Emotiva BASX, User Manual

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BasX Subwoofers
Subwoofer Placement and Configuration
The best location for your subwoofer will depend on a lot of things - including the acoustics of
your room, the characteristics of your main speakers, and practical considerations like where you
have room for it. (Whole books have been written about the subject - and even experts often
disagree.) The important thing is to find a location that delivers the sound you want, and fits with
your room decor.
Some frequently chosen locations include: in the front between your main front speakers,
in a front or rear corner, or in the center of a side wall or rear wall. Each has advantages and
disadvantages, and each may or may not work well in your particular system.
One way of choosing a good location is sometimes humorously referred to as the “subwoofer
crawl”. To use this method, you connect your subwoofer temporarily to your audio system, place
the sub in your normal listening position, where you would normally sit, and play music through
it with plenty of bass. You then crawl around on the floor, stopping and listening at each location
where you’re considering putting your sub. Once you find the spot where the bass sounds the
best and cleanest, you switch places with the subwoofer, placing it in the location where the bass
sounded the best. This often turns out to be a good location for your sub.
How you configure your BasX subwoofer will depend on the type of system you have.
Configuring your BasX Sub to Work with an AVR or Surround Sound Pre/Pro
Setting your BasX sub to work with an AVR or pre/pro that has its own bass management is quite
simple (this will work for most systems that have a subwoofer output).
- Connect the subwoofer or LFE output on your pre/pro or receiver to the LFE input on
your BasX sub.
- Set the Crossover Control on the BasX sub to LFE, which is fully clockwise.
- Set the Volume Control on the BasX sub to a setting where the level of the low bass seems about
right by ear.
- Adjust the Phase Control to the setting where you hear the MOST bass in the frequency range
where the sub overlaps with your main speakers.
- Use the adjustments on your receiver or pre/pro to dial your settings in perfectly, or run the
automatic room correction and let it do all the work for you. The procedure will be slightly
different on each system because each piece of equipment offers different manual controls and
different automatic options.