Setup, Calibration & Integration

STA-800D/1000D Equipped Subs

SVSound™

Before using your new subwoofer, it is important to get it set up and integrated into the rest of your audio or home theater system to ensure optimum results. Failure to properly set up and calibrate your new subwoofer may result in too much, too little, or boomy bass -- none of which provides the best overall listening experience.

There are multiple ways to set up and calibrate your subwoofer depending upon what type of equipment you have and how many subwoofers you will be using. Each common scenario will be covered below, however if you have questions about your specific situation that are not covered here, contact SVS Technical Support at techsupport@ svsound.com.

Unpacking and Subwoofer Location

If you have not already done so, take a few minutes to carefully unpack your new subwoofer. Try to avoid damaging the shipping materials and keep the box and internal cushioning for a short time just in case you need to return the sub for any reason.

There continues to be much discussion about subwoofer placement. If you have done your research and de- termined the best place for your sub(s) in your room, that’s great. If not, we recommend starting in a corner, especially in large rooms, leaving at least five to six inches in back for cable hookups and to access controls.

Corners provide the most reinforcement for both sub level and extension, and in most rooms provide good response in most listening positions. However all the things that make a corner good can also work against you in some cases, causing locations in the room where bass may sound overly loud compared to other loca- tions or inversely, bass may be lacking the punch you expect. If you find there is too much bass at certain fre- quencies or bass response is uneven in the room, experiment with different placement options around the room. There is surprisingly little difference between the front and the back of a room when the subwoofer is properly calibrated so feel free to try any location that is convenient or meets aesthetic criteria for place- ment in the room.

The STA-800D/STA-1000D amplifier also offers room correction features to help with location and place- ment. These include two single-band PEQs (PEQ1 and PEQ2), as well as a Room Compensation filter that can attenuate overly loud bass caused by room gain. Refer to the section of this manual that discussed the Integrated Function Control (IFC) for more information on these features. SVS also offers an advanced digitalsubwoofer equalizer based on Audyssey MultEQ technology, the AS-EQ1. See the SVS web site for moreinformation on this product if interested.