For deep LFE that give you the "feel", try also Transformers (especially when Ironhide flips while firing his cannon to the ground, not only very deep but for the first time I sense the bass ripples towards me), Cloverfield and yes, Kung Fu Panda on BD.

Surprisingly all the titles I mentioned are using Dolby TrueHD.

Wow, that's very loud! My normal listening volume already increased to -27dB (previously lower). The highest I can go is -21dB only.

I'm using the same cable. But when I bought it there was no special sale.

Sorry, I don't have any toslink in my setup now, all HDMI for digital interconnects.

But for QED, the Reference series is their highest end series.

If the auto on/off is faulty, just do it manually then.

The crossover on the receiver you can use auto-calibration, but the low-pass knob on the subwoofer itself you have to set manually. It's basically to limit high frequencies coming in to the subwoofer. Set it to maximum/direct/bypass if you're doing the bass management in the receiver. With proper settings, the frequencies will be handled efficiently. Also, please check the auto-calibration results and adjust where you seem fit, the original result will not always be accurate.

The low-pass filter can also be managed in the receiver if you're using an Onkyo.

You're using an Onkyo AVR? Letting the Audyssey doing the EQ?

My sub was also looking like it was very hard to keep up, during some very deep LFE scenes almost sound distorted.

Then I manually set my own EQ. Now my sub is working very smoothly and sounds the best as it should have been. You have to play around the EQ for other speakers too once you turn off Audyssey's. To properly adjust EQ you'll need a test tones CD and an SPL meter.

Sure, the Audyssey was great, but my own EQ sounds better to me.

Manually adjusts the EQ in the receiver. Play a test tone CD for the correct frequency and adjust the dB so the reading on the SPL meter is uniform for all frequencies. For Onkyo, there is a 5-band graphic EQ.

Because of the room conditions, certain frequencies could be louder than the others, the purpose of graphic EQ is to equalize them.



The purpose of the phase setting (to my understanding) is to have the perfect marriage with the main speakers in the system, making it in sync. This is to make the sound from the sub blends in with the whole setup. If they arrive out of phase, there's the tiniest delay between the singer's voice and bass guitar, for instance.

Here's something I keep in my notes:

"An easy, accurate way of setting the phase control is to reverse the connections on your main speakers (the black wire goes to the red terminal and the red wire to the black terminal). Now play a simple selection, like a jazz instrumental with a good walking bass line, on your system while you're sitting in your listening position. Have a friend dial the phase control on the sub until you hear the least amount of bass. Leave the setting there. Returning your speaker wires to their proper places will now allow you to hear the most bass from your sub.

(If your sub doesn't have a phase control, you're going to want to position it as close as possible to one of your main speakers in order to ensure that the sound waves are synced up.)"

There may be more to this phase settings, maybe some sifus here can help.

AugistineSoh, when you buy the new CHT-Q, keep the Impact. Maybe can have a dual-sub setup.

This post has been edited by aiman04: Dec 18 2008, 12:21 PM

Try to take a pic of the new CHT-Q when you guys are there. Just for curiosity, not planning to go to A&L for a long while. The poison is weaker when you don't see and hear it live.

Exactly what happened when I bought my CHT-10R. My wife gave the nod, and then, the rest is just history.

They do ship to Malaysia, you have to contact them first. IIRC, in their reply to me they mentioned that their shipping cost already includes customs fees, etc, so might not be much hassle.

So, considering a HSU ar?

Dr Hsu was originally a Singaporean.

All good subwoofers from well-known manufacturers should have similar or better quality than the cinemas, provided if you get the one that suits to the size of your room and and properly calibrated.

Yup, frequencies below 80Hz is not directional, if you can tell the location of your subwoofer just by listening, than somethings not right, should be calibrated again.

But the difference between down or front firing is not direction, some people says the down firing gives more impact, because of the direct reflection to the floor. Personally I've never auditioned a down firing subwoofers.

The point about poking the driver is valid too.

I think you should be able to set 40, 50, 60, and 70Hz too, my 875 can.

Set it at about 10Hz higher than your speaker's lowest rated frequency. This is where the specs sheet is useful, if you don't have it you have to use test tones (with crossover turned off) and check the lowest tone it can produce.

And yes, anything below 80Hz will be sent to the subwoofer. If you speakers can handle down to 80Hz, try not to set higher or else your subwoofer is directional already. But the advantage of this, the bass thump will be more defined and sharper. So it's still personal preference, as the great philosopher once said, "the code is more of a guideline than actual rule" (Captain Hector Barbossa).

Oh, you mean the Low-Pass Filter for the LFE? That's a different setting, kind of the opposite to the crossover actually.

This setting is only for the LFE channel from movies, the .1 in 5.1 or 7.1 tracks. This extra channel is actually created based on the same idea/concept of crossover, but it was already done for you first-hand by the movie engineers in the mixing studio, putting the low frequency in a separate dedicated .1 track . Some of the engineers might put the LFE too high (though not actually wrong, just his preference), maybe let's say 100Hz. So, the purpose of the LPF in Onkyo, is to prevent the high frequency from the LFE track from being sent to the subwoofer. Meaning if you set the LPF at 80Hz, the frequency range between 80-100Hz of the LFE track will be filtered.

If you just want to just hear it just the way the movie sound engineer intended, just put it as high as possible. But, as I said, higher frequency will make the subwoofer directional but with sharper and defined bass thumps. So again, it comes back to your own listening preference. Only to watch out, don't set it too higher than your subwoofer's high frequency capability.

Hope I don't confuse it further.

The price hasn't changed much eh? I asked them a many months ago, the DSP3100 was RM2380 as well.

Anyway, Paradigm and Velodyne was the short list at that time, due to unexpected budget cut-off at that time, I get the CHT-10R instead. Not much regrets though.

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PC-12 (?)
callmevill
PB12-NSD
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VELODYNE

CHT-12R
Mpyw
splee8868
Arj
albertonia
shich80
WCH69
timothyy
Htkaki
Rakyat
augustinesoh (?)
Gtafan NEW!!
Slicardo NEW!!
CHT-10R
Sunauto
Aiman04
Arremie
ycs
suitangi
Hackwire
jwyj
DD-12
Pierreye
Impact-12
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SPL-1000 Ultra
Superamd

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This post has been edited by aiman04: Jan 22 2009, 09:33 AM

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THE L.Y.N. SUBWOOFER OWNERS CLUB

SVS

PC-12 (?)
callmevill
PB12-NSD
mys_terious

VELODYNE

CHT-12R
Mpyw
splee8868
Arj
albertonia
shich80
WCH69
timothyy
Htkaki
Rakyat
augustinesoh (?)
Gtafan NEW!!
Slicardo NEW!!
CHT-10R
Sunauto
Aiman04
Arremie
ycs
suitangi
Hackwire
jwyj
DD-12
Pierreye
Impact-12
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SPL-1000 Ultra
Superamd

WHARFEDALE

SW150
yfyap69
megatron007

PARADIGM

PS1200
fevercrash
Servo-15
Htkaki (coming soon!)

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KLIPSCH
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Owners, please add your name or correct the list accordingly.

This post has been edited by aiman04: Jan 22 2009, 09:50 AM

Updated.

The L.Y.N. Subwoofer Owners Club


SVS

PC-12 (?)
callmevill
PB12-NSD
mys_terious

VELODYNE

CHT-12R
Mpyw
splee8868
Arj
albertonia
shich80
WCH69
timothyy
Htkaki
Rakyat
Gtafan
Slicardo
Howie
gizmodo
CHT-10R
Sunauto
Aiman04
Arremie
ycs
suitangi
Hackwire
jwyj
DD-12
Pierreye
CHT-12Q
augustinesoh
SPL-1000 Ultra
Superamd
SPL-1200R
Htkaki (coming soon!)
megatron007 (coming soon!)
Impact-12
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WHARFEDALE

SW150
yfyap69
megatron007

PARADIGM

PS1000
Dddrive
PS1200
fevercrash
Ultracube-12
nadky
Servo-15
Htkaki (coming soon!)
megatron007 (coming soon!)

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This post has been edited by aiman04: Jan 23 2009, 06:20 PM

Updated the list. Just wanna give some motivations to Htkaki to achieve his goal.

You can do it bro!

Updated.

Htkaki, don't worry, just coming soon.