Re: At least a few people agree with me!

Posted by wazoo (A) on April 3, 2007 at 05:33:14

In Reply to: I change the volume on every album... posted by Kiefer74.1 on April 3, 2007 at 03:11:25:

That is precisely what I do. Like you, I have a pretty good idea where my sub should be set for the material I'm about to play, but it would still be convenient if I didn't have to reach around the left MMG to get to the sub's level pot. It would also be nice not having to count clicks when I rotate it up or down (I can't really see the dial without getting a flashlight).

My initial point was that the need to make such adjustments is inherent in the recordings, as confirmed with a little headphone listening. Positioning the sub and setting its crossover point correctly is imperative, but this doesn't accomplish a feat of magic. If the bass is way down in the mix (which seems to be a problem with a great deal of older material), I have to increase the gain on my sub to bring it out. Conversely, if I'm listening to material with "proper" bass, then I must dial my sub down (or that'll be all I hear - yuck).

I simply can't see how there could possibly be an acceptable compromise - "the" proper gain setting. This isn't a problem with the room; it's a problem with the source material (and, as I mentioned, this can be confirmed with headphones which cannot be interacting with my room).

"Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ♬

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Topic - Subs for Planars, the brand doesn't matter.... - erik_squires@hotmail.com 08:55:12 04/01/07 (13)

Re: Subs for Planars, the brand doesn't matter.... - rico 08:46:39 04/01/07 (12)

Re: "the" proper subwoofer level setting - wazoo 14:20:01 04/01/07 (11)

I change the volume on every album... - Kiefer74.1 03:11:25 04/03/07 (4)

Re: At least a few people agree with me! - wazoo 05:33:14 04/03/07 (3)

I'm one of the agree-ers (see below). All I know is that on - powermatic 09:45:55 04/05/07 (0)

One last thing that I feel is very important... - Kiefer74.1 13:16:31 04/03/07 (1)

Re: high level inputs - wazoo 20:06:35 04/03/07 (0)

Bad subwoofer response -) Poor level setting - erik_squires@hotmail.com 05:30:46 04/02/07 (2)

Re: Okay, but what about when I'm wearing headphones? - wazoo 10:28:27 04/02/07 (1)

Re: Okay, but what about when I'm wearing headphones? - erik_squires@hotmail.com 10:51:17 04/02/07 (0)

Re".....not a set it and forget it device". - powermatic 14:49:22 04/01/07 (2)

Re: Re".....not a set it and forget it device". - Dawnrazor 15:08:36 04/01/07 (1)

Re: Re".....not a set it and forget it device". - madmaggie 10:43:29 04/02/07 (0)

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Re: At least a few people agree with me! - wazoo 05:33:14 04/03/07 (3)

I'm one of the agree-ers (see below). All I know is that on - powermatic 09:45:55 04/05/07 (0)

One last thing that I feel is very important... - Kiefer74.1 13:16:31 04/03/07 (1)

Re: high level inputs - wazoo 20:06:35 04/03/07 (0)

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