(Sierra 1) small or large?

[tdercole]

I have been stumped for weeks now on whether to set my sierras on small or large. I personally like the sound of them crossed over at 80hz and sub off which automatically sets them to large. I keep reading that setting speakers to large is a bad thing to do because all the low signals will not go to the subwoofer and most drivers cant handle the low frequencies. When i do the audyssey it sets them to small and puts them at +12db.

Lately I have been turning the sub on for movies and turning it off when i listen to 2 channel music.
I would like to hear from the pros on what they think,can the sierra
51/4" driver balance all of those frequencies accurately on large?

[qwknuf6]

If using a sub ,set the Sierra to small , no sub set them to large


Large = no bass management
Small = bass management

Mark

[tdercole]

Yea like i said i turn the sub on for movies and off for music. When i turn the sub off on the receiver it automatically sets them to large. I just need to know whether or not i am not going to blow the woofer or lose sound quality.

[curtis]

You won't blow the woofer.

As for sound quality, the quality of the bass on the Sierra is outstanding. Which subwoofer do you have?

[tdercole]

Ok great, thanks curtis. I have a polk psw 10

[SnowmaNick]

Double check your wiring/connections. Audyssey should not be having to set them at +12 db unless some kind of issue is going on.