The Official Acoustic Audio Subwoofer Owners Thread

[Big Daddy]

Jomari,

Mine is the 12" model. It is the loudest subwoofer in the room. Currently, the gain is around 35%-40%. Did you see my post #278?

EDIT: Use a Y adapter (2 male, 1 female) and connect the sub cable to both the Left and the Right inputs on the back of the subwoofer. You will get a gain of up to 5 or 6 dB's.

[callas01]

jomari, when i first got mine it didn't seem as powerful as the sony one i had before. I turned it all the way up too and then after a little while I was like whoa, that is too much, try music and movies, also it may just be that it sounds different then the old one, that is what I had to get used to too. if you put your head behind the sub, does it seem like its working right? that is what I noticed first.... for the first 2 days i was getting on my stomach right in front of the sub just to make sure it was on... now i know its there. I really think that the amp and sub have to break in, thoroughly.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by callas01

jomari, when i first got mine it didn't seem as powerful as the sony one i had before. I turned it all the way up too and then after a little while I was like whoa, that is too much, try music and movies, also it may just be that it sounds different then the old one, that is what I had to get used to too. if you put your head behind the sub, does it seem like its working right? that is what I noticed first.... for the first 2 days i was getting on my stomach right in front of the sub just to make sure it was on... now i know its there. I really think that the amp and sub have to break in, thoroughly.

Also I examined mine very carefully. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the construction or parts that were out of place. I hope his sub is not defective. That can happen with mass production these days.

[jstutman]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

EDIT: Use the included Y adapter and connect the sub cable to both the Left and the Right inputs on the back of the subwoofer. You will get a gain of up to 5 or 6 dB's.

Thats not possible with the Y adapter they send, without making myself look retarded...its 2 females, and one male? two has holes and one has a point on it

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by jstutman

Thats not possible with the Y adapter they send, without making myself look retarded...its 2 females, and one male? two has holes and one has a point on it

Sorry, you are correct. That is for connecting two subwoofers to the receiver. I have so many subwoofers and so many cables that I had forgotten that. You need a different Y adapter (2 male, 1 female). I thought they had included this.

[PurpleJesus74]

Originally Posted by DavidinGA

Bought a 12" Powered Sub 500W Acoustic Audio Home PSW-12 through Ebay. Made an offer of $120.00 and it was accepted! Saved $17 something. Then used my $10off coupon code; so I got it for $110.00!


Not too bad.



Not as good of a deal as what I picked up my Energy speakers for though. I got 2 Energy C-300 towers and 2 Energy C-50 surrounds for $149.00 shipped!!!

Just curious,how are you getting the paypal $10 off coupon code,are they emailing them out?Thanks.

[jstutman]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Sorry, you are correct. That is for connecting two subwoofers to the receiver. I have so many subwoofers and so many cables that I had forgotten that. You need a different Y adapter (2 male, 1 female). I thought they had included this.

Trying to find this part on monoprice, I tried the part number in the image and it wont locate it. Mind providing a link?

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by jstutman

Trying to find this part on monoprice, I tried the part number in the image and it wont locate it. Mind providing a link?

It is only 94 cents. If that is all you are going to order, you will be better off buying a Y adapter locally.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

[PurpleJesus74]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

It is only 94 cents. If that is all you are going to order, you will be better off buying a Y adapter locally.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

There was a y adapter cable recommended to me on here the other day.But i can't remember the web site. It was only $6 i think.
Oh here it is. http://www.cablesimple.com/index.php...oducts_id=5001

[Big Daddy]

Y Adapter (2 male, 1 female), $4.48 + Shipping:

http://www.cablesimple.com/index.php...oducts_id=5001



Y Adapter (1 male, 2 female), $4.48 + Shipping:

http://www.cablesimple.com/index.php...oducts_id=5000

[JJ]

I'll just get one from Best Buy, I have $10 RZ just lying around, I can get one for free - although I still haven't opened mine, but I thought it came with the adapter! Whoops, I misread this thread earlier then,

[jaejw1]

has anyone tried using this to calibrate their sub.

http://forum.hsuresearch.com/showthread.php?t=3706

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by jaejw1

has anyone tried using this to calibrate their sub.

http://forum.hsuresearch.com/showthread.php?t=3706

You really don't need a spreadsheet for calibrating your sub. Go to the end of the original post in A Guide to Subwoofers. This is explained there. In addition, you will see links to free test tones.

There is also a thread on Calibrating Your Subwoofer with the Velodyne SMS-1 Equalizer/Analyzer.

[parkerwilson]

I ran audyssey again last night and here is what I got, does it look about right

Left Front -12db
Right Front -12db
Center Channel -12db
Left Surround 0db
Right Surround 0db
Subwoofer -7db

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by parkerwilson

I ran audyssey again last night and here is what I got, does it look about right

Left Front -12db
Right Front -12db
Center Channel -12db
Left Surround 0db
Right Surround 0db
Subwoofer -7db

Honestly, no. It looks like it dropped your fronts down as far as they would go. Are you setting the mic in a seating position? Are you putting it very close to the front soundstage and far away from the surrounds?

The other possibility is that your surrounds aren't nearly as sensitive as your front soundstage. What are you running? *Edit* Ah, Klipsch all the way around. It shouldn't have that big of a discrepancy. I'd run it again. You may need to lower the gain on your sub a bit more.

[parkerwilson]

my speakers are listed in my signature. I am only using 2 of the surrounds, I put the mic in the middle of the room about 2 feet infront of the surrounds just cause my seating positions are all over the place.



I have the gain on the subwoofer set at 12 o'clock (50%)

It seems while audyssey is running, the surrounds are loudest of any speaker, could be cause there are 2 tweeters on each one, compared to 1 tweeter on the other 3 speakers.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by parkerwilson

my speakers are listed in my signature. I am only using 2 of the surrounds, I put the mic in the middle of the room about 2 feet infront of the surrounds just cause my seating positions are all over the place.



I have the gain on the subwoofer set at 12 o'clock (50%)

It seems while audyssey is running, the surrounds are loudest of any speaker, could be cause there are 2 tweeters on each one, compared to 1 tweeter on the other 3 speakers.

You need to put the mic in your primary seating positions. It usually takes 3 or more measurements.

[parkerwilson]

I know, I put the mic where I show it and then I move it 3 feet to the right and then 3 feet to the left.All seats are used equel so I just use the middle of the room. I am still wondering why the front 3 speakers were -12db. Does it seem like something is wrong?

[DavidinGA]

Originally Posted by PurpleJesus74

Just curious,how are you getting the paypal $10 off coupon code,are they emailing them out?Thanks.

I got it in my email and my messages box in my ebay account.

[DavidinGA]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

It is only 94 cents. If that is all you are going to order, you will be better off buying a Y adapter locally.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

I bought a PSW-12 from deepdiscount (should have it by the end of the week; so I don't know what's in the box with it yet). Am I gonna need to buy one of these adapters too?

I need to order a rca coaxial cable for the sub from monoprice anyway so I minds well get one now if I need it...