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Se tting Ba ss a nd Tre b le C o ntro ls o n Re c e ive r o r Amplifi e r
No rma lly we re c o mme nd tha t yo u se t the “ Ba ss” a nd “ Tre b le ” c o ntro ls o n fl a t (o r o ff, o r 0 d B). Sa me a p p lie s
fo r a g ra p hic e q ua lize r; we re c o mme nd tha t yo u le a ve it fl a t (o r o ff). This will g ive yo u the mo st a c c ura te a nd
na tu- ra l so und . If yo u wa nt mo re b a ss, ra ise yo ur sub wo o fe r’ s “ Le ve l” c o ntro l (o r ra ise the sub wo o fe r le ve l o n
yo u’ re a / v re c e ive r), ke e p ing in mind tha t e ve n a little turn o f the kno b c a n ma ke a b ig d iffe re nc e in the so und .
The re a so n fo r this re c o mme nd a tio n is tha t we ha ve d isc o ve re d wha t is o fte n tho ug ht to b e imp ro p e r so und ing
sp e a ke rs is, in fa c t, a p ro b le m c a use d b y the use o f to ne c o ntro ls. Whe n in d o ub t, le a ve the m o ut (fl a t); this a lmo st
a lwa ys re sults in the b e st p o ssib le a nd mo st na tura l so und ing syste m p e rfo rma nc e .
Using the Supe rSa t in a Ste re o Sub/ Sa t Applic a tio n
Whe n using the Sup e rSa t a s p a rt o f a Sub / Sa t ste re o syste m, it is e xtre me ly imp o rta nt tha t b a ss is d ire c te d to the
sub wo o fe r a nd NO T the Sup e rSa t sp e a ke r thro ug h use o f a hig h-p a ss fi lte r, suc h a s the b a ss ma na g e me nt syste m
in yo ur re c e ive r, o r tha t inc lud e d in the G o ld e nEa r Fo rc e Fie ld
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sub wo o fe rs. (Se e the C o nne c tio n se c tio n o f yo ur
Fo rc e Fie ld Sub wo o fe r o wne r’ s ma nua l fo r d e ta ile d c o nne c tio n instruc tio ns fo r se tup s using this o p tio n.)
Complete Home Theater Systems
We stro ng ly sug g e st tha t yo u use m a tc hing G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Sup e rSa t c e nte r c ha nne l a nd re a r/ surro und
sp e a ke rs, a nd a Fo rc e Fie ld
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sub wo o fe r, to c o mp le te yo ur G o ld e nEa r ho me the a te r syste m . Sup e rSa t spe a ke rs
a re d e sig ne d to b e use d a s re a r o r sid e surro und sp e a ke rs a s we ll, with e xc e p tio na l re sults fo r b o th music a nd
mo vie s. O f p a rtic ula r no te , the G o ld e nEa r Fo rc e Fie ld Sub s ha ve b e e n d e sig ne d sp e c ifi c a lly to ma ke a p e rfe c t
ma tc h with the Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs.
Se tting C ha nne l Le ve ls a nd Ba ss Ma na g e m e nt in Multi- C ha nne l Ho m e
The a te r Syste ms
VERY IMPO RTANT: Ho me The a te r Syste m Ba ss Ma na g e m e nt Se tting s: O n Yo ur Ho me The a te r Re c e ive r o r
A/ V Pro c e sso r’s Spe a ke r Se tup Me nu, Se t Spe a ke r To “Sm a ll” Fo r All C ha nne ls Using Supe rSa t Spe a ke rs.
Se e im po rta nt a dditio na l se tup de ta ils be lo w.
Multi-c ha nne l surro und so und syste ms ha ve b a ss ma na g e me nt syste ms (syste ms whic h d ire c t the b a ss to the
va rio us c ha nne ls) whic h va ry fro m unit to unit. This b a ss ma na g e me nt syste m must b e p ro p e rly a d juste d , in
p a rtic ula r it is e xtre me ly imp o rta nt tha t b a ss is d ire c te d to the sub wo o fe r a nd NO T the Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs in the se
se tup s, thro ug h use o f b a ss ma na g e me nt se tting s a s d e sc rib e d b e lo w. Ma ny p ro b le ms re la ting to the o ve ra ll so und
o f the syste m c a n b e tra c e d b a c k to imp ro p e r b a ss ma na g e me nt. Also no te tha t Multi-c ha nne l surro und so und
syste ms ha ve a c ritic a l c ha nne l b a la nc ing p ro c e d ure fo r se tting the le ve l fo r a ll sp e a ke rs whic h must b e fo llo we d
if the syste m is to p e rfo rm p ro p e rly. Ma ny p ro b le ms re la ting to the o ve ra ll so und o f the syste m c a n b e c le a rly
tra c e d b a c k to impro p e r syste m b a la nc e .