Page 1 of Yamaha receiver to subwoofer query

I`ve gone through this loop a few times and got myself confused over this.

When playing DVDs I get too much bass coming through my main speakers even though they are set on small. They`re Wharfedale loud panels and the passive subwoofer can`t cope, it just sounds wooly. What do I set the bass out option to in the speaker setup to ensure all bass ie normal bass and LFE goes to the subwoofer. The manual is ambiguous, BOTH could mean LFE goes to both the subwoofer and main speakers or that both bass and LFE go to the sub only. Similarly subwoofer could mean that bass and LFE go only to the sub, or that LFE goes to the sub only.

If it`s above 90Hz sound that is upsetting the loudpanel sub, the above becomes somewhat less important, and I need to down tune it. Would sticking a pair of socks in the port quieten it or make it even more. muffled?

Thanks,

Dave

EDIT: Oops, I logged on from my wife`s machine so have accidentally posted from her i.e. Mrs Dave`s account.

This item was edited on Sunday, 19th January 2003, 15:06

BOTH means the signal is shared between the front speakers and the subwoofer (LFE is the same thing, in actual fact), which is probably the best setting as your subwoofer is passive, rather than active.

Sorry Clayts, I didn`t make myself clear, I have an active Yamaha 205 sub which I want to handle the bass all by itself. The Wharfedale passive sub is integral to the main front speakers, and I want it to do as little work as possible. So presumably I set BASS OUT to the subwoofer setting then?

I`m not sure what size room these Yamaha subs are meant to be run in, but in our 32 by 19 foot living/dining room setting it anything above 1 or 2 rattles glasses in the kitchen, and that`s after doing a 6db cut of the digital LFE setting, can`t help but think I`m doing something wrong here.

Dave (not Mrs)

In that case set the main speakers to small (as you have done), and the bass to subwoofer - this will send the .1 channel to the sub only, and redirect all low frequencies ffrom the fronty channels to the sub as well.