REL Quake setup

Shelster · 25 Feb 2008 at 08:54

Have just started to get my HT set up on the go and have an Onkyo 605 amp and have just bought a REL Quake sub (not sure on this having read other threads).

The problem i am having is that the sub sounds like it is distorting a lot. Certain areas of movies sound very punchy (thought house was going to fall down during Blackhawk Down), but other bits just sound pooh.

Is there anything i can do to get around this problem? and yes, i am thinking of getting another sub and flogging off my Quake

Cheers

daz · 25 Feb 2008 at 10:15

What have you got the crossover point set to?

Shelster · 25 Feb 2008 at 10:44

From the top of my head, think it is set to mid scale. Am not at home now, so cant say for deffo

daz · 25 Feb 2008 at 14:24

I set it to about 60Hz, personally.

You may also have the gain on the sub amp set too high?

Shelster · 25 Feb 2008 at 16:47

Will make necessary adjustments when i get back on Fri.

Have also been on REL website and found very helpful set-up on there. Guess I will be going and getting a speakon cable to connect the High Level input as well

Cheers

Beansprout · 26 Feb 2008 at 03:13

Experiment with the positioning, check the crossover isn't needlessly high (I also use about 60Hz), and ensure you don't have it turned up too much - mine rarely goes above a quarter

I also bought a granite isolation platform, too, as it's on a first floor as opposed to a ground floor.

james.miller · 27 Feb 2008 at 17:48

did you run audyssey after installing and connecting up the sub?

Shelster · 28 Feb 2008 at 08:23

james.miller said:
did you run audyssey after installing and connecting up the sub?

Yep.

Am going to experiment this weekend when i get back home and see what i come up with.