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Hello guys if my Speaker frequency is 140 - 78,000 and the sub is 45 - 140 in Sound Blaster z control panel should I set Base Redirection to 140?
 
If you hover the mouse over the " cross over frequency" wording, it says "redirect all frequencies below this value to the optimal speaker for better bass response"

So yeah set it to 140Hz if you want your sub to handle up to that frequency
 
You don't have much choice but to use 140Hz - IIRC its better to have a bit of headroom though i.e. ideally either the bass or mid-range driver should extend slightly into the other's territory and you'd set the crossover somewhere within the overlap (usually the mid point). (If its a matched speaker setup then it might be something built into the design anyhow).
 
Waiting for a cable to come so I can see the osd of the pioneer Vsx329. By default it has the range set at 100hz so I need to change this to 140hz to match the speaker system spec. Am guessing.

I read online a lot people say just set 80hz why is this? Also is lower the better here or higher the better?
 
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Mick-1965 said:
If your surrounds cant handle any less than 140 then you'll be losing the 80 - 140 range if you set 80Hz.
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Is lower batter or higher do you know? 80hz vs 140hz

sorry am very noob-ish when it comes to audio..

Here is the speaker package - TANNOY SFX5.1
http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/tannoy/sfx5.1/tann-sfx5.1-blk

By default Pioneer VSX329 use 100hz.. So for now I shouldn't use any setting in windows till I can change this setting on the AV ?
 
shankly1985 said:
Is lower batter or higher do you know? 80hz vs 140hz

sorry am very noob-ish when it comes to audio..

Here is the speaker package - TANNOY SFX5.1
http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/tannoy/sfx5.1/tann-sfx5.1-blk

By default Pioneer VSX329 use 100hz.. So for now I shouldn't use any setting in windows till I can change this setting on the AV ?
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It'll depend largely on the speaker capabilities as to what is better - it looks like those speakers are designed to work optimally with 140Hz crossover.

Lower generally tends to be a bit better as the sub-woofer lacks directionality (which is less of an issue with lower frequencies) but you will often make a trade off with sound quality on cheaper setups trying to make a mid-range specced driver go down too low (probably doesn't really apply here).
 
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If you are using an amp that has the option to change the frequency then turn off the option in SB-z control panel and set the right frequency in your amp options.

There is no real "better" for lower or higher as your speakers have no overlap between sub and surrounds. So ideally needs to be set at the cross over point. 140 Hz
 
Sadly not uncommon - 20, 40, 80, 100, 150 or 160, 200 are often the common spread of settings, need something that can do it in 10Hz steps really.
 
Rroff said:
Sadly not uncommon - 20, 40, 80, 100, 150 or 160, 200 are often the common spread of settings sometimes with 160 in there, need something that can do it in 10Hz steps really.
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Guess I'll just stop looking into it and leave on 100.. 150 sounds little strange..
 
shankly1985 said:
LOL
haaaa Bass or Base oops
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Yeah, serves you right. :D

80Hz crossover tends to be designed for full size speakers, sats usually need a higher setting. Should effect music tho, LFE in movies is a dedicated channel so doesn't need a crossover setting.

I'd use the setting on either the AV Amp or the sound card, not both. Can't advise as regards the SoundBlaster, last one I used was in 1999.
 
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I think your going to have to do the opposite of the advice above if your amp supports it - don't do anything crossover wise on the amp and let the soundcard set it to 140Hz otherwise your missing a chunk of the frequency range. (Assuming the mid-range can't extend down to 100 despite the specs - probably sounds strange at 150 as the sub can't go that high).
 
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Rroff said:
I think your going to have to do the opposite of the advice above if your amp supports it - don't do anything crossover wise on the amp and let the soundcard set it to 140Hz otherwise your missing a chunk of the frequency range. (Assuming the mid-range can't extend down to 100 despite the specs - probably sounds strange at 150 as the sub can't go that high).
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I cant disable it on the Pioneer anyway so maybe if I select 150 on the AV and sound card to 140hz but Sky and PS4 will be then using 150 haaa cant win..
 
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