Juba310 Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 What does this term mean, and what should I set it to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 0 unless you have more then 1 sub, then you can play with it. also sometimes if you have big midrange drivers like RF-7, they can interfere with the sub. The phase (correct me if Im wrong) offsets the signal in order to reduce cancellations. If you can 2 subs or more (cough ear), sometimes they can cancel each other, So to get max output you need to put them out of phase. I run my SWS at 180 while my Ultra is at 0 to achieve max output. Its mostly dependent on the room and location on your subs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juba310 Posted February 23, 2004 Author Share Posted February 23, 2004 thanks, that clears its up a lot. I have the RB5II's and will be getting a SVS sub, so I'll just set it to 0. Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Sound travels in the form of waves. If you have two different sources for the same frequency, and the trough of the wave from one source reaches you at the same time as the peak of the wave from the other source, they will tend to cancel out. This will happen when they are 180 degrees out and the same amplitude. This seldom happens, but you can still get some degree of cancellation when they are not exactly in phase. The phase control lets you dial out some or all of this cancellation. You may need the phase control even if you have only one subwoofer because the sub and the mains share some frequencies. The simplest phase control is just reversing the speaker wires. It changes phase by 180 degrees. Just pick the setting that gives the best bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsakura Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 You do have to tune the phase even you have only 1 sub when needed. When the sub and your speakers output the same frequency, they have constructive and destructive interference in those nodes......... just sit down where you listen to the speakers and try them to be 0degree or 180 is better bass for your system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 get the AVIA home theater setup DVD.....it explains this all very well and has some tests for setting the phase..... Lots of good info and tests for those starting out in HT good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juba310 Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 where would i get this dvd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsakura Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 check amazon or any dvd shops. They do sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtDark Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Your SVS probably has a variably adjustable pot for phase control. Just sit at your listening position and play some LFE test tones and have someone slowly turn the phase pot from 0 to 180 degrees, stop where it is the loudest. Getting the correct phase made a considerable difference in my setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juba310 Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 allright, I'll try that this weekend when I have some hands to help out. Does anyone here have some high bitrate bass-y songs they could send me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsakura Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 ---------------- On 2/26/2004 6:44:11 PM Juba310 wrote: allright, I'll try that this weekend when I have some hands to help out. Does anyone here have some high bitrate bass-y songs they could send me? ---------------- Check the PM Juba, That may help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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