Using a subwoofer
The loudspeakers are designed to be used with a subwoofer to fill in
the lower frequency range. They are not designed to accept 200 watts of power at the full frequency range.
The Sunfire High Resolution Series subwoofers are a perfect match for these surround loudspeakers. There are a vari- ety of HRS subwoofer models to choose from to match your system.
Ideally, your system should be designed so the surround loudspeak- ers receive the range above 95 Hz, with a subwoofer to handle the frequencies below 95 Hz.
Sunfire home theater processors and receivers have a bass management sys- tem that allows you to redirect the bass frequency range of each channel to the subwoofer. The advantages are :
•The overall bass of the system is improved, as subwoofers, such as
Sunfire's powered HRS subwoofers are specially designed for this frequency range.
•The subwoofer can simultaneously play the bass from all of the loud- speakers, in addition to it’s own low frequency effects channel (LFE).
•There is no loss in perception of the position of movie or music sound effects, as the ear cannot easily locate the position of bass sound sources.
•Compact loudspeakers can be used for front, center and sur- rounds, as they do not have to reproduce the low frequency range. This leads to a saving in room space.
•Your amplifiers do not waste power reproducing the low frequency range.
Subwoofer Location
The best location for a single subwoofer can be found by following these steps:
1.Place the subwoofer on your couch or favorite
2.You can then either run a calibra- tion (noise) signal through it, or play some of your favorite music samples with heavy bass.
3.Walk around the room, standing in all the positions where you might be able to place the subwoofer. This is usually somewhere close to the corners of the room. Try locations fairly close to the front loudspeakers, and try crouching down low.
4.Find the place in the room where the bass output from the subwoofer is most even. Shut things down and install the subwoofer there.
5.This is the best position for the subwoofer. The bass will sound the best when you are sitting in your normal listening position.
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