Saturday, December 10, 2011

Setting up your Soundbars subwoofer!

By Bob Jones


And so, you have completed your research and also purchased the very best Soundbar to suit your needs. Wonderful. You start it up and begin enjoying a movie and everything seems fantastic till that tank moves onto screen, your teeth begin shaking and also the neighbours begin knocking on the wall.

The problem may be that your sub woofer level is set too high and may not be positioned optimally. First thing to do is to read your Soundbars manual and check that it is connected correctly and that you have gone through any onscreen setup procedures.

Now set the volume on the Sub to minimum and put on a good bassy CD. Slowly move the volume up till you can hear it but not so much that you are aware of the Sub woofer as the source of the sound.

Location wise you've got a number of alternatives - a corner generally is very effective however this could rely upon the range of your wireless or cable link. It can possibly create far too much bass so be careful!

If your Bass speaker is wi-fi be sure you ensure that is stays no less than 2m from any other wi-fi systems. (Phones, Network). Also remember that few subs are magnetically shielded so may well interfere or harm PCs or displays if put too close.

If you are focused on obtaining the absolute best audio then try this: Position the bass speaker where you normally would be listening from. Have a CD with lots of bass playing, or even more desirable a repeating piece of music. Now gradually crawl round the area and note the particular places where it sounds most effective. If one of the places would work for the subwoofer to be situated in then transfer the Subwoofer to that particular area and see just how that now seems from the primary listening location. You might need to do it again once or twice to get the best place that provides a practical place for the subwoofer and also the best sound. Additionally you should keep in mind that there are limitations on how far away from the Soundbar the subwoofer should be able to go. This will depend on make, type and whether or not the link is wired or wireless.




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