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I was trying to setup my new HSU VTF3-Mk5 the last 3 days and I encountered a serious shortcoming on my Sony STR-DN850. I'm running all Sony speakers in a 12x12 music room. Sony: ssc5 x4 surrounds, SSCS3 x2 for mains, and a SSCS8 for my center. First of all, the receiver sets all my speakers to large after I run the auto calibration.
I changed all of my speakers to small and set the High Pass crossovers to 15 Hz above each speaker minimum low frequency rating. Mains 70 Hz, surround and center 80hz. I set my subwoofer to the on position in the receiver’s audio setting before I ran auto calibration.
Here comes the problem. I researched the manual, and there is no way to set the low pass crossover. It’s permanently set at 120 Hz.
1. Shouldn’t the receiver set the subwoofer to a lower frequency than my crossover setting than 80 hz for my main speakers? Since, the receiver is controlling the bass management,
2. I ran a test tone and I can hear my subwoofer producing sounds all the way up to 120 Hz. At the same time, my main speakers start producing sounds correctly at the frequency I set them for 70-80 Hz. So, I’m getting an overlap of low frequency between 80 and 120Hz, and it sounds sort of muddy with sub and mains producing the same frequency sounds.
3. I temporally activated the subwoofer’s internal crossover and set it to 90 Hz. I also set all of my regular speakers to 90hz in the receiver’s crossover. Everything sounds amazing.
4. I don’t like the idea of using the subwoofer’s internal crossover when the receiver should be doing it.
5. Will setting the subwoofer’s internal crossover affect my LFE in a negative way?
I changed all of my speakers to small and set the High Pass crossovers to 15 Hz above each speaker minimum low frequency rating. Mains 70 Hz, surround and center 80hz. I set my subwoofer to the on position in the receiver’s audio setting before I ran auto calibration.
Here comes the problem. I researched the manual, and there is no way to set the low pass crossover. It’s permanently set at 120 Hz.
1. Shouldn’t the receiver set the subwoofer to a lower frequency than my crossover setting than 80 hz for my main speakers? Since, the receiver is controlling the bass management,
2. I ran a test tone and I can hear my subwoofer producing sounds all the way up to 120 Hz. At the same time, my main speakers start producing sounds correctly at the frequency I set them for 70-80 Hz. So, I’m getting an overlap of low frequency between 80 and 120Hz, and it sounds sort of muddy with sub and mains producing the same frequency sounds.
3. I temporally activated the subwoofer’s internal crossover and set it to 90 Hz. I also set all of my regular speakers to 90hz in the receiver’s crossover. Everything sounds amazing.
4. I don’t like the idea of using the subwoofer’s internal crossover when the receiver should be doing it.
5. Will setting the subwoofer’s internal crossover affect my LFE in a negative way?