GoldenEar Technology
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SuperSub Series Manual
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FINE TUNING
O nc e yo u ha ve the re st o f yo ur sp e a ke rs p o sitio ne d in the ro o m (a nd ha ve se t sp e a ke r d ista nc e s a nd
c a lib ra te d sp e a ke r le ve ls with yo ur Pro c e sso r o r A/ V Re c e ive r, if a p p lic a b le ) it’ s time fo r a little
fi ne tuning .
(
NO TE:
Se t to ne o r e q ua lize r c o ntro ls o n yo ur re c e ive r o r p re a mp li
fi e r to fl a t (o r 0°) a nd switc h a ny lo ud ne ss
c o ntro ls o ff.) Whe n se tting up yo ur sub wo o fe r use music a nd vid e o so und tra c ks tha t yo u kno w we ll. The y sho uld
c o nta in se le c tio ns with e xte nd e d b a ss tha t is c o ntinuo us a nd re p e titive . Whe n yo u a re a d justing yo ur sub wo o fe r,
re me mb e r: Ba ss sho uld no t b e o ve rb e a ring — the sub wo o fe r sho uld no t d ra w a tte ntio n to itse lf — b ut the
o ve ra ll syste m so und sho uld n’ t b e “ thin” o r d if
fi c ult to he a r.
The fo llo wing p ro c e d ure is
o nly fo r se t ups utilizing the Le ft/ Rig ht Input c o nne c tio ns a nd input switc h po sitio n
o n
the sub wo o fe r, a nd a re simp ly a sug g e ste d me tho d to a c hie ve the b e st re sults. (If using the LFE inp ut with a n A/ V
re c e ive r o r p ro c e sso r to c o ntro l c ro sso ve r se tting a nd le ve ls, skip this se c tio n):
1.
Turn
the
Sub wo o fe r Le ve l
c o ntro l c o mp le te ly c o unte r-c lo c kwise to its minimum;
2.
Turn
the
Sub wo o fe r C ut- O ff Fre q ue nc y
c o ntro l to its hig he st fre q ue nc y (i.e . 150 Hz);
3. While yo u liste n to a music o r mo vie se le c tio n in yo ur p rima ry liste ning a re a , ha ve a n a ssista nt turn up the
Sub wo o fe r Le ve l c o ntro l until the sub wo o fe r c a n b e c le a rly he a rd ;
4.
Turn
the
Sub wo o fe r Le ve l
c o ntro l c o mp le te ly c o unte r-c lo c kwise to its minimum;
5.
Turn
the
Sub wo o fe r C ut- O ff Fre q ue nc y
c o ntro l c o mp le te ly c o unte rc lo c kwise (i.e . 40 Hz);
6. Slo wly ro ta te the
Sub wo o fe r Le ve l
c o ntro l until yo u ma tc h the sub wo o fe r o utp ut le ve l with the le ve l
o f yo ur fro nt sp e a ke rs. Ba ss sho uld b e c le a rly a ud ib le , b ut no t intrusive ;
7. Slo wly ro ta te the
Sub wo o fe r C ut- O ff Fre q ue nc y
c o ntro l until yo u he a r the b e st sub wo o fe r/ ma in sp e a ke r
b le nd . If the so und is to o “ thin,” yo u ha ve no t se t the fre q ue nc y hig h e no ug h; if the so und b e c o me s
“ b o o my” yo u ha ve se t the fre q ue nc y to o hig h. Ad just until yo u
fi nd the mo st na tura l b a la nc e .
