It seems to me that my subwoofer is somewhat of a useless component to my system. My main speakers at 75db with the sub shut off produce too much bass according to the Avia test tones. Here is my setup.... 1. Running a Kenwood VR 507 with the Cinema EQ Mode enabled. 2. Pioneer 3 way floor speakers for mains with 12" woofers. 3. Aiwa 8" sub. 4. Center channel has dual 5 1/4" Pioneer. 5.Surrounds are one-way Pioneer.
I have receiver set to Large for fronts. The center and surrounds are set to Normal. Is there a better use for my sub? Presently it is just connected via LFE. I only use this gear to for Home Theater. I don't care about music. Is anyone familiar with the test on the Avia DVD where you match your sub to the other channels? Aren't you in fact just matching the LFE to the other channels? This must be the case because, even with my sub off, it still registers as 85db on the low frequency test tone. Any ideas?