B&W Speaker Size

[tpirovol]

Hi Everyone,

I recently purchased a RSX-1550 with B&W 683front, HTM62Centre, 685rear. Just wondering what size speakers I should set the Rotel to? I have them set to large and Sub max so that the speakers get the bass as well. Is this correct?

Thanks T

[wettou]

Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a RSX-1550 with B&W 683front, HTM62Centre, 685rear. Just wondering what size speakers I should set the Rotel to? I have them set to large and Sub max so that the speakers get the bass as well. Is this correct? Thanks T

Small and that way your sub will do the heavy lifting, my 802D are set-up to small

[kmcheng]

The 685 in the rear and the center should definitely be set to small. You can try setting the 683 to large and set subwoofer crossover to around 40hz. Subwoofers are difficult to fine tune so you may be better off using mostly the 683 for certain kinds of music.

If you use your speakers more for TV or movies then definitely set all speakers to small and let you sub do the heavy lifting.

[bigburner]

If you are listening to music then setting the subwoofer crossover to around 80Hz is a good idea because the lowest note on a 4-string bass guitar is 41Hz and a kick drum is about 60Hz.

If you are watching movies then you can set the crossover a lot lower.

Nigel.