Without a doubt you should be a teacher. The version you give us is simple and easy to understand. Some youtube channels write on board and make it so complicated I have no clue what I watched. I'm going to save your vid for future reference because it's easy to understand.Thanks.
Choosing the right crossover frequency is huge..I used to just use 80hz in my setup until I decided to find tune the audio..I have front towers that sound better now by changing the sub crossover to 60hz..I also raised the level higher on the sub. The system sounds so much better now.
Same here, and I have mains that are rated only to 60 Hz. They get a full signal to run freely. Running a single sub below 80 hz on the left side was fine until adding a 2nd sub 2 months ago. Now 60 Hz sounds more natural, both for music and home theater. Space ships and submarines are better with the lower crossover. Duke Ellington's Blues in Orbit LP sounds great, esp C Jam Blues and Villes Ville Is the Place, Man.
I have a SVS pb 3000 and I do 99% movies I leave LFE set at 120hz and my speakers are crossed over at 80hz. But I do love the subwoofer app and can adjust the dB to give me more slam.
Thanks for the video, well done. One thought on adjustments: when you want to in a certain direction, sometimes creeping up works best, but it's a good idea to go further than you think is right then pull back. It helps to make sure you get far enough. Obscure reference: the 1960s and 70s racing driver Mark Donohue, who had an engineering degee. It was one of his methods. He worked with Porsche in the early days of turbocharged racers to get them to work in the real world, not just full throttle on a test dyno.
Bro l just had to comment. This is coming from a guy in the class that’s not the dummy, but also not the sharpest tool in the box, but your explanation over and over explaining the mhz thing just lite up a braincell in my head that’s been dead for years! Fu#k man l can’t wait go fiddle with my hz levels 👍 Excellent video tho bro n me and me ears thank n appreciate u 🇬🇧 And yes I’ve subbed u
Great content. Easy to understand, efficient, informative. Subscribing. I started with my sub at 80 because my speakers response was flat to 52 (cutoff at 60). Figured a little overlap would be good. It did not disappoint
So at my particular listening position there's a big bump between 80 90 Hz due to the room itself so after playing around with crossovers, I settled on 90 Hz for the speakers with an 80 Hz lpf on the subs and the speakers and subs 'handshake' really well at and around that 85ish point.
I really like the way you explain each things.Please help me with my query.im not getting that tight bass or chest thumbing bass from my sub..My only option to place my sub is either next to left tower or right tower.My room size is 13*8*6.im using denon 1800 h.in the back of the sub crossover is from 30 to 200.im using just one wire which is plugged in to lfe port.In my setting its LFE in 120hz. Sub Level is -3 db. Behind the sub its at 12 ie half. My front left and right speaker : 40hz to 30000hz Centre : 64hz to 28khz Atmos : 45hz to 25000khz Surround: 40hz to 20khz Subwoofer : 23hz to 200hz Now please suggest what setting will be the best for a tight chest thumbing bass.Eagarly waiting for the reply
After long time switching between 80, 90 and 100 hz for my center channel speaker I figured 80 hz sounds best by ear. The speaker specs read 72 hz, but no info regarding how much db. Audyssey measures 40 hz for my center channel, but that seems way off specs and fysical speaker size, so in this case I overrule Audyssey. My surround speakers was an easier task, simply cause they are very small. Audyssey measured 200 hz, I kept it there..
In my hometheatre subwoofer the wire is plugged in to LFE input not the left and right.I heard somewhere that if LFE is used then crossover behind the sub is not useful. Is it right?. Is it necessary to use the left and right knob or LFE is ok
You can use either or but typically you plug the lfe because you only have one output from the receiver. You can still choose the crossover from the av receiver if you want on the left and right inputs too.
@Kpaceguy thank you.currently im using lfe with 120hz. If suppose just for a try if i change it to lfe+main with 120hz will all the settings change or do i have to recalibrate the whole things. I would like to try how lfe+main work in my room but im bit afraid that the whole system will change. Will it?
@Kpaceguy thank you. Is there any problem if my level goes to +1 for front left and right after 75 db spl meter calibration. I heard somewhere that it should be in negative only. Is that correct?
Hello again, i have a kef r7 front 33-22khz Kef r2c center 74-28khz Rear Kef r3 52-28 khz Ceiling Klipsch 77-28 2 svs subs What crossover should i put my svs subs. ? And what cross over point should i put all those kef speakers? Im using Sony str az 5000es with external amp 200 watts per channel Thanks in advance.
Hi, great lesson! I have klipsch the sevenes, which has 39hz response. And a klipsch sub which the min crossover is 40hz. So maybe i don't need to connect the sevenes to the sub? What do you think?
I have an active crossover. My sub is from 30-120 Hz My mains are from 40 to 22KHz. I plan to set my crossover as 100 Hz low pass and mains at 140 Hz high pass. These would be at 24db slope. Comments? I never see any information on how to set the high and low crossover points. Excellent videos BTW
Your videos are very informative, thank you. This is my setup and I am struggling with the crossover and I cannot seem to get it right, what would you recommend i set as the crossover on the AVR and subwoofer if my equipment is as follows: Centre: Jamo S 81 CEN (FREQUENCY RESPONSE 71Hz - 26kHz / CROSSOVER 2kHz) L&R Front: Jamo S 805 (FREQUENCY RESPONSE 49Hz - 26kHz / CROSSOVER 2kHz) L&R Back Surround: Jamo S 801 (FREQUENCY RESPONSE 76Hz - 26kHz / CROSSOVER 2kHz) SubWoofer: Jamo Sub-210 (Frequency Range [Hz] 38 - 200 / Impedance [K Ohm] 22 / Cut off Frequency [Hz] 40 - 200 / Phase 0 to -180) AVR: Pioneer VSX-935
Hi, Kpaceguy I have Polk Reserve series speakers, the R700 towers 38Hz-- 38Khz, the R400 center 48Hz - 39KHz, and the R200 Bookshelf 51Hz - 38KHz what settings do you suggest for these speakers? I'm very new to home theater.
Really great job!!! One of the best explanations I’ve heard on setting crossovers. I especially liked your description of bass being too “boomy”vs. low presence. Maybe a second video could be demonstrating an example of this: 1 too boomy, 2 too thin, 3 just right. Well done!
Awesomeness thanks. However I’m still lost on my crossover settings. Weird hearing issues. So my Klipsch rp-1400 subwoofer has the dial on back with the frequencies however it also has LFE. No clue what to do. Any help greatly appreciated
LFE means you are bypassing thr internal crossover and using the receivers built in crossover Watch this video th-cam.com/video/PXp1U1C-yBE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F4Es2MTj4aS6LwYy
Thanks for this video but I have to admit that my crossover setting are totally different after I go thru the Audysee setup on my marantz receiver. My sub crossover is set at 120hz . This is totally different than your numbers
I'm relatively new to this as well and still in the learning process too. I also have a marantz and from what I'm learning about auddessey is that when it's doing calibration it's level matching all of your speakers to play at the same volume which is reference volume (75db) and also adjusting the frequency for room modes. After calibration it's the receiver and not auddessey that try to determine the crossovers based on reflections in the room from all of the mic positions. That's why after calibration it's recommend to manually change the crossover settings because the receiver, not auddessey is saying this is what it think is the best starting point.
Thanks for the reply. So i have a few questions If my subs are currently set at 120hz, which adjustment improve the performance. If i adjust the hertz higher or low. I'm looking for more bass. Also if my main tower speakers at set at 80hz, which adjustment(up or down) would help them perform better
I can tell you what I have and what they are set to. I have a marantz sr 6015 and a pair of Klipsch RP 8000f (front L-R) Klipsch RP 404c center channel, RP 502s surrounds, 4 RP 500sa for Atmos,SVS pb 3000 subwoofer. My LCR is crossed at 80hz and surrounds at 90hz, Atmos at 100hz, and Sub or LFE 120hz. I do mostly movies and just leave the LFE at 120 but for the speakers I'm always adjusting and experimenting with them. My room is 12x12x9 which is on the small side but right now it sounds good for HT but for music I don't like the way it sound therefore I'm still in the learning process and one thing that I've learned is that the crossover settings for home theater don't work well with music.
I think a lot depends on the subwoofer itself. I have 2 high quality 'musical' subs and I set them rather high, if I had cheaper, boomy, HT ported subs I'd set them lower. Better subs are more than just louder and lower.
Hey kpace brother, i have a klipsch 40SA atmos speakers using as a Front heights. There is no crossover frequncy listed on the specs, it just saying Atmos ready or something. So in that case whats the crossover ? I have found on the klipsch common speaker booklet saying 150 min crossover. So no idea where to start & set. Thanks again brother
I've just tried putting my crossover for the subwoofer to 200hz inside the av. And it sounds great better than it's ever sounded. But no one seems to talk about putting a crossover to 200hz
Set to 80hz and only go up from there. My SVS Ultra Towers go down to 28hz. I tried going down to 60hz and I lost some mid bass. The db output of a true subwoofer cannot be matched by most towers.
@@Kpaceguy yes, my subwoofer has the frequency dial but it's best to leave it at the max frequency and set the crossover on the reciever. When I made adjustments on my system, the difference was huge. I was doing it wrong before.
Hi Kpaceguy. I love your videos and been following you for 3 years now. but i get lost in translation when it comes to sub and crossovers. I have small Bower and Wilkins M1 satellites speakers(5 plus the subwoofer) and a Denon AVR 750 H. My system never sounds great. What would you recommend me to et these speakers and subwoofer to. People talk about satellites speakers. Thanks in advance
You make me very "hmmm". Almost everything I read and saw on different videos, all of them say the sub should be set to 120Hz. If I follow your tutorial, my front speaker is 30-25000Hz, so according to you, I should set my sub to around 30-50Hz?
@@Kpaceguy Ahh, okay :) Sorry, it´s a bit to much with all settings all over the place, so that´s why I was a bit off. I run a Denom, and have LFE, so I stick with 120 then :)
Great explanation of how the crossover works in conjunction with your other speakers. Now I know how to set it up properly. Thank you sir.
@jeffgallagher7404 thanks for watching
Without a doubt you should be a teacher. The version you give us is simple and easy to understand. Some youtube channels write on board and make it so complicated I have no clue what I watched. I'm going to save your vid for future reference because it's easy to understand.Thanks.
I appreciate it thanks for watching
Choosing the right crossover frequency is huge..I used to just use 80hz in my setup until I decided to find tune the audio..I have front towers that sound better now by changing the sub crossover to 60hz..I also raised the level higher on the sub. The system sounds so much better now.
Same here, and I have mains that are rated only to 60 Hz. They get a full signal to run freely. Running a single sub below 80 hz on the left side was fine until adding a 2nd sub 2 months ago. Now 60 Hz sounds more natural, both for music and home theater. Space ships and submarines are better with the lower crossover. Duke Ellington's Blues in Orbit LP sounds great, esp C Jam Blues and Villes Ville Is the Place, Man.
I just recently decided to add a sub to my music/home theater and your videos have really been helpful. Thank you sir!
Thanks for watching
You just got the subscriber, I know my bass stuff, but your passion in explaining things got me hooked )) Good job man
I appreciate it
Best explanation yet! Exactly what I was searching for, detailed and informative.
I appreciate it
I have a SVS pb 3000 and I do 99% movies I leave LFE set at 120hz and my speakers are crossed over at 80hz. But I do love the subwoofer app and can adjust the dB to give me more slam.
Thanks for the video, well done. One thought on adjustments: when you want to in a certain direction, sometimes creeping up works best, but it's a good idea to go further than you think is right then pull back. It helps to make sure you get far enough. Obscure reference: the 1960s and 70s racing driver Mark Donohue, who had an engineering degee. It was one of his methods. He worked with Porsche in the early days of turbocharged racers to get them to work in the real world, not just full throttle on a test dyno.
Bro l just had to comment. This is coming from a guy in the class that’s not the dummy, but also not the sharpest tool in the box, but your explanation over and over explaining the mhz thing just lite up a braincell in my head that’s been dead for years!
Fu#k man l can’t wait go fiddle with my hz levels 👍
Excellent video tho bro n me and me ears thank n appreciate u 🇬🇧
And yes I’ve subbed u
Thanks for watching my friend!
Great videos lately. Thanks for education kpaceguy
U
I appreciate it
Great content. Easy to understand, efficient, informative. Subscribing.
I started with my sub at 80 because my speakers response was flat to 52 (cutoff at 60). Figured a little overlap would be good. It did not disappoint
I appreciate it. Welcome to the crew
So at my particular listening position there's a big bump between 80 90 Hz due to the room itself so after playing around with crossovers, I settled on 90 Hz for the speakers with an 80 Hz lpf on the subs and the speakers and subs 'handshake' really well at and around that 85ish point.
Great job on this video. Very good explanation.
Thanks for watching!
Great explanation. Thanks
I really like the way you explain each things.Please help me with my query.im not getting that tight bass or chest thumbing bass from my sub..My only option to place my sub is either next to left tower or right tower.My room size is 13*8*6.im using denon 1800 h.in the back of the sub crossover is from 30 to 200.im using just one wire which is plugged in to lfe port.In my setting its LFE in 120hz. Sub Level is -3 db. Behind the sub its at 12 ie half.
My front left and right speaker : 40hz to 30000hz
Centre : 64hz to 28khz
Atmos : 45hz to 25000khz
Surround: 40hz to 20khz
Subwoofer : 23hz to 200hz
Now please suggest what setting will be the best for a tight chest thumbing bass.Eagarly waiting for the reply
After long time switching between 80, 90 and 100 hz for my center channel speaker I figured 80 hz sounds best by ear. The speaker specs read 72 hz, but no info regarding how much db. Audyssey measures 40 hz for my center channel, but that seems way off specs and fysical speaker size, so in this case I overrule Audyssey. My surround speakers was an easier task, simply cause they are very small. Audyssey measured 200 hz, I kept it there..
Hello , are you talking about 2.1 system?
What about if you have 5.1.4 with different crossover . Where should you put the crossover of your sub?
This applies to home theater as much as it does music
Solid information. Thanks pal
Thanks for watching!
In my hometheatre subwoofer the wire is plugged in to LFE input not the left and right.I heard somewhere that if LFE is used then crossover behind the sub is not useful. Is it right?. Is it necessary to use the left and right knob or LFE is ok
You can use either or but typically you plug the lfe because you only have one output from the receiver. You can still choose the crossover from the av receiver if you want on the left and right inputs too.
@Kpaceguy thank you.currently im using lfe with 120hz. If suppose just for a try if i change it to lfe+main with 120hz will all the settings change or do i have to recalibrate the whole things. I would like to try how lfe+main work in my room but im bit afraid that the whole system will change. Will it?
@Kpaceguy thank you. Is there any problem if my level goes to +1 for front left and right after 75 db spl meter calibration. I heard somewhere that it should be in negative only. Is that correct?
Positive is fine you just don't want it near max
Nice info, thanks.
Thanks for watching
Hello again, i have a kef r7 front
33-22khz
Kef r2c center 74-28khz
Rear
Kef r3 52-28 khz
Ceiling Klipsch 77-28
2 svs subs
What crossover should i put my svs subs. ?
And what cross over point should i put all those kef speakers?
Im using Sony str az 5000es with external amp 200 watts per channel
Thanks in advance.
Personally I'm setting my r7s at 50-60hz and my sub between 60 and 80
@@Kpaceguy how about the speakers? What crossover should i put mine
Right now my fronts 70
My center is on 90
My rears on 80
My height 100
@@elmerbais it doesn't matter as much. Pick what gives a good balance
@@Kpaceguy thanks Brother
@@elmerbais yes sir
What HP and LP crossover settings do you use for those R11s?
Crossed at 50hz. Sometimes I just let them go full range
@@Kpaceguy
50HP
50LP
?
@Menash you only have a high pass. Low pass is for subwoofers.
Hi, great lesson!
I have klipsch the sevenes, which has 39hz response. And a klipsch sub which the min crossover is 40hz. So maybe i don't need to connect the sevenes to the sub? What do you think?
All personal preference depending on what you like to listen to
I have an active crossover.
My sub is from 30-120 Hz
My mains are from 40 to 22KHz.
I plan to set my crossover as 100 Hz low pass and mains at 140 Hz high pass. These would be at 24db slope.
Comments?
I never see any information on how to set the high and low crossover points.
Excellent videos BTW
Why do you want to crossover them so high?
Hey, Kyle
What are the crossover settings you are using for your KEFs?
50
Sorry I should specified. Your crossover settings for
LF
C
RF
Etc.
Appreciate the quick reply
@@007g35 fronts 50 rears 60 center 80 atmos 80
@@Kpaceguy WOW!!!! You are f’n awesome!!! You replied to both comments quickly!! You are appreciated!!
Your videos are very informative, thank you. This is my setup and I am struggling with the crossover and I cannot seem to get it right, what would you recommend i set as the crossover on the AVR and subwoofer if my equipment is as follows:
Centre: Jamo S 81 CEN (FREQUENCY RESPONSE 71Hz - 26kHz / CROSSOVER 2kHz)
L&R Front: Jamo S 805 (FREQUENCY RESPONSE 49Hz - 26kHz / CROSSOVER 2kHz)
L&R Back Surround: Jamo S 801 (FREQUENCY RESPONSE 76Hz - 26kHz / CROSSOVER 2kHz)
SubWoofer: Jamo Sub-210 (Frequency Range [Hz] 38 - 200 / Impedance [K Ohm] 22 / Cut off Frequency [Hz] 40 - 200 / Phase 0 to -180)
AVR: Pioneer VSX-935
80hz for everything except the front L&R. I'd do 60hz for that. But that's just based off the numbers
@@Kpaceguythank you. I will try that out and see how it goes.
Hi, Kpaceguy I have Polk Reserve series speakers, the R700 towers 38Hz-- 38Khz, the R400 center 48Hz - 39KHz, and the R200 Bookshelf 51Hz - 38KHz what settings do you suggest for these speakers? I'm very new to home theater.
Set them all to 60hz or around there
@@Kpaceguy Without digging deeper into it this is my guess as well.
It's so dependent on your room
Really great job!!! One of the best explanations I’ve heard on setting crossovers. I especially liked your description of bass being too “boomy”vs. low presence. Maybe a second video could be demonstrating an example of this: 1 too boomy, 2 too thin, 3 just right. Well done!
Awesomeness thanks. However I’m still lost on my crossover settings. Weird hearing issues. So my Klipsch rp-1400 subwoofer has the dial on back with the frequencies however it also has LFE. No clue what to do. Any help greatly appreciated
Set it to max and let your receiver make the changes
@@Kpaceguy so max is on LFE. Or the highest setting with a frequency?
Thats correct
Why is the difference between setting a crossover or use lfe in the sub
LFE means you are bypassing thr internal crossover and using the receivers built in crossover
Watch this video th-cam.com/video/PXp1U1C-yBE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F4Es2MTj4aS6LwYy
You answer my question in the video I just made the comment before to get to that part lol. Thanks
Thanks for this video but I have to admit that my crossover setting are totally different after I go thru the Audysee setup on my marantz receiver. My sub crossover is set at 120hz . This is totally different than your numbers
Its supposed to be different. Different speakers in different rooms.
I'm relatively new to this as well and still in the learning process too. I also have a marantz and from what I'm learning about auddessey is that when it's doing calibration it's level matching all of your speakers to play at the same volume which is reference volume (75db) and also adjusting the frequency for room modes. After calibration it's the receiver and not auddessey that try to determine the crossovers based on reflections in the room from all of the mic positions. That's why after calibration it's recommend to manually change the crossover settings because the receiver, not auddessey is saying this is what it think is the best starting point.
Thanks for the reply.
So i have a few questions
If my subs are currently set at 120hz, which adjustment improve the performance. If i adjust the hertz higher or low. I'm looking for more bass.
Also if my main tower speakers at set at 80hz, which adjustment(up or down) would help them perform better
@JSmooth1967 focus on positioning and setting phase for better performance
I can tell you what I have and what they are set to. I have a marantz sr 6015 and a pair of Klipsch RP 8000f (front L-R) Klipsch RP 404c center channel, RP 502s surrounds, 4 RP 500sa for Atmos,SVS pb 3000 subwoofer. My LCR is crossed at 80hz and surrounds at 90hz, Atmos at 100hz, and Sub or LFE 120hz. I do mostly movies and just leave the LFE at 120 but for the speakers I'm always adjusting and experimenting with them. My room is 12x12x9 which is on the small side but right now it sounds good for HT but for music I don't like the way it sound therefore I'm still in the learning process and one thing that I've learned is that the crossover settings for home theater don't work well with music.
I think a lot depends on the subwoofer itself. I have 2 high quality 'musical' subs and I set them rather high, if I had cheaper, boomy, HT ported subs I'd set them lower. Better subs are more than just louder and lower.
Correct
Hey kpace brother, i have a klipsch 40SA atmos speakers using as a Front heights. There is no crossover frequncy listed on the specs, it just saying Atmos ready or something. So in that case whats the crossover ? I have found on the klipsch common speaker booklet saying 150 min crossover. So no idea where to start & set.
Thanks again brother
If it's atmos enabled then it should be able to handle an 80hz crossover
@@Kpaceguy thanks brother , i will start from 80 then
I've just tried putting my crossover for the subwoofer to 200hz inside the av. And it sounds great better than it's ever sounded. But no one seems to talk about putting a crossover to 200hz
Yeah because it's very high
Set to 80hz and only go up from there. My SVS Ultra Towers go down to 28hz. I tried going down to 60hz and I lost some mid bass. The db output of a true subwoofer cannot be matched by most towers.
I always hear that the LFE should be set to 120hz
LFE is different than LPF. A lot of modern day receivers have a subwoofer crossover and a LFE crossover. LFE is only for movies
@@Kpaceguy yes, my subwoofer has the frequency dial but it's best to leave it at the max frequency and set the crossover on the reciever. When I made adjustments on my system, the difference was huge. I was doing it wrong before.
@@Kpaceguy so should I change the LFE channel to 80hz to blend in with my mains that are also set to 80hzTHX on my onkyo is THX certified
@@Lowkey_nxthxn it's a great starting point
@@Kpaceguy I will definitely play with it i idk why the movie people always recommend 120hz doesn't that localize the subwoofer to
Hi Kpaceguy. I love your videos and been following you for 3 years now. but i get lost in translation when it comes to sub and crossovers. I have small Bower and Wilkins M1 satellites speakers(5 plus the subwoofer) and a Denon AVR 750 H. My system never sounds great. What would you recommend me to et these speakers and subwoofer to. People talk about satellites speakers. Thanks in advance
Thanks for watching so long. Sometimes if you've tried everything you can and don't like the sound, it's time for new speakers
@@Kpaceguy thank you very much
I thought you had to put the crossover to 120. Four speaker management
If you don't have a separate LFE crossover from your subwoofer crossover, you are correct.
You make me very "hmmm". Almost everything I read and saw on different videos, all of them say the sub should be set to 120Hz. If I follow your tutorial, my front speaker is 30-25000Hz, so according to you, I should set my sub to around 30-50Hz?
LFE should be set on 120hz BUT some receivers have a separate crossover for the sub and LFE
@@Kpaceguy Ahh, okay :) Sorry, it´s a bit to much with all settings all over the place, so that´s why I was a bit off. I run a Denom, and have LFE, so I stick with 120 then :)
@@stefantornqvist2498 that'll work