playing much lower than that
@@Kpaceguy thank you, I have them set a bit lower than on my towers as I have NHT towers which are not flat on top any suggestions on how to get them to reflect off the ceiling correctly?
@@mikerulon its hit and miss honestly. If you have little mirrors or a flash light handy you can place it where the speaker is and see where the beam is angled and get a good idea of where the sound hits the ceiling but its difficult to really figure something like that out otherwise
I appreciate your vids on these home theater topics, I’ve been binge watching a ton of them as I prepare to setup my first 5.1.2 system. However, from what I understand there’s a difference in the LFE channel you mentioned in this video. The crossover settings are completely separate from the LFE track which is a unique channel in Dolby content that directs specific audio to the subwoofer and can range up to 120 Hz. The crossover settings will send bass from the other speakers to the subwoofer in addition to the LFE signals that will always be directed to the subs. I don’t think the crossover point need to be any higher to account for LFE as it is always sent to the subwoofer regardless of crossover settings.
Watch this one. It's a bit better and updated
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So you set the fronts 80hz do you set the sub higher or lower?
Set the LFE higher. 120 is usually recommended.
@@Kpaceguy hey bro👍 on the back of my sub on the LPF dial I've set the dial to LFE is that wrong?
I think your fronts would sound beautiful at 60hz center at 80
Audyssey is setting my speaker crossovers at real high crossover levels. I have a Marantz SR8012 AVR. Two HSU VFT-3 MK5 subs, subs are good set at LFE 120hz. All speakers set to small. I ran Audyssey several times and they have all been set differently every time, but always higher or equal to 150hz. I have two DefTech BP9060 powered towers that Audyssey set at 200hz, tested powered and unpowered. One DefTech CS9060 center speaker and Audyssey set that at 150hz, tested powered and unpowered. Two DefTech ProMonitor 1000 side surrounds and Audyssey set them at 110hz. Two DefTech ProMonitor 1000 back surrounds and Audessey set them at 150hz. All of the crossovers seem way to high imo. Do you recommend still lowering the crossovers to 80hz? I have heard that it’s ok to raise crossover levels, but it’s not really recommended to lower crossover levels, because you will loose that correction that Audyssey made in between the 200hz-80hz. I can’t find any info of anyone having this issue with crossovers set so high, usually the crossovers are set to 40hz-60hz when auto room correction is done, then raise them manually to 80hz. My other problem is I have no idea how to set up the EQ manually if I turn Audyssey off🤦🏻♂️. Any ideas!
Help please lol. 👍🏻👍🏻
Some of this advice is good, but some of it doesn't make technical sense.
LFE - if you are plugging in your sub to the LFE input, then the AV receiver will send all LFE signals up to 120hz to the sub if the source material has a point 1 track like a 5.1 or 7.1. That channel is purely for the sub and is 3-120hz and the sub should be set to the LFE setting.
This then takes the home theater crossover balance out of a lot of the discussion as its done.
The next thing to know is that the crossover isn't a brick wall, where below that point it stops frequencies dead, it's a slope which rolls off sound. That means the speakers and sub will still play frequencies above and below that crossover point. That in turn means that large capable full range speakers should still be crossed over decently high as no matter how capable the speakers are at playing bass, the sub is better. Secondly and perhaps most importantly, bass energy is the most demanding for the amp to produce so why create this demand on your multi channel receiver, which realistically won't put out the quoted RMS power when all the speakers are driven, so it will be strained power that takes away from the mods and highs power, which it doesn't need to do. If you let the dedicated, powerful sub amp do this, the AV amp doesn't have to struggle to provide bass energy so can provide cleaner easier to power for the mids and highs improving the center image and clarity.
If you can run a room eq program, optimizing the sub positioning works wonders as does making sure the delays/distances are right. If that is optimized, don't waste energy setting the crossovers too low. A frequency sweep will help to ensure the output is even.
Towers go down to 45hz and rears and center go down to 55hrz. What should my crossover be? I can only set 50/80/100/150 for all speakers on my receiver. Thanks
80. Cross your sub at 120
Kpaceguy Thanks. Unfortunately I have no way to set my sub. I can only select double base which sends it more sound
smith can you bypass the crossover on the sub directly?
Hey well I'm running a dayton audio 5.1 system. The center and surrounds cut off at 85hrz and the towers cross at 45. I currently have the mains at 60 hrz the center at 100hrz and the surrounds at 120hrz. Is this right?
Btw I do have a sub pws10 thatcan handle a lot of power
Hi my 2 floorstanders are 296hz/2.56khz. I'm only using these 2 at the moment. Anybody could give me any advice of setting the crossover frequency.
296hz to 2.56khz? What speakers do you have
Look it up on your speaker datasheet, or try looking at the rear of your speakers for the crossover frequency
296 Hz😂
Can surround and front towers be set lower than center? Got towers for front and surrounds dayton t652, and center is elac debut 2.0 6.2
Yes you can.
@@Kpaceguy would what you set the subwoofer to to get a clean roll off from speakers to subwoofer for the bass ?
@@AR_ZACK91 you typically wanna set your sub to 120hz for movies but if that's too high for you you typically wanna set it 10hz or so above where you set your front speakers
@@Kpaceguy gonna try to lower it, my fronts I have at 60hz, might try like 80hz for the sub see if it makes a difference.
So when you are just listening to music, will front speakers automatically go back to full range sound?
If you put it on pure direct mode or 2ch stereo and you have it set to go to full range, yes.
@@Kpaceguy I have an Onkyo TX-NR636 reciever, I cant have different crossover settings for example Dolby Digital and 2 ch Stereo. It's the same crossover regardless.
@@robbansa you'll have to switch it whenever you want to listen to stereo then
Bro! You've helped me out so much with settings for my previous jamo dolby atmos 7.1 set up. Could I get your advice on my new set up for the living room?
Sony str-dh790 receiver
2 Klipsch R-26FA
2 Klipsch R-41M
1 Klipsch R-52C
1 Klipsch R-12 SW
If you could give me some good crossover points for these. I'd greatly appreciate it bro.
Thank you,
Doc
Set everything 20hz higher than their lowest rated frequency response. Set your sub to 120hz. Allows your speakers to play where its most comfortable
@@Kpaceguy You're awesome thank you. If I could sub twice I would 👍🏾
@@docmiaz I appreciate it
If I switch my amp to stereo does my sub still work? (plugged into LFE) What about if I go to direct - does it still work? It doesn't seem to. Am I doing something wrong?
Nope it turns it off. Direct mode or pure mode turns it off as well. Does it by default to give you the purest sound with the smallest amount of electrical interference as possible
@@Kpaceguy How do you guys get the sub to work in stereo mode?
When in 2ch mode the receiver sets the speakers to large. Set them back to small and the Subwoofer will play
@@Kpaceguy After all these years I finally know!! AND so simple! Thanks so much!!!
My pleasure!
hey mein freunds what is the meaning of SUB-W : subwofer? i have a vintage cervin vega at 10, just front
It's just a name. There's no meaning
This dudes smart
I appreciate it
Relieve workload off of marantz 8805a typo on last comment
m using pioneer avr lx303.....unable to set crossover for individual speaker.....it takes one crossover and apply to all 5 speakers....i dnt have subwoofer right now so front bookshelf automatically set as large and if set small i have to put sub woofer as yes.......m frustrated..... plz help...and if i use small then dnt get bass through speakers....
Turn the sub on and the speakers to small and change the front speaker crossover to 40
@@Kpaceguy bro then all speakers will be set to 40 thats the problem....and one more thing i dnt have the option of 40 hz....m using pioneer bs22 LR as fronts in small room....the last it goes in crossover is 50hz......wht to do ?
@@lovish9999 it doesn't let you set your front speakers differently than the rear?
@@Kpaceguy yes........crossover is locked for all speakers......using yamaha nsp51 speaker package for center and surrounds....and pioneer boolshelf as fronts for now.... currently dnt have subwoofer.....played godzilla king of tha monsters on bluray it sounds muddy and i think lots of crystal clear sound effects are missing.... i have heard lots of praise about godzilla 2 soundtrack but other movies like everest all sound great but not godzilla....wht could be the problem plz guide me?
Until you get a subwoofer I dont think you'll be satisfied the way you want to be. The crossover for the speakers you have would sound best at 80hz and then let your sub take over. So that muddy sound is from your speakers not able to accurately play low bass. So until you pair them with a sub, they will struggle
question: do you guys really enjoy the music/sound from the speakers or you keep thinking on numbers and crossovers all time while listening? lol
Why do you have your crossover set so high (100hz) on your main left and right? Surely your mains can handle the lower frequency! I have klipsch towers and when set at 80hz they are restricted so I set them at 60 hz and they have opened up alot ! That being the case why do you have your biggest speakers that are more capable than your rears and satalites ,it just doesnt make sense to set your mains at 100 hz! I'm just really curious..???
Because the Bass sounds smoother and pronounced when it comes from the sub. The speakers still play 100hz, 90hz, 80hz it just rolls off a few db every octave. Everything sounds so much punchier. Plus, movie tracks are decoded with sub frequencies as high as 120hz. So I let my sub play that high
@@Kpaceguy oh ok....well then wouldnt setting the crossover on your satalites at the same 100 hz be better then? I guess what confuses me is the biggest speakers you have are Set at 100 hz and your smaller less capable speakers are set at 60 hz. It just doesnt compute to me!....but I have been known to be "slow" at times...lol!!
I have them see all to 90. The Subwoofer just sounds smoother playing higher. The transition is nice because the bass is so strong from the speakers
@@Kpaceguyoh ok.....I'll give this a try and see how it sounds!....I'll let you know...
Sounds good
Little confused you said your speakers frequency response is 20, then you said add 10...but you set it to 110? Am I missing something?
I didn't set all of them to 110
@Kpaceguy But you didn't set any of them to 20 or add the 10 ..30 either 😄 🤣 .
@bingobaz6402 No. Because there isn't a set rule. Just a guidelines. I personally like how the sub and speakers blend with my settings
Wouldn't the YPAO take care of crossover?
Yes and often its wrong depending on the size of your speakers
@@Kpaceguy - As I have all smaller speakers, I specifically set all the YPAO speakers to small. But honestly I feel like without the YPAO calibration, the side and back surrounds sounded more "present" than now, with the calibration. I don't feel "surround" anymore.
AFAIK the speakers should not have a difference of more than 20 Hz between them. That means if one speaker has a cutover frequency set to 80 Hz, there should not be any other speaker set to less than 60 Hz or more than 100 Hz cutover frequency. Cheesr.
Would that include the subwoofer? Cause my mains are cut off at 80hz but my sub is set to 120hz?
@@Turtleback8024 I presume the 120 Hz is the LPF of your subwoofer and not the cutover frequency. That means the subwoofer will be activated below 120 Hz. The cutover of the speakers, however, means that the speakers will not get any sound below the cutover frequency and those will be handed over to your subwoofer. In your case for the frequency range between 80 to 120 Hz, both your mains and subs are activated. However, when the frequency falls below 80 Hz the mains cut off but the subwoofer keeps booming. On the other side, when the sound goes above 120 Hz your subwoofer shuts down but the mains keep kicking up to the frequency they are capable of handling. And about the 20 Hz cutover difference, for example, if you happened to have another two surround speakers you should put the cutover between 60-100 Hz. That means it could be 60, 80, 100, etc as you have the mains cutting off at 80 Hz. I hope, I could explain well.
Unless your speakers are like a bazillion dollars, it should always always be 80hz assuming you have a solid subwoofer. If you don't have a good subwoofer, that's your problem right there.
That statement will always and forever be untrue
@@Kpaceguy Isn't 80Hz the default? Also if it's set on LFE+ main it doesn't matter what frequency because it will automatically correct itself unless I'm mistaken. (I was told this)
@@Ibhenriksen 80 is usually a great starting point for audio in general. Goes for car audio too. But let's say you have a small satellite speaker that doesn't do much under 120hz. You have to adjust for that. Let's day you have floor standing speakers or good size bookshelves that do 37hz in room response. You wouldn't want to starve your speaker of its performance right? Maybe your subs have a bad peak frequency at around 70 or 80 hz and you want to tame it. You could lower your subs crossover to maybe 50 or 60hz and lower your speaker to that same frequency and let them play 50 to 60hz because it's not as loud or boom potentially. Assuming you have speakers that can play that low. There's many circumstances that make 80hz a point of reference, but not necessarily final
@@Kpaceguy I see where you're going. Ok. Or if you're new to audio, you could just set all speakers to small, run LFE+Main and let the receiver and subwoofer calculate what's right. Of course, manually making the right adjustments is even better.
@@Ibhenriksen you're exactly right
Why don't you turn off the background music, it's distracting and makes it difficult to hear clearly what you are saying. I gave up after a few minutes.
It can be turned down. It's hard to balance it
Voice is not as clean as it should be, on some points its not understandable , improve this 1 thing , some info lose by that crap sound
If you are using a amp, your tower fronts and center channel set at full range shouldn’t degrade because of wattage going through them! I have a five channel amp so u have juice to send to my 5.1! Only use the AVR for the heights and the 2 subs @ 120 lfe.