csepulv
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My Denon AVR seems to ignore any crossover settings and sends full spectrum signals to my front speakers no matter my settings.
I have an old Denon AVR 3808ci. I recently bought a pair of SVS SB1000 subwoofers and planned to integrate them with my front tower speakers.
I was going to use MSO and a miniDSP 2x4 HD to integrate the subwoofers, using the Denon LFE as input to the miniDSP.
Furthermore, I was going to start with NOT using the front tower speakers for bass, at least initially, to simplify my learning curve using MSO.
In the Denon, I have the following settings:
* front speakers to small
* crossover at 90Hz
* subwoofer to LFE+main
However, I noticed bass still coming out of the front speakers (when running sweeps in REW). I shutoff the subwoofer completely, but left the settings noted above in the AVR. I expected little/no bass from the front speakers, but no matter what settings I put in the Denon, I get the same frequency response as if there was no crossover set.
I've tried direct mode and stereo mode with no EQ (in case the processor needs to be engaged). I've set the crossover to 250Hz, tried LFE (not LFE+main), large speakers, etc. -- all combos I could try.
No matter what I do, the front speakers output same FR, starting around 30Hz.
As an example, this is the REW weep from 0-200 Hz.
Am I crazy? I would love this to be user error, but my understanding is that with a speaker setting of "small", the crossover setting would cut the bass frequencies going to the front speakers (with some rolloff).
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have an old Denon AVR 3808ci. I recently bought a pair of SVS SB1000 subwoofers and planned to integrate them with my front tower speakers.
I was going to use MSO and a miniDSP 2x4 HD to integrate the subwoofers, using the Denon LFE as input to the miniDSP.
Furthermore, I was going to start with NOT using the front tower speakers for bass, at least initially, to simplify my learning curve using MSO.
In the Denon, I have the following settings:
* front speakers to small
* crossover at 90Hz
* subwoofer to LFE+main
However, I noticed bass still coming out of the front speakers (when running sweeps in REW). I shutoff the subwoofer completely, but left the settings noted above in the AVR. I expected little/no bass from the front speakers, but no matter what settings I put in the Denon, I get the same frequency response as if there was no crossover set.
I've tried direct mode and stereo mode with no EQ (in case the processor needs to be engaged). I've set the crossover to 250Hz, tried LFE (not LFE+main), large speakers, etc. -- all combos I could try.
No matter what I do, the front speakers output same FR, starting around 30Hz.
As an example, this is the REW weep from 0-200 Hz.
Am I crazy? I would love this to be user error, but my understanding is that with a speaker setting of "small", the crossover setting would cut the bass frequencies going to the front speakers (with some rolloff).
Any help is greatly appreciated.