Subwoofer volume
February 5, 2007
My brother has an older Nakamichi RE-10 receiver and is
considering connecting a subwoofer to it. He cannot find in the instructions on how to
control the volume of the subwoofer from either the receiver or the remote, separately
from the main volume control. The specs show it as having an "adjustable subwoofer
output." Any advice?
Larry
My first advice would be to look for anything on the remote
marked “Menu” or “Setup” or something similar to that. If you can
access the menu system (remember you need a monitor connected to the video output of the
receiver), look for “Speaker Level.” From there you should be able to access the
subwoofer adjustment. Short of a menu system that will let you alter the subwoofer from
that, there is likely not another adjustment. But any powered subwoofer I’ve ever
seen will have a built-in level control that will allow relative volume adjustment. You
should be able to calibrate it using that control, then you can use the master volume on
the receiver from then on.
Speaker recommendations
February 2, 2007
I am in need of a new set of bookshelf speakers for my
apartment, but I just don’t know where to start. The options seem limitless, and I
don’t want to waste my money. What would you look at if you were me?
Rudy
We just published “What We'd Buy: Speakers
Under $300.” This article is probably just what you are looking for as it gives
you a number of speaker recommendations, all affordably priced. These are sure-fire
winners and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with any of them.
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