Setup Hints—Continued
Often people will increase the volume to hear dialog and then decrease the volume during loud action
scenes. Most receivers have functions that will even out the volume in movies to make this unnecessary.
These can include Dolby Volume, Audysey Dynamic EQ, and THX Loudness Plus. We recommend
learning about these functions. Although they can be useful at times, we recommend turning them off
until you really need them, because they will decrease the dynamic range and impact of movies.
The bottom line: Trust you ears.
Setting The Subwoofer Crossover
Getting your subwoofer to properly blend with the other speakers is an important part of setting up your sys-
tem correctly. The bass that the subwoofer adds should sound like it’s coming from the correct position
within the movie’s soundtrack or the musical performance. If you can point to the subwoofer and tell that
the bass is coming from it, your sub is localizing, which is undesirable.
Many large subwoofers can be a bit sloppy when reproducing bass. This is because, after the bass note stops,
the heavy woofer cone continues to move. To remedy this situation, we’ll try to avoid suggesting that you
order one of our Speedwoofer subwoofers (although this will fix the problem and make us both happy). Try
setting the subwoofer’s crossover to a lower frequency. Because of the extended bass response of the CG5
and CG25, you can set the crossover as low as 60 Hz. However, the higher you can set it, the less power the
speakers will draw from your receiver or amplifier.
CG5 Tweeter Control
The CG5 has an adjustable tweeter control on the back of the speaker. It can be used to adjust the brightness
of the speaker’s treble. If your room is bright and reflective, you can set the control to low for reduced out-
put. If your room is highly absorptive, you can increase the higher frequencies to compensate. We suggest
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