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brucek wrote:
 A lot of receivers shut off the sub if the mains are set to large. This is why you want the crossover engaged (mains to small)...
brucek |
The Onkyo keeps the sub on when the mains are set to large (I've always had them set to small). I've never bothered to understand much about the Onkyo's 2 channel modes, that's why I was a bit confused which modes have the sub active. I'm sure now that the stereo mode has the sub active. But I think it's the "pure" mode that does not have the sub active (and maybe "mono" as well).
Anyway, none of that should concern me. So long as the sub is active in stereo mode (which it is), that's all I need to know.
Another point that may be a problem for me. I don't have phase adjustment on my subs. I can swap the leads (ie 180deg), but that's about all I can do manually. HOWEVER, the Onkyo has Audyssey. And Audyssey will alter phase if I let it run automatically, but I can't manually alter it's phase settings. It also does bass management, and I CAN alter it's Xover settings.
What I plan to do is find the best Xover settings using REW and without Audyssey engaged. Then run Audyssey. Let it set everything up, then compare it's Xover area with mine - again using REW. As I said before, one of the few Audyssey settings I can alter (without upsetting any of it's other settings), is it's Xover settings.
So, if I like my Xover point better, I can alter it in Audyssey whilst keeping all of it's other settings (phase alignment, etc).
Jean-Pierre's graphs really hi-light what I am hoping to achieve. Great stuff Jean-Pierre.
