Dreamer
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I just got a pretty good deal on an older Velodyne sub (F-1500 B) in cherry condition, and I'm trying to get it to sound right (not too boomy) with my original Sequels. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to where I might start (as a sort of off-the-cuff baseline) on the crossover point for the sub. It has a variable crossover, ranging from 100hz to 40Hz.
I know the Sequel crosses over it's own woofer at 125Hz, and supposedly goes down to 28Hz, so I thought it might be good to set the Velodyne at about 80 Hz. After about 2 hours of fiddling with it (output levels and crossover point) I've got it pretty close, but without an SPL meter or some sort of DSP thingy (like a Velodyne SMS-1, which I'm probably going to buy soon anyway), it's sort of hard to dial it in by ear.
Am I just screwed until I get the SMS, or have any of you folks run into this yourselves? I'd LOVE to hear what anyone has to say on this topic--dialing in low-tech vintage gear by ear. I know all the new DSP stuff makes this job a LOT easier, but audiophiles were doing this for decades before we had DSP with pretty good results, so I figured there must be SOMEONE out there who could give me some suggestions...
Thanks,
--Richard
I know the Sequel crosses over it's own woofer at 125Hz, and supposedly goes down to 28Hz, so I thought it might be good to set the Velodyne at about 80 Hz. After about 2 hours of fiddling with it (output levels and crossover point) I've got it pretty close, but without an SPL meter or some sort of DSP thingy (like a Velodyne SMS-1, which I'm probably going to buy soon anyway), it's sort of hard to dial it in by ear.
Am I just screwed until I get the SMS, or have any of you folks run into this yourselves? I'd LOVE to hear what anyone has to say on this topic--dialing in low-tech vintage gear by ear. I know all the new DSP stuff makes this job a LOT easier, but audiophiles were doing this for decades before we had DSP with pretty good results, so I figured there must be SOMEONE out there who could give me some suggestions...
Thanks,
--Richard