hey everyone just got my bic h100 and i have a question about the crossover. it is a 2.1 system with klipsch rb-15's (mid-sized bookshelf w/ 5.25 woofer). since my receiver, the yamaha htr-5660 has a fixed crossover at 90hz i am really confused as to where to set the crossover knob on the bic h100. i have speakers set to 'small' and '1E bass' set to 'swfr' only.

i am new to this whole subwoofer thing but if the crossover is fixed @ 90hz on the receiver why does the output seem to differ when i change the dial on the crossover knob on the h100? (the switch on the back is set to 'dolby pro logic')

if its not just my mind playing tricks on me where should i set the crossover at for optimal performance? i've heard that 80hz is good starting point but i think it may need to be set higher.

also any recommendations on phase setting? ive played around with a little bit but it seems to sound pretty much the same whether its on 0 or 180. thanks.

Hello djmano, its my understanding that when you set the H-100 to Dolby Pro Logic that you are now using the crossover on the sub, so you should notice a difference in sound when you move the crossover knob.

Many here will say that 80hz is a good starting point, and as far as the phase setting I don’t think there is any wrong or right, just set it to what sounds best. Sit down where you will be listening or watching tv the most and have someone change the phase and go with what sounds the best.

By the way I just got my H-100 this week and love it!

You want the H100 in dolby digital mode. If moving the crossover still has an effect for some reason, turn it all the way up.

yes, turning the crossover all the way up seems to solve localization issues for me, which is weird because some people here recommend 80hz to prevent localization.

yes, turning the crossover all the way up seems to solve localization issues for me, which is weird because some people here recommend 80hz to prevent localization.

If the crossover in the receiver is set to 80 or in the ops case 90 fixed. then you are using the 80hz that most recommend as a starting point, of course this depends on the capability of the speakers being used but most recommend 80 as because anything above that is more localized.

The only thing turning the subs crossover all the way up does in this case is bypasses the subs crossover so they don't conflict with each other. If your sub has a bypass switch then use that but alot of them don't, turning the crossover all the way up is the next best thing to not having a bypass switch and basically accomplishes the same thing.