Is it normal for the LSi FX to be louder on one side?

[BLACKHAMMERJAMM]

Is it normal for the LSi FX to be louder on one side? The speakers are louder on the side without the bipole dipole adjuster.

[unc2701]

Yes.

They've got a 2.5 way crossover, so one of the woofers only gets frequencies below 200hz. On most movie soundtracks this is going to be fairly limited.

[garnier]

I think, only if the audio calibration is NOT set, then the one closer to your listening position would be louder than the other one farther away from the listening position. After the calibration, they should be equally loud at the listening position. :)

[BLACKHAMMERJAMM]

Yes.

They've got a 2.5 way crossover, so one of the woofers only gets frequencies below 200hz. On most movie soundtracks this is going to be fairly limited.

What do you think about flipping them so that the left is on the right and the right is on the left. That way I can have the sound coming at me rather than away. I'm running a 7.1 system LSi 15 front and rears FX surround and LSi center.

[unc2701]

Nothing wrong with that! If it sounds better to you, go for it.

Here's the thing with speaker placement: People have different rooms with irregular shapes, big couches that suck up sound, hardwoods, carpet, rugs, wall hangings.... The manual is going to tell you the best placement in most rooms, but that's never going to cover all rooms. Move them around till you get what sounds best to you.

[McLoki]

What do you think about flipping them so that the left is on the right and the right is on the left. That way I can have the sound coming at me rather than away. I'm running a 7.1 system LSi 15 front and rears FX surround and LSi center.

Remember the job of bi-pole, surround speakers... You are not supposed to be able to tell where the sound is coming from. Definately try switching them, but the sound you should be striving for is the sound is offscreen, left or right, and enveloping. Not just I can hear it come from my left or right speaker.

Your side surrounds work with your fronts to place objects to the sides. You can move objects forward and backward in the sound field by increasing and decreasing the gain on your surround speakers.

Play with both placement and level to get the surrounds set up best for your room.

Michael