LImited knowledge but I have used subs and feel I get some reward. I have used successfully small cheap ones for computer, kitchen and better one's (REL) for main. Some main speakers do better than others with sub. My old KEF's are a bit slow in the bass and the sub can accentuate it. Most of the time I find keeping the role of the sub subtle is better. A touch of bottom, warmth, fullness but not a lot. My new speakers (Sonus Faber) are cleaner down to where they stop and I find that easier to get the bass in there improved without drawing attention to itself Images again are bigger, deeper, fuller. But the key for me is a light touch. I agree with those that suggest one at a time. Placement and settings very key And in the end one setting might not give best results on ALL music I settle for the settings that provide SOME benefit but least annoyances.
Is this how a Subwoofer Crossover is supposed to work?
I bought two Starke SW12 subwoofers that I installed. So far I'm not particularly happy with them. They are way too loud even with the volume set almost to off. More importantly, I'm having trouble integrating them into my system and I'm wondering if that is because their crossover setting is really functioning as I understand a crossover should. Attached please find measurements from Room Equalization Wizard with SPL graphs of the two subs (no speakers) taken at my listening position with the crossover set at 50 Hz, 90 Hz, and 130 Hz. Ignore the peaks and dips which I assume are due to room nodes. All of those settings appear to actually have the same crossover point of 50 Hz. All that changes is the slope of the rolloff in sound levels. This isn't how I thought a properly designed crossover was supposed to work. I thought the frequency the levels would start to roll off would change, i.e. flat to 50 hz then a sharp drop, flat to 90 hz then a sharp drop, etc. etc.. But Starke says this is how a subwoofer crossover is supposed to work.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8x4cr32pagwg48i/Two%20Subs%20Different%20Crossover%20Points%20No%20Speaker...
Any experts on here with an opinion about this? Is it possible to buy an inexpensive active crossover that I could use in place of what is built into these subs?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8x4cr32pagwg48i/Two%20Subs%20Different%20Crossover%20Points%20No%20Speaker...
Any experts on here with an opinion about this? Is it possible to buy an inexpensive active crossover that I could use in place of what is built into these subs?