Honestly, I am confused about low pass and high pass terminology period but I believe your assessment that everything the receiver sends above 120Hz goes to the satellite speakers and everything being fed below is being sent to the sub is correct. Based on the owner’s manual, I switched to ‘Direct’ on the back of the sub in order to by-pass the sub’ s internal x-over since I am using the receiver’s x-over. The manual also indicated I can use both x-overs (receiver and sub) if I find it beneficial to have a steeper crossover slope and it suggested staggering the frequencies (120Hz sub, 80Hz receiver). 80Hz on the receiver just does not sound right to me based on my speaker specs.
When you suggested for me to try different settings like “using the sub’s internal crossover and setting the low pass a little higher to cover the lows and little bit more”, what specific setting are you suggesting for the receiver and sub. Sub low pass adjustment is 40Hz to 120Hz. Receiver crossover adjustment is 80Hz to 120Hz.
Another question, Klipsch indicates the power handling spec. for my center speaker as 75 watts (300 watts peak) and satellite speakers as 50 watts (200 watts peak). My receiver is rated as 65 watts per channel at 8 ohms. Based on the Klipsch spec., does the center speaker need 75 watts or more for best performance? Thanks again for your suggestions and comments.
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Steve in Eads, TN 38028
VIP722k, 322, D500, D61.5
Hitachi 51F510, Sony Bravia KDL26M3000
Yamaha HTR5960
Klipsch Quintet III MicroSystem
Velodyne CHT-8 Sub
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