Receiver And Subwoofer Crossover Setup

One of the I don't want to talk about it subject for owners of a home theater, is the receiver and subwoofer crossover setup.

One of the complicated things to do when you buy a home theater setting the speakers and crossover menu. Ok, first you must know that you just have to make one adjustment, you just need to make the adjustment in the receiver system and not in the subwoofer system like I was doing it the first time that I setup my first home theater; a waste of time.

Please don't forget to turn the subwoofer on before starting with the setup and putting it in 80 Hz crossover frequency.

When you are doing the setup in the receiver you'll see in the screen of your TV a question regarding wether you have a subwoofer running and what crossover frequency you want to use (many people just told that me the their receivers didn't give them a choice of frequency, that they only have the factory set at 80 Hz. that?s ok). like this the receiver will route all the deep bass frequencies below 80 Hz to the subwoofer via the subwoofer out jack from the receiver.

Note: Before you continue, remember if your receiver has 100 Hz and no other choice, you have to use that instead of the 80 Hz that I was explaining before, I only put 80 Hz because it?s the most common in most applications.

Ok, I was telling you, I recommend to experiment with all the settings, mix them all and see which settings is better for your room, depending of the size, you can select the large settings on your receiver for the front speakers ( the main ones) and small settings for the subwoofer and the surround sound speakers, like this the sounds with frequencies above 80 Hz will go to the front speakers and the sounds with frequencies below 80 Hz are going to the sub and the surround sound speakers. But remember, please, be a child!!! experiment with the frequencies and see which mix you like the most, because, it's your home theater, your room and of course your taste, everybody is different so, it's up to you.

Note: Please don't misunderstand what I am saying above, but remember when I am saying that if you put the subwoofer more than 80Hz, , that is its function and it could turn in to another speaker instead of the sub for your home theater.

Good Luck.

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