Re: Using Sierra-1s w/ "Small" Subwoofer
Originally Posted by
Mike^S
The Sierras will have better midbass than the small energy sub. I'd recommend crossing the Sierras at 60hz. That's what DaveF recommends and I'd trust his word over the "experts" at avsforums.
Some of those experts really are experts though.
According to Audyssey's head guy, you should let the sub handle the bass well above 60hz in most cases, or at least set the cross higher. As you probably know, a crossover isn't an immediate redirection of the sound below that point. A cross of 60hz will still allow much of the bass below 60hz to be sent to the mains. Why flirt with the limits of the Sierra when you can send the sound to a speaker (the sub) especially designed to excel at those frequencies?
Below 80hz especially (I go with 100hz for my 340SE per Audyssey), I tend to think a well-designed sub (like the ones Ascend sells now) will wipe the floor with the Sierra's on bass quality.
Sierra-1 - Mains+Center
Surrounds - HTM200SEs (x4 in back, and x2 Atmos)
Sub - SVS PB-2000
Receiver - Onkyo TX-RZ1100
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