question regarding sub on non 5.1 tracks

firehawk870 · 01-01-07, 04:09 PM

Hi everyone, I just purchased a subwoofer for my surround sound system and it works great on 5.1 encoded media, but I'd like to use it for all my music. Is there any way to do this? maybe a seperate box that simulates 5.1 in between the source and the reciever? My reciever is an older TEAC AG D8900 AV Unit. Thanks in advance for any help and Happy New Years

John

Kal Rubinson · 01-01-07, 04:56 PM

Four options:

1. An AVR that will do bass management on stereo sources.
2. An outboard Bass Manager (might be cheaper to replace your AVR).
3. A subwoofer that has the crossover/BM circuit built in.
4. A disc player that does BM on stereo programs.

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firehawk870 New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	question regarding sub on non 5.1 tracks Hi everyone, I just purchased a subwoofer for my surround sound system and it works great on 5.1 encoded media, but I'd like to use it for all my music. Is there any way to do this? maybe a seperate box that simulates 5.1 in between the source and the reciever? My reciever is an older TEAC AG D8900 AV Unit. Thanks in advance for any help and Happy New Years John

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Kal Rubinson AVS Addicted Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NYC + Connecticut Posts: 20,441	Four options: 1. An AVR that will do bass management on stereo sources. 2. An outboard Bass Manager (might be cheaper to replace your AVR). 3. A subwoofer that has the crossover/BM circuit built in. 4. A disc player that does BM on stereo programs. __________________ Kal Rubinson "Music in the Round" Contributing Editor, Stereophile www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/