Dear audioscientists
Today i tried experimenting with my 2.1 setup which consists of an B&W ASW600 subwoofer trying to get the bass settings correct. It looks like this:
I just connect the sub by speaker wire from my amp, and the satellites through the sub. Anyways I found out to my big surprise that - although the manual states it - that it does not high pass to the satellites. How? By noticing that the low end of my satellites doesn't change volume at all while either turning the Low-Pass Filter knobs or by powering the subwoofer off. That is there seems to be no reduction of bass in my satellites whatsoever i do with the sub.
The problem is, that the manual clearly states that the output (both from speaker wire and line) is high-passed! And at this point i'm unsure wether i don't understand what a proper crossover is, or if my subwoofer is faulty.
I would think it goes like this in my setup with speaker wire: Full range from amp to sub -> sub playes below setting (lets say 80hz) -> 80hz+ get sent to the satellites. But i tested and there seemed to be no diminishment of bass frequencies whatsoever.
So now i'm really confused. Does the crossover simply not work and high pass properly? Or do i have a very naive understanding of how it should high/low pass? But then again what even is the reason for the manual and all the fuss if in the end the only option is to put the low pass where your satellites drop off manually?
Any help is appreciated!
PS. This even gets more stupid because my amp (NAD C326BEE) has subwoofer outs, which i guess is like just an RCA output below a random mid-bass hz freq, but still puts full range output through its speaker outputs... And now i'm not sure if i should just connect from the AMP to satellites directly with a RCA to the sub, or like i've done previously with speakerwire through the sub, the sub having the same configurations in both settings lmao.
So am i stupid? Is there kinda like a high-pass switch i can't see? Or is it that hard to find something that crossovers like you would expect it without getting a 20 kg receiver?
Edit: My satellites are Mission 753 floorstanders which are bass-light but goes down to 40 +-3 db still.
Today i tried experimenting with my 2.1 setup which consists of an B&W ASW600 subwoofer trying to get the bass settings correct. It looks like this:
I just connect the sub by speaker wire from my amp, and the satellites through the sub. Anyways I found out to my big surprise that - although the manual states it - that it does not high pass to the satellites. How? By noticing that the low end of my satellites doesn't change volume at all while either turning the Low-Pass Filter knobs or by powering the subwoofer off. That is there seems to be no reduction of bass in my satellites whatsoever i do with the sub.
The problem is, that the manual clearly states that the output (both from speaker wire and line) is high-passed! And at this point i'm unsure wether i don't understand what a proper crossover is, or if my subwoofer is faulty.
I would think it goes like this in my setup with speaker wire: Full range from amp to sub -> sub playes below setting (lets say 80hz) -> 80hz+ get sent to the satellites. But i tested and there seemed to be no diminishment of bass frequencies whatsoever.
So now i'm really confused. Does the crossover simply not work and high pass properly? Or do i have a very naive understanding of how it should high/low pass? But then again what even is the reason for the manual and all the fuss if in the end the only option is to put the low pass where your satellites drop off manually?
Any help is appreciated!
PS. This even gets more stupid because my amp (NAD C326BEE) has subwoofer outs, which i guess is like just an RCA output below a random mid-bass hz freq, but still puts full range output through its speaker outputs... And now i'm not sure if i should just connect from the AMP to satellites directly with a RCA to the sub, or like i've done previously with speakerwire through the sub, the sub having the same configurations in both settings lmao.
So am i stupid? Is there kinda like a high-pass switch i can't see? Or is it that hard to find something that crossovers like you would expect it without getting a 20 kg receiver?
Edit: My satellites are Mission 753 floorstanders which are bass-light but goes down to 40 +-3 db still.
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