Bass Management Advice

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Hello guys I own a headset and 5.1 sound system Both have a Frequency range of 20hz - 20khz
Now on Windows Bass Management Setting I can go from 20hz to 200hz

What is the correct setting I should be using? from what I have read having this setup wrong can result in loss of audio.

Thanks
 
How are you connecting to your speaker system? By optical or line out?

For your headset I don't think you need to go near the windows bass management settings at all.
 
melmac said:
How are you connecting to your speaker system? By optical or line out?

For your headset I don't think you need to go near the windows bass management settings at all.
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Thanks headset is USB
and System is optical lead

In windows under Enhancements on the USB I can change the bass but on sound system its not there but I can change it in the sound card audio software.
 
Does the speaker system have an option on the subwoofer to change the crossover frequency? I mean is there any bass management on the speaker system? They normally do, what make is it?
 
melmac said:
Does the speaker system have an option on the subwoofer to change the crossover frequency? I mean is there any bass management on the speaker system? They normally do, what make is it?
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The sound system is a Samsung HT-TZ212 5.1 and the sound card is Asus Xonar DS and my Headphones are Corsair Vengeance 1500.
Both support 20hz-20khz so do I set the Bass Management to 20hz or something else? lol
 
djshauny1 said:
You want bass?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkrq23_drNE
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That's not what this is about lol


Taking from
http://www.audioholics.com/tweaks/get-good-bass/bass-management-basics-2013-settings-made-simple

Let’s say you bought a receiver and a speaker system. Bass management allows you to set them up in the most optimized way. Without it, you may not even hear the entire soundtrack to movies and music – it’s that important. In addition, speakers that are set incorrectly can often sound muddy or distorted because they are simply being sent too much frequency information that they cannot handle or process. Bass management is one of the most important setup procedures you can learn to tweak your system and make what you have sound even better – and for no cost!

In today's modern 5.1/7.1 home theaters, it is necessary to use at least one subwoofer to properly reproduce the LFE channel and to also reproduce the bass from all speakers set to "small". Using a subwoofer can provide deeper and more consistent bass than running your main speakers "large". It also frees up your speakers to produce the frequencies they were designed to, thus allowing you to play them louder with less distortion.
 
Sorry, only getting back to read this now.

There should be an option in the menu of that system to set the crossover frequency. It might actually be a knob on the back of the subwoofer itself. It would be better to change it on the system than in windows.

Based on the specs of your speakers, I would set the crossover frequency to 100 or 120 or 140. There is no one size fits all, so get scene on a film with good bass and watch it a few times and pick the frequency that sounds best to you.
 
melmac said:
Sorry, only getting back to read this now.

There should be an option in the menu of that system to set the crossover frequency. It might actually be a knob on the back of the subwoofer itself. It would be better to change it on the system than in windows.

Based on the specs of your speakers, I would set the crossover frequency to 100 or 120 or 140. There is no one size fits all, so get scene on a film with good bass and watch it a few times and pick the frequency that sounds best to you.
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Thanks
Will give that ago

I dont have no settings on the sound system itself.
 
Well just looking at the specs of the system, it says the subwoofer can go between 20hz and 140hz. So there must be someway of setting it at one frequency.
 
I wouldn't worry about it. If you're giving the speakers the optical output then leave everything in windows at defaults and the crossover in the speakers will send the low frequencies to the sub. As long as the subwoofer is making noise, and the headset sounds normal, then everything is OK.

I don't know what Windows Bass Management is but it's probably a software crossover, so that the the low frequencies go to the subwoofer minijack output, which you aren't using at all.

Also these frequency response measurements are meaningless. At the very least there needs to be a level, e.g. 20 Hz-20 KHz at -3 dB. The figures quoted here are simply marketing speak to confuse buyers.
 
From what I remember Windows Bass Management only works if you set the main speakers to small?

It is supposed to let you adjust the crossover frequency when using 5.1 surround options from the soundcard, jacks or optic.

Mine is off, I set it to PCM Stereo, and send it as a 44.Khz output to my Dac (most of my music is stereo WAV), my speakers go rather low (-2db at 20hz) and need no sub anyway. When I use the PC as a HTPC then the digital outs are reconfigured for such. Main speakers are set to 50hz and I would use a sub or two.

If I was using small active speakers on my desk, with a sub, via the soundcards mini jacks, I would probably adjust the crossover point in Windows based on the sub sat frequency range specifications and recommended cut offs.

Useless for stereo. No point if your main system is decoding a 5.1 signal from your PC's optic out. But your using a 7.1 gaming headset, and I would have expected that to come with literature and software explaining what settings you should use.

The above Audioholics link is reasonable and a bit simplified. I have the same arguments at work where we have a cinema set up. I use a 7.2 system there with all 8 main speakers (two used as center) having 15" bass drivers yet my mate still sets it up as all large instead of cutting them off and sending all bass to the two subs.
 
One of the most important things I've learned with subwoofers is that you shouldn't be able to tell that there is one if you want optimal clarity.

If you enjoy heavy bass though, hats off to you! :D
 
I think it takes some experience and a settle in period for many who add a sub, before they learn that does not/should not draw attention to itself, but rather underpin the visuals and movie effects.
 
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