User's Manual

KALI AUDIO WS-12 Studio/Live Subwoofer User’s Guide 13
Dip Switches
Switches 5-6: Gain Adjustment
Switches 5 & 6 provide gain adjustment. These are particularly useful when using the WS-
12 with Kali Audio Studio Monitors. These switches will compensate the output of the sub-
woofer based on where it is positioned, allowing for a useful baseline gain setting from
which to make adjustments
Position 1: +/-0 dB
This is the recommended setting if the subwoofer is in the middle of a room, more than .5
Meters (19 inches) away from any walls.
Switch 5: DOWN
Switch 6: DOWN
Position 2: -6 dB
This is the recommended setting if the subwoofer is within .5 Meters (19 inches) of any walls.
Switch 5: UP
Switch 6: DOWN
Position 3: -12 dB
This is the recommended setting if the subwoofer is in a corner: within .5 Meters (19 inches) of
two perpendicular walls.
Switch 5: DOWN
Switch 6: UP
Position 4: +6 dB
This is the recommended setting if the subwoofer is being used with a larger system, at a
greater distance, or in a live sound setting.
Switch 5: UP
Switch 6: UP
Switch 7: Polarity
Depending on the shape and size of your room, the position of the subwoofer relative
to the monitors, and your listening position relative to all of those factors, the subwoof-
er may sum better with the monitors with the polarity reversed. To test which setting is
more appropriate, simply try both settings, and use the one that sounds better. It is also
possible to use free software such as Room EQ Wizard (REW) to test the polarity of your
subwoofer. Instructions for doing so are readily available with a quick internet search.
Position 1: 0°
Switch 7: DOWN
Position 2: 180°
Switch 7: UP