I have had several people listen double blind to the same male voice soundtracks on "small" and "large", and to a person, every one of them correctly identified the speaker setting. The effect on male voices from the CS400i when the speakers are set to "small" is noticeable to the discerning ear, especially on males with deeper resonant voices. To make matters worse, the use of Cinema EQ makes the receiver, and CS400i and RT800i woofers work even harder, and woofer cone excursion on the CS400i and RT800i borders on ridiculous at high volume with the speakers set to "large" and Cinema EQ "on".
This necessitates the need for "Cinema EQ" to get back strong and satisfying bass from the subs. When the speakers are set on "large", there is SIGNIFICANT woofer movement at high volume in the CS400i, and the RT800i (to the point where it worries me), and the subs do not work nearly as hard and only seem to come on strong in the very lowest octaves. When the speakers are set on "small", there is VIRTUALLY NO woofer movement in the CS400i, or the RT800i, even at high volume, and the subs work hard and the bass response is accordingly strong and excellent. Are there industry standard settings for sub frequency crossover settings for "small" and "large" speakers settings, or is it up to the individual receiver manufacturer? Honestly, I don't know what the exact crossover frequency is to the subs is when the speakers are set on "small" vs. The sub setting is always "on", regardless of whether my speakers are set to "small", or "large", and the subs definitely work in both settings. I'm using the LFE sub out connection running to the unfiltered LFE sub connection on my PSW350's. This in turn requires the use of "Cinema EQ" (bass booster) to bring my bass back.Īlso, running everything on "large" also taxes the receiver and main/center speakers more, since they are both being asked to handle more bass signals.Īny suggestions? I wish I could set my center to "large" and my mains to "small", but I can't. This in turn hurts the bass response because the RT800i doesn't handle bass at 80 Hz (my guess at the "large" crossover point) as well as the two PSW350's do. Setting the center on "large" also requires the mains to the set on "large". However, that triggers a bunch of other issues:
On the surface, the solution would seem simple - just keep my center on "large". Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? I don't know what my crossover point to the subs is on "small", but it's gotta be pretty high (at leasst 150 Hz?) to affect the sound of certain male voices. I'm running a CS400i center, and I have noticed when the center is set to "small", certain male voices are noticeably thinner and lack resonance. I keep experimenting with my bass management and speaker size settings (haven't we all at one time or another).
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