Top 10 Home Theater Mistakes (Common Problems, Tips, and Explanations) 

Consider dog placement for room acoustic tuning.

The dog definitely has a laid-back presentation.

The dog's frequency response is 5-6hz. Check out that breathing :D

Another big mistake that almost everyone makes is placing their subwoofers on the ground. They should be on a heavy stand or at the least elevated by 12" off the floor. If you can put it at ear level off the ground on a heavy stand this is ideal. It will 100% sound better. Subwoofers should be elevated and almost no one knows this. It makes a big difference in bass quality. Maybe not practical for everyone but well worth doing.

Dog is beautifully centered. Will definitely improve frequency respons!

Having issues with my Marantz sr6010 and stumbled across your page. Delighted to see the subs in the picture. When I put my system together two years ago I went with two svs pb2000 after countless hours of consideration. If anyone out there is on the fence about them... Don't be, they're remarkable.

BIG HELP DUDE! thanks for the great advice man happy new years to you!

Thanks for all those advices !

I really agree with your tip about room calibration. I have an older amp (pre auto correction with mic). I had always set it by ear. When my good amp died on me during a house move, I went and bought a cheap Pioneer ($500.00 and 80 watts/ch - compared to 160 watts/ch) to use until I got mine repaired. It came with the mic, etc. Once I ran it (the room correction) it was like a whole new world opened up!! I had it set all wrong for so long! Since my move (into a much smaller room where I couldn't even use the big amp), I am still using the Pioneer! I'm a perfect example of what you said! BUT - I did learn! Keep up the great videos!!

I've just subscribed as i have stumbled across your channel. I see you have two SVS PB16's. Absolutely crazy! I can imagine it sounds amazing

Awesome mate thanks for taking the time to make the video new to this think I have all 10 will definitely be trying to follow what you have said.

Thank you for the info. I got a dcm tb1212, 130w powered sub (dual subs, one passive) at auction for 40 bucks last week. Along with a yamaha HTR-5590 6.1 natural sound av receiver for 20 bucks (with remote!!!) Not the newest receiver, but still sounds great...even with bose 201 series iv, and acoustimass speakers. They will definitely be getting upgraded...soon.

great info also for music producers and mixing engineers!

Helps me a lot. Thanks!

love the mindful honesty, very interesting might try that in my youtube career

Great video! Very informative. I'm a noob in the Home Theater department, so I can use all the help I can. I'm running 4 q100's as my mains and a Mythos 7 as my Center with an Emotiva basx s12 sub (AVR X4400H). I am not sure that my setup is up to par because I can barely here my ceiling (Atmos) speakers when playing Atmos enabled shows/movies. Should I factory reset my system and run the manual setup instead of the auto setup? In step 4: What distance from the sub? I have one sub only.

Thanks for your information Finally now I can listen to Dolby Atmos DTS X 👍🏼👍🏼

Very informative, and I love your dog, Great info on SUBS.

Wonderful dogs!

no judgement here, but thank you for being geeked up because I don't believe you would have broke this down and gave me as much info as I needed. Wasn't that coffee from South Park, was it? Very informing, thanks

Thank you very much for these videos

Good video the dog blends in nice to . As for me your tips came across me pretty good . My two subs are in the corner of my condo apartment . When I walk around the best bass response for me is those corners . I can see yours is in the front . As for floor yes carpet makes a difference. It does take away the brightness that’s annoying . My amplification is Parasound I have two for bi amping my floor stands. Denon is my AVR x7200WA model. Love those pre outs ! Gives a good option to link to other amps when needed . As for height setup I have AURO 3D 9 to 10.1 that layout seems to blend better in my condo setting. Atmos Two on ceiling . Not enough depth to add another pair . So it’s 5.2.2 for now until my wife and I move in a house soon.

Love your videos I appreciate the tips you give out especially that subwoofer gain hack really helped out a lot but I could never be satisfied with my front towers set to small at 60 or 80 hz. It sounds clear and all but I don't hear the depth of the sound when compared to Large. The only time when the small setting sounds good is when I set the audussey setting to L/R bypass mode. But then the subs gets to boomy so I put set it back to the reference setting. Also my speakers probably sounds better Large is because the external amplification I have that could run speakers at the large setting with no straining of power.

I'm getting more into home audio and bought a denon receiver. Love it. But dynamic EQ... it sound much more impactful, but is it a good thing to use?

Great video....thank you for doing it...

just found you youtube page and have a question. I have a Pioneer Elite vsx-36tx (Stereo: 100 Watts per Channel (20 - 20 kHz, @ 6 ohm, 0.09% THD) Surround: 1000W x 5 (20 Hz to 20k Hz, .09% THD)and a Pinnacle sub CS-88 (700 watts) In my previous house the living room was 12 x16ft the house im in now is 14x20 cant get the flutter out when watching movies with a lot of action and explosions. Any suggestions? Will be updating the surround speakers later

Thanks, you understand A/V the same way that I do. I appreciate your advice.. I have a modest system that sounds great because of the settings and quality equip... Onkyo, old Bose speakers and a digital TV antenna converter. Your settings advice is much appreciated. I would enjoy hearing how you set an A/V receiver to play the best sound for music? Thanks-KJP65-

Thanks for the great video!

I agree with you fully, old school denon 3803. Mission front towers. mission centre and rears All speakers small . LFE only crossover 80 . REL q200e subwoofer mode 2 bypassing it's internal crossover, let the amp deal with the crossover still sounds good for a 5.1 setup .

Great video. I would suggest getting a bigger TV though. I bet the sound is huge and a bigger TV would be that much more immersive.

Thank you so much for all the subwoofer tips. I can hear the difference already!

Very good tips. I would add another one. If you have two or more subwoofers, you should use MSO (multi subwoofer optimizer) +REW+minidsp HD. It finds the perfect EQ and deley for your subs for having the most flat (or other target curve) that you want to get.

Hey do u think its best yo lower down subwoofer level on the Avr receiver and turn the gain up on my svs PB-3000 because sub sounds a lil muddy

Do you have a video for SVS subwoofer setup for a large room? I have a 8000 cubic foot plus room (open floor plan house), just ordered a PB 2000 and a SB 2000. Want to make the best of it

There's a lot of debate about towers vs bookshelf and we are looking for speakers that are not going to be overly large and dominate the aesthetics of the room. The wall that houses our TV is about 86 inches wide near a hallway that cuts through the house. It's about 16 feet from that wall to the back wall. The room is about double that in width with vaulted ceilings. The vaulted ceilings are lined with wood. So would like to avoid drilling into that if possible and wall mount like you. Current system is Denon AVR-1804 with Bose Acustimass 10, (5.1 setup with floor stands) with an LG 65" C8 OLED. The sound is archaic and needs a major overhaul, but it's still better than a soundbar and TV speakers. My initial thought was to do a Denon X3400h and some Klipsch RP160m bookshelf speakers with an accompanying center and sub. Start with a 5.1.4 setup for Dolby Atmos and go from there. Budget is a factor and looking around for used AV equipment but what is the best bang for the buck speaker system for this kind of setup of not mixing and matching brands?

This may be a silly question - but - have to ask! I have a great older 5.1 AVR without room correction. When I moved and hooked it up it didn't work so had to have it repaired. While it was away I bought a little Pioneer ($400.). It had room setup and I was BLOWN away with the sound! I had it all wrong (by ear)! My question is - If I hook up my old AVR (4X's the power of the Pioneer), will the correction be the same? Or would I have to buy a separate unit to do the room corrections again?

Realy cool video;) Thx Dude! Regards from Denmark

Great information. I run matching SW. Now that my old AVR died, I'm looking for an upgrade. One thing I found out, is to find the specs on AVRs with dual SW output. Some AVRs just split the SW signa, meaning manual balancing. Some auto calibrate both SW channels.

I have a Tannoy in-wall Subwoofer iw62 TS and I am having a hard time making it work. I have an Onkyo amplifier with both a dedicated left/right sub output and single sub output. I don't see how I can plug those wires into my tannoy since it doesn't have neither nor input... only has l/r speaker wire input type. Any idea on how I can plug it? it is because I need a sub Amplifier? Thanks

Hey whisper status I know in general you shouldn't mix speakers brands but could you use the svs prime elevations for atmos with the rest of your speakers being the klipsch referance premier?

While i don't completely agree with everything said here from my experience(multiple subs and placements, and also hard bare floors making a difference vs carpet for bass response- mid to high freq bleedthrough or reflections may be another issue though - as bass waves don't even see carpet, due to long wave lengths, etc) , but i definitely agree with his higher up crossover settings for passive typical speakers in a system. (However speakers, sub, and seating locations MUST be setup in correct POSITIONING in the rooms bass response for acoustical considerations, or setting points WILL PRESENT LIMITATIONS AND ISSUES! )appreciate the input here! I concur that there's surely lots of new settings these newer Atmos capable receivers are including- bluray players as well- that require addressing, and adjusting correctly. Like anything else, , to get the most out of your setup, yes, you or someone is going to need to adress the settings and probably compare results. And, yes, the more you're familiar, the quicker these setup processes can be. Bottom line, im now going to look specifically for these recommended settings, and address them. I do think ill also definitely compare any relative gain settings on the source and receiver outputs for the sub woofer out vs the gain setting on your subwoofer(s)! Honestly, as an experienced AV guy myself, id conceded that i personally only casually ever considered this point! Here this reviewer is recommending that bass is better and more dynamic by setting the gain level from your receiver menu LOWER and conversely adjusting up with your powered sub volume control level instead, in relation Now THAT may indeed be worth addressing comparing, for sure! I don't hate it! I personally never spent much time considering this point, so that's helpful indeed. Thank you. I personally typically just set sub gain on the sub itself at 12 oclock,(middle) , and then just adjust for proper levels on the receivers gain level adjust, but listen and measure regardless. But i now definitely will spend more time comparing on this issue!! APPRECIATE the thought and input, for totes!! Learn something new every day.

Man! Really good advice there. Lots of things I have to check out with my system after I watched your video. Thank you very much :D

Denon Audyssey user here. What if you have a couch butted up against the far wall? Do you use the 'behind listening postitions' when configuring Audyssey? I'd imagine that the boundary effect REALLY comes into a negative play there.. Thanks!

You should review a couple of popular budget subs the Polk audio psw505 and the BIC F12 would love to hear your opinion

Yup!!! I use 6 subs in my downstairs,, plus buttkickers! With a Anthem Avm90 great arc calibration. And 4 for now in my upstairs theatre. All my other ones have 2 subs(7 systems) you never can have enough bass!

Great info thank you.

Nice video, was very helpful. I recently purchased a setup in the last two months that I'm really happy with overall, however I feel that I can be getting more out of it. I purchased the Denon AVR 2400X receiver two Definitive BP6 Towers (which I had set on "large" and switched to small after your video, thank you by the way) two Definitive SM45 bookshelfs, and two Klipsch R-15M bookshelfs on stands in the back. My question is regarding the subs, I noticed in your video you mentioned not having matching subs can cause issues. The first sub I purchased is the Klipsch R-110SW which is fantastic, and I added a Klipsch R-12SW. Strangely enough, the 10 inch sub is actually heavier than the 12 inch sub. Anyway, I have the 10inch directly behind my sectional where the couch turns (I purchased a 25 ft subwoofer cable) and the 12 inch sub up front. The first question I have is, for some reason on the Denon receiver setup, it only is registering ONE subwoofer, not both. However, both subs are working. The other question I have is do you think both of those are good subwoofers, and is the configuration correct (one up front and one behind the sectional.) Thanks for your help, I like your videos!

😂😂.... do you like BASS or What!😁 You’re a fun contributor and I learn from you videos, TY

I’m in love with Angel and Bear! I pay attention to them and have to rewind, but I love ‘em! Don’t move them please!

Why do you have 2 refrigerators next to ur tv...j/k (Those are awesome) Would u know why my avr only works (sound) in bypass mode? No dolby, theater, live etc...? Btw older model Onkyo Tx- SV727. Great video!

Hate to bug you about subs your videos are great. I was wondering if you can calibrate a polk psw10 with a Yamaha ats 1080. I appreciate your time in helping me find a sweet spot for that setup. Thank you

That dynamic volume option. Is that for the subwoofer or just the center channel? Thanks for sharing by the way. Larry

I'm confused when you talk about setting things in the denon like the feet distance of subs. I'm looking at getting either the dual monolith 15s or pb 3000s. and the monolith has a built in manual amp with settings. the pb has a digital. so if these have thier own settings to configure. does the denon just override that? or do they work together. if they work together it would be cool to see a video how you first set up a sub from the power amp and then the avr.

Speaking of the atmos issue. When I'm playing a Dolby vision/Dolby Atmos disc in my Sony ubp-x800m2 when I press display its showing Dolby Vision and dolby trueHD 7.1 on the tv screen. But my denon avr-x3600h is displaying atmos on front panel. Is the denon just upconverting? Do I have an incorrect setting on the Sony? wrong?

Can you give us some basic settings for different configurations. Thank you

I probably did my audessey readings too far apart. Idid the audessy and tweeked using the tone test and ideas on your videos

Funny Subwoofer 101, I just red this on a Klipsch forum:Welcome to the forum! On ‎5‎/‎13‎/‎2014 at 6:36 PM, Dreadneck13 said: I just bought two Klipsch F-28 floor speakers. I am having a hard time figuring out the best setup as far as settings and crossover.1) Set the speakers to small or large ?2) If set to small what crossover is good to ensure I still get great sound from the speakers and deep bass from the sub?3) My Sub has a r and L input and a LFE input - currently I have it from the receiver sub out into the subs LFE.3) Does the sub always receiver a signal even if the front speakers are set to large. Meaning, I thought that the cross over setting just filters out the signals for the speakers it is set for and doesn't actually send the filtered signals to the sub-woofer, the sub-woofer is its own channel and signals will be sent to the sub no matter what the cross over for the speakers are set. By setting a speakers crossover you are just saying cut these frequencies out - not cut them out and send them to the sub instead (Is that right?)I have:· Receiver: Sony STR-dn1050· Front R/L Klipsch f-28 (maybe I need a better model with a separate mid-range driver)· Center: Mirage OMD-C1· L/R surround: Mirage Nanosat (I want to get new Klipsch surrounds once I figure this out)· Subwoofer: Infinity PSW310 10inThanks!I will assume you are setting up a home theater and are mostly TV movies and gaming...1> Large for sure2> Those speakers are rated to 35Hz. 3> You have the right connection. Sub out to the lfe in. LFE = Low Frequency Effects4> If you have a subwoofer designated in your AVR, you will get signal to it when there is a signal to send. If you defined small speakers, you could set your filter to something higher than 35Hz (let's say 50Hz), and then sounds that are designated for those speakers that you told the AVR they couldn't play (under 50Hz) will be diverted to the sub. If you set the mains as large, then you will get signals that were designated as LFE by the movie or game publisher when they recorded it.

Good tips on the video. One thing I noticed on my set up was the crossover setting. With my SB16 ultra with auto on selected I noticed it wasn’t kicking in when I expected it to compared to my old SB12. What I did was increased the sub gain on AVR from -4.5 to -3 and then decreased volume on sub from -9 to -11. That seemed to help. Curious though do you think the 60hz crossover I have set on my fronts (Paradigm 85F’s) has more effect on that than my fix? Would having the crossover set to 80 or 90 on the fronts have a greater effect on the auto on function?

I totally love your channel and the videos you make. However, contrary to conventional practise, after a lot of trial & error, setting my front towers to Full Band totally takes them to another level. I have tried setting them small with different crossovers from 60 to 90hz, but running them LARGE is just another experience. I do know all experts would disagree but I guess it's what sounds better.

What do you think about Klipsch SPL-150?

Great video I really enjoyed it

I noticed that about the ARC channel, and not seeing the AVR on-screen display. Hope the technology advances to fix that issue. Still skeptical of "bouncy house" speakers, and would prefer to have a fully discrete system

Subbed...very informative video

Dynamic Equalizer is awesome especially for movies.

Agree with the coffee. It gets me hyped up to the point that my mind is racing against my voice.

Hahaha the Sony BR Player tricked me too. It has very silly setup. Especially because that menupoint is set "auto" by defult and I thought he would know the capabilities of the Deonon AVR no worries. Haha, not at all. Had to set manual and check all the options and then worked, at last. But I used only 2 weeks in "always in Dolby Digital" mode, then figured out. The difference between Atmos 7.1 and the old DD 5.1 is HUGE indeed.

I was just looking for someone's thoughts on watching Atmos files on my DenonAvrx1200. When playing these files it gives the option of either Atmos/Surround or DolbyTHD+ neural:x. The DolbyTHD+Neural:x sounds considerably better than the Atmos setting even with Atmos files. Can anyone explain. To my recollection the Atmos files sounded louder prior to the DTS:X upgrade on the AVR.

I recently upgraded to sony-str-dn1070 7.2 AV Receiver(for room size LWH 24*12*10 ft)it produces 165W per channel, confused in choosing the suitable subs and surround speakers 1)already have 150W active Sub Pioneer S-31 W. Receiver produces 165W & Sub power is 150W RMS does it affect this Sub? 2)Can I hook 1 or 2 passive sub woofer( or car sub JBL Stage 1010) directly to my receiver? reason active subs are costly 3)have surround speakers Pioneer S-11 package(Max input power is 150W) can I use it? 4)suggest some surround speakers, look wise I like compact speakers but I need better audio quality. 5)small or big speakers which is better for my room? 6)why ATMOS speakers are costly ? its just tilted or it has an engine inside the speaker box? :) I dont want loud sound, need deep bass and crystal clear audio. Mostly watching movies & Music

Great video!!!

Awesome video

All very good tips. Agree with all of them. I'll be certainly recommending this video to people new to home cinema.

This is pretty good, I like to think of sound like light. Speakers are like flashlights , they reflect off surfaces, can be pointed, can be too intense when facing at it directly, etc. Glares... have you all heard of light pollution?

Thanks for all of the tips! I've been in the 1st phase of "going to school" for home audio equipment this fall. So, If i was going for the most budget-friendly option available for clear and crisp bass, what are my options? My budget is 400$ (absolute max), so I wont be buying dual subwoofers for quite a long while. I dont have the space or budget for it. My receiver is a Yamaha RX-V681BL 7.2. By the way, I'm also open to the idea of a DIY assembly to lower the cost. I'm sure that should save me a few bucks.

Where do you buy the center woofer?

Great video ...for a beginner like me it is a bit overwhelming, I have a couple of questions, Can I make use of the dolby atmos without having a blue ray player, Can you get it though Streaming channels ? another question is it worthy to invest in a 7.1 with Atmos such as the Denon AVR-X1400H better than getting Yamaha RX-V481D ?

how r u liking those ultras?

please what type of subwoofer can i use for this machine? powered or non powered?

I normally find your videos very informative and entertaining. However I am confused by your comment that bare floors are not the best thing for acoustic results.Yet one of your lovely dogs is called Bear! Does this mean you have to take the poor soul out of the room when it is movie time? Ans as for Angel, who takes centre stage on this video, due to his position between the subwoofers and the noise dogs make when they bark, does this make him the ultimate sub subwoofer? Just kidding, I love what you are doing. Rock on.

Do you set your subwoofers to 80hz or LFE

Subwoofer 101, I love your channel. I do have 1 question. What is the difference between Subwoofer Level Adjust and the subwoofer level trim in the test tone? I have my subwoofer level adjust set to off and control the bass trim level from test tone.

Good basic video however I was hoping it would help with a problem I have been plagued with for years and cannot for the life of me seem to fix. I have a klipsch 7.2 setup using the 15” subs from klipsch. I want to put a sub on either side of the tv but they cancel each other out and have to reverse the polarity on one and that gives me huge dead spots and boomy spots in the rest. I resorted to sitting them together for the moment but there has to be a fix. I am debating on getting svs pb16 ultra subs but if I am going to have the same problem why spend the $. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I just received my PB-16 Ultra on a pallet. I see you’ve got two haha. I was wanting to put it where your left one is next to my tv that sits on a glass stand. I was thinking with the output it puts out it may rattle my tv which sits on a somewhat flimsy glass stand on carpet, do you have any vibration problems with your two?? I have Guillain-Barré syndrome so where the movers put it will need to stay in that position what do ya think?? Awesome video by the way!!

Good video. Question about a second subwoofer; I'm using the Denon AVR-S740H which has 2 subwoofer outputs. However, when I connect two powered subwoofers, the interface doesn't "see" the second subwoofer. It ONLY sees one subwoofer and the Audyssey set up sends only one signal to one sub. Is there a trick to getting this Denon model to "see" the second subwoofer?

You're lucky, you can quit coffee. Try hooking up systems with a Parkinson's type tremor. Well it certainly is challenging. Thanks for the great information and suggestions for improvement. I have always felt that the purpose of such immersive technology was to give the audience the sense of inclusion in the story. Whether it's riding in Maria's poor iMini with Jason Bourne in Paris, running through The Nostromo with Ripley while hearing Mother continue her relentless countdown, or hearing the quiet menace in the words "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." That has been my goal when establishing my system. i've been very fortunate in the fact that i've been relatively unable to acquire the type of components I would wish to include. This gives me the drive to improve my acquisition incentive. I leave you with these immortal words "Soylent green is people!"

Hey love your videos. Quick question though. You said to do the mic calibration? I did that and it made my system sound a lot worse... I made the left channel a lot louder than the right and it turned the subwoofer channel to -10. Thoughts?

Hello love the video. I have an x1300w now with duel 8 in. Energy subs in my living room. Wed. I am getting the x4500h cyber Monday Amazon deal. My room is 13"x13' with 7.5' ceiling. The left side is open to the dining room I am probably going to put the subs like yours in the vids and I will have to upgrade all my other speakers to work better and to match each other. By best ones are my Infiniti rs1"s so I don't think the x6500h is gonna like them. Any idea what I should go with for the loud speakers please. Thinking I want 7.2.4 config. Or 5.2.4 if the wife does not like the extra rear channels in the way. Thanks guys I am just getting into this av stuff and am learning a lot

Dual sub need avr upgrade...can't have that or can you use a splitter?

The whole blue ray is the same with tvs shipped with eco mode on its to get the power ratings that are advertised

which type of speak and subwoofer want to use for yamaha rx v 683 av receiver? How much watts speak and how much watts subwoofers want to use and etc thing.... Please tell me....

hi thanks for the video. can I ask you some questions? Do you have the twitter

Speakers 8 ohm and av receiver have 6 ohm, any difference in sound???

I was wondering why Klipsch R 115sw is missing from your subwoofer list. Is it shallow?

Posted on my birthday :)

Do you run your atmos speakers in height or top

I have a few suggestions for you. First, you are most likely missing a lot of your mid tones using such small bookshelf speakers are your main front sound stage. there will be a huge middle ground that is missing between those and your subs. second, you should, if you are really into sound, consider a separate actual amplifier for you main speakers at the very least. no receiver can provide the head room you'll need for dynamic music and movies. the power just isn't there so your speakers will distort badly at louder volumes. next, your subs, although beautiful, are not matched to the rest of your system. they will drown out the rest of the music unless you do the first things i suggested which is a larger front sound stage and more power behind them. also, i would NOT ever recommend someone set their crossover at 90hz. 80hz is the THX standard for a good reason. i don't think you're explaining things as simplified as they need to be for newbies. break it down and explain things to people assuming they know nothing, which in the case of this video, seems to be what you're striving for as an intended audience. next, the location and i understand it's due to this not being in a dedicated theater, is wrong for your Atmos speakers. they should be in the middle of the room and not int he front height position particularly if you're not attempting to "bounce" the sound off the ceiling to your seating position. just saying. you'd notice a huge improvement if your speakers were actually located where they are supposed to be, which is in the ceiling. next, for proper subwoofer response you should at least touch on the "room crawl" test to explain how to avoid bass dead zones. i'm the kinda guy that likes things balanced looking in my house too, but having your subs placed directly next to your image doesn't necessarily represent the correct placement for the subwoofer. in fact, often the subs should be counter corner to each other at least...which isn't visually as impressive as having them up front and center, but will give better bass response in your room which in the end is the actual goal. i enjoyed your video, and we can attribute this to your coffee if you'd like, but i feel you need to simplify the explainations and then go into much more detail about placement which is one fo the most important things about bass, room correction and sound deadening/bass traps/echo cancellations etc. good video, keep it up...and hopefully you'll make another one giving better information next time. you really should try some larger front speakers (still set to small of course which was 100% correct as that automatically makes the crossover set to 80hz) and a separate amplifier to provide the headroom needed when listening to movies at even close to reference volumes. i'll go watch some of your other videos now. i hope this is taken in a positive and helpful critique type of way and not just criticism which it isn't meant to be.

I am using a 10 inch 100 watt powered subwoofer for my Home theater in a box and I also have my old 8 inch 100 watt powered subwoofer (not hooked up) and was wondering if I should use both at the same time? Since I only have 1 sub out on my receiver I would have to use a "y" adapter. Thanks

Could you tell me is there any point of having a full range speaker if you can have subwoofers cause seems to cut the whole idea of having a big dolphin the speaker can you clarify this for me

I dont agree on the cross over opinion , i set my klipsch floorstanding towers at 40hz and it sounds damn good , why get huge towers and cut the off ay 80 hz? Makes no sense. I even tried both.. if they can deliver the sound, why restrict it?

Im not an expert but you really have to consider what type of front L/R mains your running with your subwoofers when crossing over. I feel like you can crossover your subwoofers much lower (down to 80hz ) if you have good towers that can efficiently handle lower frequencies (my L/R mains are set at 60hz). In this case, you'll have a better sounding/more dynamic "front stage" where the low frequencies are smoothly transitioning from your towers to your subs . Someone correct me if you think my logic is off.

Hi. I have only one subwoofer , if I buy another one but not the same model, is that an isue,problem? Thanks,Peter.