Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any sage advice regarding the best way of setting a crossover on a sub capable of simultaneous LFE and high-level connections? I know how to set them up separately, but I'm stuck on the best way of doing it with both being used together.
I've just bought a BK Monolith DF. It allows both high-level and LFE connections at the same time, which many seem to suggest is a good way of doing things, and means that, when listening to stereo music, I can still benefit from the sub's reinforcement. However, what's the best way of setting it up? Should I:
One other possibility is to set it up separately for both, make a note of the settings, and then just change them according to whether I'm watching a film or listening to music.
Am I missing something really obvious? Any advice would be very gratefully received!!!!! Totally stuck, and can't find any clear advice on this anywhere.
System:
BK Monolith sub; Kef Q7 main front speakers; Q9c centre; 4 Q2ds rears; Pioneer SC-lx71 receiver; Pioneer BDP-lx71 Blu-ray; Pioneer PDP 5090 plasma in a largish room (about 6.5m by 4.5m)
Does anyone have any sage advice regarding the best way of setting a crossover on a sub capable of simultaneous LFE and high-level connections? I know how to set them up separately, but I'm stuck on the best way of doing it with both being used together.
I've just bought a BK Monolith DF. It allows both high-level and LFE connections at the same time, which many seem to suggest is a good way of doing things, and means that, when listening to stereo music, I can still benefit from the sub's reinforcement. However, what's the best way of setting it up? Should I:
- set the crossover to "LFE", which effectively allows the surround amp to control the crossover point, but might swamp the sound when I'm listening to stereo music, rather than DVD/blu-ray;
- set the crossover according to the high-level input to complement my main speakers (works out at around 40hz), and then run the amp's auto-setup again, high-level gain turned down, and let it work out a compromise for LFE?
One other possibility is to set it up separately for both, make a note of the settings, and then just change them according to whether I'm watching a film or listening to music.
Am I missing something really obvious? Any advice would be very gratefully received!!!!! Totally stuck, and can't find any clear advice on this anywhere.
System:
BK Monolith sub; Kef Q7 main front speakers; Q9c centre; 4 Q2ds rears; Pioneer SC-lx71 receiver; Pioneer BDP-lx71 Blu-ray; Pioneer PDP 5090 plasma in a largish room (about 6.5m by 4.5m)