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How do I know when to choose "large" or "small" for my speakers?
When setting up a Dolby Digital / DTS receiver you will need to let your receiver know if your speakers are either "large" or "small". If your system has a subwoofer, select Subwoofer "Yes" or "On". Then, check the main (left/right) speakers settings next. If you are using very large main speakers (some models even include powered "subwoofer" sections), you can select Large. Deep bass present in the program's left and right front channels will only be routed to the left and right speakers. For most systems, even if you are using larger left and right speakers, if you have a sub, choose Small for the left/right and any deep bass present in the program material will be routed to the subwoofer. This usually produces better sound, as the subwoofer is generally going to a better job of providing clean, deep and louder bass than can be obtained from conventional full range speakers.
Always choose Small for center channel. Choosing the Large setting for the center channel will always result in reduced bass, as well as substantially degraded dialog quality.
Unless your surround speakers are the same make and model as your fronts, choose Small for the surround channels. The bass management within the surround decoder will then route any deep bass information present to the subwoofer.
If your system has no subwoofer, then choose Large for the left and right speakers, keeping the center and surrounds set to Small. Any deep bass present in any channel of the program material will be routed to the left and right speakers - this would include any deep bass sounds encoded in the ". 1" or LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel.
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Choosing Speaker Size
When setting up a Dolby Digital / DTS receiver you will need to let your receiver know if your speakers are either "large" or "small". If your system has a subwoofer, select Subwoofer "Yes" or "On". Then, check the main (left/right) speakers settings next. If you are using very large main speakers (some models even include powered "subwoofer" sections), you can select Large. Deep bass present in the program's left and right front channels will only be routed to the left and right speakers. For most systems, even if you are using larger left and right speakers, if you have a sub, choose Small for the left/right and any deep bass present in the program material will be routed to the subwoofer. This usually produces better sound, as the subwoofer is generally going to a better job of providing clean, deep and louder bass than can be obtained from conventional full range speakers.
Always choose Small for center channel. Choosing the Large setting for the center channel will always result in reduced bass, as well as substantially degraded dialog quality.
Unless your surround speakers are the same make and model as your fronts, choose Small for the surround channels. The bass management within the surround decoder will then route any deep bass information present to the subwoofer.
If your system has no subwoofer, then choose Large for the left and right speakers, keeping the center and surrounds set to Small. Any deep bass present in any channel of the program material will be routed to the left and right speakers - this would include any deep bass sounds encoded in the ". 1" or LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel.
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