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Just for fun... Mostly.
My RX-V775 manual defines the Subwoofer trim feature (under Options | Volume trim) as "Fine-adjusts the subwoofer volume." Pretty simple. Tweak your subwoofer gain (without going into Setup, Manual Setup, Level). Got it.
But the Yamaha product page for the RX-V675 (shares the same manual as the -775) lays this fancy pants info on us:
The Yamaha RX-V575 page says it too. The RX-V777? Yep. And the HTR-7065. Maybe the RX-A3040 page has more information? No, exact same blurb.
Woah. "Enhances the low frequencies by avoiding overlap with the front speaker output."[1] That sounds more like it's adjusting the roll-off of the frequencies around the bass management sub cross over freq (On Screen | Setup | Manual Setup | Configuration | Bass Cross Over).
But ... WTH, Yamaha. Which is it? Volume trim or super-sophisticated cross over adjustment to enhance sound stage goodness?
[1] I wish I had a dollar for every place that Yamaha surely uses the word enhance(s) in their marketing, technical support, documentation, employee lunch counter menus.
My RX-V775 manual defines the Subwoofer trim feature (under Options | Volume trim) as "Fine-adjusts the subwoofer volume." Pretty simple. Tweak your subwoofer gain (without going into Setup, Manual Setup, Level). Got it.
But the Yamaha product page for the RX-V675 (shares the same manual as the -775) lays this fancy pants info on us:
The Subwoofer Trim Control enhances the low frequencies by avoiding overlap with the front speaker output. This will result in a cleaner, more focused sound stage while providing a seamless frequency response. When subwoofer frequency overlap occurs in conventional systems, the overall sound is “pushed” toward the subwoofer. Subwoofer Trim Control takes care of this by separating the low subwoofer frequencies cleanly, thus stabilizing the front stage while providing a well-balanced enhanced bass sound. [emphasis added]
The Yamaha RX-V575 page says it too. The RX-V777? Yep. And the HTR-7065. Maybe the RX-A3040 page has more information? No, exact same blurb.
Woah. "Enhances the low frequencies by avoiding overlap with the front speaker output."[1] That sounds more like it's adjusting the roll-off of the frequencies around the bass management sub cross over freq (On Screen | Setup | Manual Setup | Configuration | Bass Cross Over).
But ... WTH, Yamaha. Which is it? Volume trim or super-sophisticated cross over adjustment to enhance sound stage goodness?
[1] I wish I had a dollar for every place that Yamaha surely uses the word enhance(s) in their marketing, technical support, documentation, employee lunch counter menus.