Subwoofer with remote control? What brands have them? Worth it? Recommendations?

[Tom V.]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I do not see the value of a subwoofer with remote control. You normaly set the gain, crossover, and phase of the subwoofer once and forget about it. One of the most important factors in the performance of a subwoofer in a home theater room is its placement. A subwoofer remote doesn't realy offer much help. You need to do it the old fashioned way and hurt your back in the process.

Additionally, you should not continuously play around with the settings of the subwoofer. If you need to adjust something such as speakers/subwoofer(s) levels, crossovers, etc. for any reason, you should do it in the receiver's menu.

There is a thread in another forum on the subject:

http://www.hometheatershack.com/foru...subwoofer.html

Agreed. Also, barring something unusual you can typically set the subwoofer level at its midpoint in the receiver which allows you plenty of bass volume adjustment with a couple clicks of the receiver remote.

Tom V.