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Subwoofer set up

How can I effectively use a subwoofer when my speakers go down into the range of the subwoofer. If the speakers are connected to the output jacks and the subwoofer to the subwoofer jack, both units will be reproducing the same frequencies at times. Even my bookshelves claim to produce lower freqs.
neilmc
xti16
1,525 posts
 
I have a REL B3 and you start by setting the rolloff at the low end of the speaker spec. Key word here is start
Even my bookshelves claim to produce lower freqs
Claim is a key word here
neilmc OP
29 posts
 
Wouldn't it be better to feed the speaker output to a separate Xover and then control the output to both the speakers and the sub. That way the speakers wouldn't get bass they can't handle well.
tgrisham
1,291 posts
 
You can use a digital processor, as in a AVR, to separate the frequencies, or connect the speaker outputs to the subwoofer and the main speakers to the subwoofer, using the crossover in the subwoofer to divide the frequencies. Your manual should provide this information. Very few and very expensive floorstanding speakers can produce the low frequencies that good subwoofers can. Integrating the sub and monitors/floorstanding speakers is difficult without a proper crossover.
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