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What are your exact settings for volume and low pass filter on your SVS sub?

With my ATC SCM40s—passive—I’ve set the volume on my SB3000s at 20 and the low pass filter at 58. The speakers go down to 48hz at -6db.

I have no frame of reference and feel insecure about my selections. It would be great to hear from other people about what works for them, although I know that it’s always apples and oranges because of the room factor, the amp, the different speakers, and all the rest.

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Thanks, Doyle. Your info is helpful. My post is basically about getting a bit more peace of mind. I can see I'm in the same ballpark as you.

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Original poster here. We're starting to get a lot of variety now. I forgot to mention I have a bright, large, complex room and I listen to a variety of musical genres and route films through my system.

If I turn up the volume past -18 or so, there's way too much bass. If I go the other direction, the difference is more subtle. The helpful guy I talked to at SVS suggested ten Hz over the listed bottom end of my ATCs, even though this was based on -6db. By trial and error, that's what I've ended up with.

My sealed speakers do great bass in my system. They just don't go down as low as some, thus the subs.

 

 

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Thanks, all.

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