bass setting on receiver...am I stupid? - Blu-ray Forum

liquidice · 01-20-2009, 06:36 PM

So after some cleaning and tweaking today, I deceided to blast some afro-cuban jazz, and then mess with my receiver settings. Now, I don't why I never noticed this before, but when I turn down "BASS", the sub seems to still be outputing the same amount of thump, but my mains lose some of the bass. Am I stupid or is every receiver like that? I wonder how that affects my crossover then? I have that set at 100 hz because I think it sounds better, so I always thought very minimal bass would be coming from the mains in the first place? Input from anyone would be great, couldn't find a decent answer from google. Thanks.

Carlsberg19 · 01-20-2009, 07:02 PM

yes i noticed this with my receiver also, changing the bass volume on the receiver don't make a dam difference to the ACTUAL volume of the bass

Pelican170 · 01-20-2009, 07:14 PM

interesting. dont know since i turn my receiver EQ off...

liquidice · 01-20-2009, 10:10 PM

I just figured the bass setting would make it more impactful (if that's a term), know what I mean? Guess not.

Pelican170 · 01-20-2009, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquidice

I just figured the bass setting would make it more impactful (if that's a term), know what I mean? Guess not.

yea i hear ya. does your receiver have an option for "Double Bass"? Try that if your looking for more bass, or just crank up teh sub volume.

liquidice · 01-21-2009, 12:15 AM

no, I don't want more bass, but like I said, I just always thought the "bass" setting would either give more, or take away depending on low to high setting.

Halcro 1 · 01-21-2009, 12:42 PM

tone controls= poor sound bottom line

liquidice · 01-21-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Halcro 1

tone controls= poor sound bottom line

...meaning leave them flat, or at 0? The jbl's I use are reference flat speakers, meaning the crossover doesn't do anything to regulate treble or bass to the tweeter or woofer. So without any adjustment, they sound rather "flat". I have always had trebile set to 8 (scale 0-10), and bass set to 8, until yesterday with the tweeking now at 6.

ghebert · 07-27-2009, 05:32 PM

Tone controls (Bass, mid-range, treble) only affect the speakers that are connected to the amplifier. The subwoofer has its own amplifier and therefore is not affected by any receiver tone controls. The only way to control its tone is by playing the the crossover of the receiver, subwoofer gain on the receiver and volume on the back panel of the subwoofer.

So if you have your speaker settings set to small, you will not notice much if any difference in bass. Speaker settings at large for let's say...front speakers that can produce some good bass, then you will hear a difference when playing with tone controls

Hope this helps.

liquidice · 07-30-2009, 12:58 AM

wow, thread revived 6 months after the last post!

EDIT: I just re-read my question, and this applied to my older JVC receiver. I've since then upgraded to a Denon. Funny, I don't even remember this particular day that provoked this email!!!

HAMP · 07-30-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by liquidice

wow, thread revived 6 months after the last post!

EDIT: I just re-read my question, and this applied to my older JVC receiver. I've since then upgraded to a Denon. Funny, I don't even remember this particular day that provoked this email!!!

Well I hope he answered your question, because 6 months of research should provide enough information so you not to ever ever worry about it again

liquidice · 07-30-2009, 04:44 PM

hilarious. I think this may have been close to one of my first posts. Ahh...the good ole' days.

01-20-2009, 06:36 PM	#1
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	bass setting on receiver...am I stupid? So after some cleaning and tweaking today, I deceided to blast some afro-cuban jazz, and then mess with my receiver settings. Now, I don't why I never noticed this before, but when I turn down "BASS", the sub seems to still be outputing the same amount of thump, but my mains lose some of the bass. Am I stupid or is every receiver like that? I wonder how that affects my crossover then? I have that set at 100 hz because I think it sounds better, so I always thought very minimal bass would be coming from the mains in the first place? Input from anyone would be great, couldn't find a decent answer from google. Thanks.

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01-20-2009, 07:02 PM	#2
Carlsberg19 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Donegal, Ireland Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:58 Blu-ray reviews:7	yes i noticed this with my receiver also, changing the bass volume on the receiver don't make a dam difference to the ACTUAL volume of the bass

01-20-2009, 07:14 PM	#3
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	interesting. dont know since i turn my receiver EQ off...

01-20-2009, 10:10 PM	#4
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	I just figured the bass setting would make it more impactful (if that's a term), know what I mean? Guess not.

01-21-2009, 12:15 AM	#6
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	no, I don't want more bass, but like I said, I just always thought the "bass" setting would either give more, or take away depending on low to high setting.

01-21-2009, 12:42 PM	#7
Halcro 1 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Everywhere Home Theater Gallery:12	tone controls= poor sound bottom line

07-27-2009, 05:32 PM	#9
ghebert Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:299 Blu-ray collection:616 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Tone controls (Bass, mid-range, treble) only affect the speakers that are connected to the amplifier. The subwoofer has its own amplifier and therefore is not affected by any receiver tone controls. The only way to control its tone is by playing the the crossover of the receiver, subwoofer gain on the receiver and volume on the back panel of the subwoofer. So if you have your speaker settings set to small, you will not notice much if any difference in bass. Speaker settings at large for let's say...front speakers that can produce some good bass, then you will hear a difference when playing with tone controls Hope this helps.

07-30-2009, 12:58 AM	#10
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	wow, thread revived 6 months after the last post! EDIT: I just re-read my question, and this applied to my older JVC receiver. I've since then upgraded to a Denon. Funny, I don't even remember this particular day that provoked this email!!!

07-30-2009, 04:44 PM	#12
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	hilarious. I think this may have been close to one of my first posts. Ahh...the good ole' days.

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