Help needed setting up subwoofer

peterhc · 22 Feb 2019 at 18:19

Hi guys

I own pair of steljes ns3 speakers which I love. Few days ago I’ve purchased kef kube1 subwoofer, and tbh I have no idea how to set things on back of the sub to get the best out of my setup. So can some experience audio members help me with this. Thank you in advance.

Marsman · 23 Feb 2019 at 11:28

I'm not sure about phase, but the EQ setting looks like it increases gain. That is possibly for when different sized speakers are used; from small bookshelf to floor standing speakers; I'm not sure though.

The crossover should be set higher than the speakers lowest frequency capability. Looking at the NS3 specs; they are rated as 60Hz, so the crossover on the sub should probably be somewhere around 70-80Hz. You can adjust it a little to see what sounds best. You certainly don't want it set at 60Hz or lower, because the speakers likely won't reach as low as 60Hz and setting it any lower, would leave a noticeable gap between the speaker's lowest bass and the sub.

peterhc · 24 Feb 2019 at 11:41

thank you ill play with settings

danoliver1 · 28 Feb 2019 at 15:58

Phase 0, crossover max and volume 12 oclock then adjust levels in the amp. Set cross over in amp between 80 and 120 see what sounds best.