Vaughan Odendaal
Second Unit
- Joined
- Aug 4, 2003
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- 403
Hello,
I'm not going to post a review of the subwoofer just yet, but I have some problems that I hope you guys couold help me out with.
I got my PB-10 ISD two days ago, but I haven't really been playing around with it yet, so I'll just post my first impressions. It's huge. Make that massive. I must say, I'm not blown away with it (not yet). I know I will be once it's set up properly, though.
Okay. I put in the Matrix, and I watched the scene where the helicopter hits the building. The bass is deep. But I'm not feeling any bass. Also, the bass seems a little bit boomy.
Presently, the subwoofer is located right in the middle of my front right main speaker (right in the middle of it). Behind my subwoofer is a couch. It's right behind it. It's more or less about a meter from the right side corner.
I've tried putting it in the left corner, but IMO, the bass is a little more boomy. I haven't tried the right front corner, but I don't have much space since there is a big wall unit that is taking space.
Alright. I've got the gain on 50%, and the subwoofer level on about -6 (from -10 to +10). My listening area is about 2500 cubic feet (which opens up to the kitchen, so it ends up around 3400 cubic feet. There are two rooms that connect to the lounge area (which are not included in the 3400 cubic foot measurement, so it will probably be a bit bigger since both doors were wide open when I did my evaluations).
The subwoofer is about 2.5 meters away from me. Okay. So I popped in AOTC, and watched chapter 2, where the ship is flying by. The bass here is very deep. I was impressed. But still, I'm not feeling any bass. The windows were rattling a little bit, but I wasn't feeling any bass.
Perhaps I don't have the subwoofer up loud enough, but, I mean, I've got it at 50% on the gain, and -6 on the subwoofer level, (which is high, isn't it?) so I don't know. I don't know if it's my room, or if it's where I've got the subwoofer positioned, but I know that there must be something that I've either not done, or still must do, because so many people have said that the subwoofer shakes the room, and that they feel the bass (from the PB-10 ISD).
I mean, I read Ed's review of the PB-10 ISD, and he says that the subwoofer pressurizes the room and can reach down to 15 hz. I'm not there yet. I don't know if this helps, but I've got laminated wood floors, so that might be a clue, I don't know. I haven't calibrated the subwoofer yet, since I don't have an SPL meter, but I'm going to buy one next week.
I'm still a little concerned that I haven't felt any bass yet, at all. Please, guys, help me out. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
PS My speakers are all set to small, subwoofer on, of course (), compression settings set to no/off, LFE out to subwoofer. That's about it.
--Sincerely,
I'm not going to post a review of the subwoofer just yet, but I have some problems that I hope you guys couold help me out with.
I got my PB-10 ISD two days ago, but I haven't really been playing around with it yet, so I'll just post my first impressions. It's huge. Make that massive. I must say, I'm not blown away with it (not yet). I know I will be once it's set up properly, though.
Okay. I put in the Matrix, and I watched the scene where the helicopter hits the building. The bass is deep. But I'm not feeling any bass. Also, the bass seems a little bit boomy.
Presently, the subwoofer is located right in the middle of my front right main speaker (right in the middle of it). Behind my subwoofer is a couch. It's right behind it. It's more or less about a meter from the right side corner.
I've tried putting it in the left corner, but IMO, the bass is a little more boomy. I haven't tried the right front corner, but I don't have much space since there is a big wall unit that is taking space.
Alright. I've got the gain on 50%, and the subwoofer level on about -6 (from -10 to +10). My listening area is about 2500 cubic feet (which opens up to the kitchen, so it ends up around 3400 cubic feet. There are two rooms that connect to the lounge area (which are not included in the 3400 cubic foot measurement, so it will probably be a bit bigger since both doors were wide open when I did my evaluations).
The subwoofer is about 2.5 meters away from me. Okay. So I popped in AOTC, and watched chapter 2, where the ship is flying by. The bass here is very deep. I was impressed. But still, I'm not feeling any bass. The windows were rattling a little bit, but I wasn't feeling any bass.
Perhaps I don't have the subwoofer up loud enough, but, I mean, I've got it at 50% on the gain, and -6 on the subwoofer level, (which is high, isn't it?) so I don't know. I don't know if it's my room, or if it's where I've got the subwoofer positioned, but I know that there must be something that I've either not done, or still must do, because so many people have said that the subwoofer shakes the room, and that they feel the bass (from the PB-10 ISD).
I mean, I read Ed's review of the PB-10 ISD, and he says that the subwoofer pressurizes the room and can reach down to 15 hz. I'm not there yet. I don't know if this helps, but I've got laminated wood floors, so that might be a clue, I don't know. I haven't calibrated the subwoofer yet, since I don't have an SPL meter, but I'm going to buy one next week.
I'm still a little concerned that I haven't felt any bass yet, at all. Please, guys, help me out. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
PS My speakers are all set to small, subwoofer on, of course (), compression settings set to no/off, LFE out to subwoofer. That's about it.
--Sincerely,