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Bronze Member Username: ViiofixNew Haven, Ct. New Haven Post Number: 18 Registered: Jan-06 | It is probably as simple as it's called but is there a benefit in setting the Center (small) as opposed to Large ? What do most of you have your Center set at ? |
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Silver Member Username: John_sColumbus, Ohio US Post Number: 682 Registered: Feb-04 | Since most center channels start falling off around 100 Hz or even higher, it doesn't make much sense to send low fequencies to that speaker. "Small" |
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Bronze Member Username: ViiofixNew Haven, Ct. New Haven Post Number: 19 Registered: Jan-06 | Thank you but I'm not sure how to interpret your statement (sorry) are you saying Small is the way to go or are you saying " It doesn't make much sense to set my Center (Small)" ? As Denzel Washington said, "Explain it to me as if I were a 5 year old" <-- Joking of course |
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New member Username: MmastinColorado Springs, CO USA Post Number: 2 Registered: Oct-05 | I think he was answering your second question. Meaning he has his set to small. |
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Silver Member Username: John_sColumbus, Ohio US Post Number: 849 Registered: Feb-04 | Sorry Caro, I didn't notice you had come back with a question. The "small" vs. "large" settings are a part of the bass management that surround receivers use to send the appropriate signal to each speaker. If everybody with home theater surround systems had true full range speakers all around---that is, five (or more in 6.1 or 7.1 systems) speakers capable of deep bass sound---there would be no need for crossover or small/large settings. There would be no need for subwoofers either. But since the commonly used small center and surround speakers cannot reproduce deep bass, then we program the receiver to send the bass signal for those channels to the main front speakers, or to a separate subwoofer. In other words, it makes no sense to send a deep bass signal to a speaker incapable of reproducing that signal, so by setting the center to "small" we send the bass signal to a speaker that can reproduce it. Yes, my center is set to "small", as should 90% or more of the people with surround systems. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Post Number: 1391 Registered: May-05 | Large, and with three-screen JBL control 5's performing at the front, the sound is totally indispensable. With my set-up, the fronts like I said are set to full spectrum sound, and thou there are technical restraints on any loudspeaker, the EQ's that I employ cut some of the extreme low frequencies, to prevent excursion, and the deep low end is sent to the JBL 4645 professional sub bass, where the lows from the mains, centre split-surrounds, and the Baby Boom channel are all mixed together via an audio mixer. Confusing as it sounds, I've been running it this way for the past six-years with total success. So the answer is, I don't use the THX crossover, well due to some errors in the final playback of the circuitry, I do however use the THX circuitry for the timber matching process, decorrelation etc, and the basic re-equalizer, as this just a bit more excitement to the movie. Also may I add, it is paramount that the home cinema user, uses matching loudspeakers at the front, and if at all possible buy some active X-over units and EQ's and do it the (B-chain) configuration, your get more, more, more fun out of it. Ashley |
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Bronze Member Username: AyeshasloverDurham, Nc Usa Post Number: 14 Registered: May-06 | general rule: if the speakers woofer is less than 6" then it is small. |
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Silver Member Username: Usa2k4Post Number: 165 Registered: Dec-04 | Yep, and people generally set a speaker to Small when it can't go down to 40Hz or lower. |
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New member Username: Matt_whitlockPost Number: 8 Registered: Mar-06 | Great discussion topic. To learn more about bass management for different types of setups, check out this article: The 'Bassics' of Bass Management |
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Bronze Member Username: ZorroPost Number: 46 Registered: Jul-05 | This is a fairly large speaker with dual 6-1/2" woofers. How would you set it? Thanks http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/specs/csi5/ |
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Gold Member Username: John_sColumbus, Ohio US Post Number: 1047 Registered: Feb-04 | "fairly large speaker" Not large enough for deep bass. Set it to "small" assuming your main speakers are capable of deeper bass than this center speaker, or if you have a sub-woofer in the system. |