1068 2CH Setup with Bass Mangement

[Raptor]

Hi everyone,

Great forum!

I am having problems with bass not being strong enough (or muffled & not distinct or clear, boomy when levels turned up) when listening to certain cd tracks.

5CH seems to produce a lot more bass than 2CH stereo and sounds better. 5.1, & PLII both sound good on their own when played with their approapriate music.

I am wanting to know how everyone has setup there system when listening to CDs, in particular there bass management.

I have:

RSP-1068 Processor
RMB-1075 AMP
Loewe DVD Player
Dali Suit 3.5 Fronts/Centre/Rears
M&K V75MII Subwoofer

Good quality digital & analog RCA cables

All speakers set to Small
Sub crossover 80 on Rotel
Sub crossover 80 on Sub itself

Doing a sweep test, the sub appears to be strong in some areas and weak in others. Could this be a hit of a poor location for the sub? Should I buy that 12 meter sub cable so I can experiment?

Any thoughts most welcome! :T

Rich

[soundhound]

Placement can make a huge difference, so it may be a good idea to experiment. I recently moved my surrounds about 5 feet higher and this made a world of difference.

[Raptor]

Processor Setup

Soundhound,

Do you setup the processor the same way?

Raptor

[soundhound]

As far as 2 channel I use the analog pass thru, I use Klipsch RF's and they dont need a sub for music. I have a Rotel RMB-1075 for the center, surrounds, and rear centers, and use an RB-1070 for the fronts. The monsterous bass is great for flicks, but can get a bit overpowering for tunes, to the point where it doesn't sound natural. Although I do have a few cd's that were recorded bass heavy but the Klipsch handle it quite well w/o the sub. I set my mains to large and cross them over @ 100 hz and like the way movies sound as such in my room. Hope this helps, Bob
P.S. I also just swapped out my Klipsch sub last friday for an SVS and this was a huge improvement. It is much more controlled and accurate than the Klipsch was.

[rick c]

Raptor, if your using crossover(80)in the rotel i believe you should not set the crossover at the sub.You should set it all the way over or disable it.I'm sure someone with more expertise can jibe in but i think i'm correct.

[Raptor]

Thanks Ric c,

If I use the Rotel & set 80, how would I disable the sub crossover? Do you mean turn it down to the lowest freq on the crossover dial on the sub?

Still a little confused? 8O ? :roll:

Does anyone else do this for stereo listening?

Would appreciate any new ideas or explainations.

Rich

[alkalay]

Hi Raptor,

I would also say placement.

I have recently moved my mains and sub a bit closer to the wall and it made a huge difference.

If I may step in here, yes rick meant you should turn the dial all the way down and better, if you have that option, disable the crossover dial. (Some subs have a button that does that).

As for your q: I have all speakers crossed over at 80Hz except for the mains being crossed at 60Hz. I have tried the 80Hz but found out that 60 works better in music which is about 90% for me.

Itai.

[dermie999]

Hi Raptor,

I had similar problems that I fixed by two things:

(a) I got a good set of speakers.
(b) I set the speakers to large on music and stereo.


I don't know whether its me or not but I just don't find using the subwoofer for bass on music to be strong enough - the music seems to lack bass. Setting the speakers to large gives me crisp, clear and strong bass.

I have a similar setup to yours so it could be worth a go. It can't hurt to try it and if your ears like it then continue to use it. If large works for music and stereo then don't worry about the subwoofer crossover - nothing is sebt to the subwoofer anyhow.


Trevor