Bass Settings?

[june]

Hello All,

What are the settings for the RSP-1068 for getting the sub to kick in while playing the volume around 25? I'm using a Paradigm PS-1200 sub. Also 25 is the cut-on volume setting.

[Blindamood]

I'm not sure a sub is gonna help much at 25 anyway...I sit 9' feet from the L/C/R, and I would barely be able to hear them at that level! I don't believe the Rotel has a 'Loudness' function either, like you find on so many other reeivers/processors, to artificially accentuate the sound dynamics.

[hifiguymi]

Hello All,

What are the settings for the RSP-1068 for getting the sub to kick in while playing the volume around 25? I'm using a Paradigm PS-1200 sub. Also 25 is the cut-on volume setting.

Is the sub not turning on at that low of a volume? I have come across a lot of subs that won't turn on at such a low level (unless they are in the always on mode). All of the Rotel preamps have output on all preamp outputs at any volume.

Eric

[june]

Eric,

The sub isn't cutting on at that level. When I go thur the test tones, the sub kicks in aroung 52. I'll try the "on all" mode. It's currently set at "auto on" mode.

[Blindamood]

It might also depend on the signal coming through. For example, sometimes late night when my wife is asleep, I'll turn it down to the mid-high 30's. The sub will sometimes kick on when there is a 5.1 Dolby Digital signal that includes an LFE track, but maybe not when it is a two-channel signal (for which it uses PLII Music mode).

[gd]

I'll try the "on all" mode.

Yup, try that... your electricity bill won't change any.

But also agree with Blindamood... it's at least partially signal-dependent.