How do I turn the subwoofer up on my amp?
Play music through your receiver at about one-quarter volume. Turn up the gain of the subwoofer amp until the sound from your subwoofer completely overpowers the other speakers, without distorting. Turn the gain up until it distorts, then back it off until the sound is clean again.
What happens if you turn an amp gain too high?
When the gain is set too high for the application the amp will produce a squared or clipped sound wave, and the amp and the speakers attached to it will generate a large amount of heat trying to reproduce the clipped signal. This can result in catastrophic damage to your equipment.
Why does my subwoofer amp turn off?
There are several different reasons that an amplifier will get hot and shut down. Four of the most common are: Blown/grounded speaker(s), poor power and/or ground connections, too low an impedance (load), or Gain/Punch Bass control settings too high.
How do you adjust a low pass filter on a subwoofer?
As a general rule, the Low-Pass Filter should be set at a value approximately equal to (or below) 70% of your main speaker’s lowest frequency response. For example, your speaker’s frequency response goes down to 43Hz. 70% of 43Hz equals 30.1, so you should set the subwoofer’s low pass filter to 30Hz.
Should I set my subwoofer to 0 or 180?
The correct setting is the one that yields more bass. You may have to try a few different recordings before you hear any difference, and it might help to turn up the sub’s volume level for this test. If you don’t hear any difference between the 0 and 180-degree settings, leave the phase control in the 0 position.
What’s the best way to adjust a subwoofer?
Adjust your receiver’s bass tone control to its middle, zero, or “flat” setting, whichever it’s called on your stereo. If it has a subwoofer level control, set it, also, to its middle, or “no gain” setting. Sometimes receivers have a crossover, low-pass filter, or bass boost on their subwoofer output. Make sure those are all turned off, too.
How long does it take to set the volume on a subwoofer?
The trick is to set your subwoofer’s volume, and you can do it in just a few seconds. Fast forward to 2:53 in the video above to follow along—the rest is a showcase of a specific subwoofer. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to someone’s house and the subwoofer was so loud that it just made everything sound boomy and awful.
How can I fine tune my subwoofer first?
Run the auto-calibration process in the AV receiver or pre/pro, which will play test tones from each speaker and the subwoofer and adjust levels accordingly. We always recommend running room calibration first before fine tuning. After the process is complete, take a look at the subwoofer level within the AV receiver or pre/pro.
What should I Set my SVS subwoofer to?
For SVS subwoofers with digital volume control, start at a setting of -15. These settings will give the AV receiver or pre/pro enough leeway to set the final sub level correctly during its auto-setup routine. Most subwoofers also have phase and low-pass filter (or LPF) controls. Set phase to 0.
Adjust your receiver’s bass tone control to its middle, zero, or “flat” setting, whichever it’s called on your stereo. If it has a subwoofer level control, set it, also, to its middle, or “no gain” setting. Sometimes receivers have a crossover, low-pass filter, or bass boost on their subwoofer output. Make sure those are all turned off, too.
For SVS subwoofers with digital volume control, start at a setting of -15. These settings will give the AV receiver or pre/pro enough leeway to set the final sub level correctly during its auto-setup routine. Most subwoofers also have phase and low-pass filter (or LPF) controls. Set phase to 0.
Run the auto-calibration process in the AV receiver or pre/pro, which will play test tones from each speaker and the subwoofer and adjust levels accordingly. We always recommend running room calibration first before fine tuning. After the process is complete, take a look at the subwoofer level within the AV receiver or pre/pro.
The trick is to set your subwoofer’s volume, and you can do it in just a few seconds. Fast forward to 2:53 in the video above to follow along—the rest is a showcase of a specific subwoofer. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to someone’s house and the subwoofer was so loud that it just made everything sound boomy and awful.