Anyone using the Yamaha HTR-5830

[Home Theatre]

How did you set up your Lfe settings?

[Zen Dragon]

Not familiar with that unit, but easiest physical connection is the sub output RCA jack of the Yamaha. You run a RCA cable from that to the LFE or input jack of the sub.
The Yamaha will either have selections for a crossover frequency, or a speaker size selection, or both. Generally setting your main speakers to small will cause the receiver to send all the frequencies below a certain point, Yamaha uses 80 and 100Hz a lot, to the subwoofer.
If you have a selectable sub crossover frequency you can fine tune the frequency with that as well. 80Hz is a good place to start.
If you have a variable frequency selector on the sub and are crossing over out of the receiver, just turn it to the highest frequency.
Hope that helped.

[frdranger]

Hey Home Theatre,

I own a Yamaha HTR-5830 as well. My LFE settings are both center and front speakers are set to SMALL. I'm sending all my low frequencies to the sub. Question, is this in reference to the Home Theatre in a Box version? Or do you have your own set of speakers your using?

[Home Theatre]

Hey Home Theatre,

I own a Yamaha HTR-5830 as well. My LFE settings are both center and front speakers are set to SMALL. I'm sending all my low frequencies to the sub. Question, is this in reference to the Home Theatre in a Box version? Or do you have your own set of speakers your using?


I am using the CSI Polk Center, Cerwin Vega for my fronts, M30 for my surrounds and a jvc sub from oe of those box sets.

[John K.]

HT, it would have been helpful to be more specific about what you meant by "Lfe settings". If you mean the LFE level setting, then that usually should be left at the standard 0 setting. The setting can be reduced if the sub is inadequate to handle the LFE sometimes present during movies without high distortion, but hopefully that wouldn't be necessary.

If on the other hand you're referring to the setting that determines what bass is sent to the sub, generally it's best to set that to "SWFR" rather than "FRNT" or "BOTH". Set in that way the sub will receive any LFE that might be present during movies and will also receive sound below 90Hz from other speaker channels set "SMALL". Typically, you should let the sub be responsible for all of the low bass by setting all speakers, including the mains, "SMALL" and not using the "BOTH" setting which would run the mains full-range and have them duplicating the main channels bass which the sub is also handling.

[frdranger]

Yea, definitely let the sub handle all the LFE.

[Home Theatre]

When you watch the tv what setting do you have it on.


I use Pro Logic 2 Movie.

[frdranger]

Unfortunately, I do not watch TV with my receiever :(. Sorry man.