Dear Experts,

I have recently bought a Onkyo 605 and have hooked it u to the KLIPSCG RF 52 speaker system. The mains dig down till 34HZ. I am quite happy with the Bass. However, I have an old JVC Sub which I was using with a Home theater in a box system The wattage is 50 Watts. The crosover frequency mentioned at the back with a knob is 50-150 Hz. Can I use this with my present set of Klipsch speakers. I am not a big lover of big subwoofers and earth shaking noise. I just want to know this if this subwoofer can adda bit of more subtle punch ( although Iam oaky with the speaker's Bass ) and anyways the old sub is lying around. If I can use it what should be the best crossover point.?? Any suggestions or thoughts are welcome as I am quite new to this subject.

Thanks

The rule either 10hz or up to 1 octave above the -3dB of your main speakers. This would be 44hz to 68hz for your speakers. Its only a guide and since your sub XO frequency starts at 50hz, set it at 60Hz and adjust until you are comfortable even if this is higher than 68hz as the room also comes into play. Try to be frugal with the volume control on the sub. All you want is a hint of bass and it should never overwhelm the main speakers.

Also, you want to use the crossover in your receiver to manage your sub, and turn the sub's crossover knob to bypass or all the way clockwise to get it out of the way for the receiver to manage.