Speaker / subwoofer setup

[Fred Penders]

I use my rsp 1066 together with rmb 100 amps and a REL Storm subwoofer. The main (front) speakers are Elipson Colonne Design. The sound of the front speakers in combination with the REL in stereo is not as good as it was when the REL was connected to the high output of my Luxman amp. I think the front speakers are not getting the full spectrum? What is the best speaker setup? Can I choose full spectrum to the front speakers together with full spectrum to the sub output and use the REL's turn over?

Fred

[greggz]

Hi Fred,

Are you only connecting to the REL via the LFE now because you are using monoblocks?

If so, check the "Mode" selector on the back of your REL. If should be in either position 2 or 4 depending on if you need 0 or 180 degree phase for your speakers.

If I had to guess, you have the Mode selector on your REL in either position 1 or 3 and what is happening is that the bass is being sent to the REL via the LFE and then being filtered by the crossover on the REL (which is probably set somewhere between 25Hz and 35Hz).

[greggz]

A 2nd thought. If you have your mains configured as LARGE on the RSP-1068 and only have your REL connected via the LFE now, the RSP will send a full range signal to your mains, but NONE of that signal will be shared with the REL now that you dont have the high level connection anymore.

If you are only going to connect to your REL via the LFE, then you need to set all of your speakers to SMALL on the RSP-1068.