Questions on new subwoofer - Blu-ray Forum

dborgill · 03-29-2010, 04:35 PM

So, I have a pieced together home theater system that is slowly coming together. It's low end compared to a lot of people's but I still enjoy the sound of it. Rundown:

* Marantz 7.1 Receiver (Does DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD sound)
* Pioneer large center channel
* Small Sony bookshelf left/right/surrounds (Only doing 5.1 right now)
* 10" DCM Subwoofer
* PS3 for Blu-Rays/360 for gaming
* 55" Sony A3000 1080p SXRD

So, I have this setup in my small family room. It is a rectangle shaped room about 15' deep and 30' length. I have my TV and couch towards one end kinda like this:

|--------------------------------------------------|
| SUB L HDTV R |
| C |
| |
| LS -------COUCH------- RS |
|--------------------------------------------------|

Hope that makes sense. Well, the DCM sub is new and I am really having a rough time finding a happy medium with my sound setup. It seems the bass/sub is too soft or not used enough or overpowering/muddy. The sub itself has a 180, front or phase setting. Also has crossover and level controls. My receiver also has a -10 to +10 sub setting. So...

#1 - Should I have the level LOW on the sub and higher in the receiver or vice versa or does it even matter?

#2 - Right now I have the sub facing frontwards towards the couch. Should I face it towards the west wall or put it by the couch in the other corner?

#3 - My sub has a left and right input but my receiver has only one RCA out.. does it matter if I put it in left or right or do I need a "Y" cable to get full sound?

#4 - What is a good way to set my sub? It sounds great in some Blu-Rays, too weak in others and totally different on games. Are people constantly changing the sub level on their sub and/or receiver according to content?

#5 - Last question, unrelated to sub, right now, my left/right are +2, center is +5 and surrounds at +2. I don't know what is the best way to set them all and my auto mic setup sets everything to quiet/no bass with the Marantz auto tuner/mic.

THANKS in advance is anyone dares to tackle this

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03-29-2010, 04:35 PM	#1
dborgill Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Trading Score:18	Questions on new subwoofer So, I have a pieced together home theater system that is slowly coming together. It's low end compared to a lot of people's but I still enjoy the sound of it. Rundown: * Marantz 7.1 Receiver (Does DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD sound) * Pioneer large center channel * Small Sony bookshelf left/right/surrounds (Only doing 5.1 right now) * 10" DCM Subwoofer * PS3 for Blu-Rays/360 for gaming * 55" Sony A3000 1080p SXRD So, I have this setup in my small family room. It is a rectangle shaped room about 15' deep and 30' length. I have my TV and couch towards one end kinda like this: \|--------------------------------------------------\| \| SUB L HDTV R \| \| C \| \| \| \| LS -------COUCH------- RS \| \|--------------------------------------------------\| Hope that makes sense. Well, the DCM sub is new and I am really having a rough time finding a happy medium with my sound setup. It seems the bass/sub is too soft or not used enough or overpowering/muddy. The sub itself has a 180, front or phase setting. Also has crossover and level controls. My receiver also has a -10 to +10 sub setting. So... #1 - Should I have the level LOW on the sub and higher in the receiver or vice versa or does it even matter? #2 - Right now I have the sub facing frontwards towards the couch. Should I face it towards the west wall or put it by the couch in the other corner? #3 - My sub has a left and right input but my receiver has only one RCA out.. does it matter if I put it in left or right or do I need a "Y" cable to get full sound? #4 - What is a good way to set my sub? It sounds great in some Blu-Rays, too weak in others and totally different on games. Are people constantly changing the sub level on their sub and/or receiver according to content? #5 - Last question, unrelated to sub, right now, my left/right are +2, center is +5 and surrounds at +2. I don't know what is the best way to set them all and my auto mic setup sets everything to quiet/no bass with the Marantz auto tuner/mic. THANKS in advance is anyone dares to tackle this

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