2006-11-12 21:52:25 · 13 answers · asked by leejrobinson 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
A properly set-up home theater sub won't make any sound other than rumble. If you turn of all the speakers leaving only the subs on, and play some tracks with low freq. content, you should hear ehm.... nothing, just some murmuring rumble an your room cracking at high volume. It's function is just providing low freq. that the speakers can't handle.
On the reverse, with all speakers on and you turn on the sub, you should hear no change with the sound color and level, it's just sound like a bigger speaker with much lower freq. response.
2006-11-13 00:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by Christian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sub generally won't be heard... you'll feel it. Bass waves are omni-directional and meant to shake things, and not so much in the audible frequency spectrum as say mid-range. Panel loading comes to mind, with downward firing subs. With a good system, you should be able to shake water at about 75'... with a really big system you should be able to panel load enough things to rattle a 4 story concrete building and vibrate open bathroom stall doors... ;)
If you can feel it... it's working... if your neighbours complain it's working. If things are shaking all around you, it's definitely working. However... bass is also most likely to have disturbance of the peace charges laid against you in excessive dB's. Be courteous... remember a sub-bass has wave lengths as long as 56 1/2'... quarter waves will still load panels provided they're at a node of the wave. It doesn't take a lot of bass to get complaints... a small 8" Sub in an apartment complex is generally enough to start noisy neighbour issues against you.
2006-11-13 09:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Vandel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To check if it is working use the test tone feature on your amp or DVD player. This will let you know if the woofer is receiving a signal. If you let us know which equipment you have you may be able to turn it up on the woofer or the amp so that you can enjoy really excessive bass in the interests of checking if it is working of course.
2006-11-13 02:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by advent m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sub woofer for a home theater puts out the deeper sounds such as bass and the deeper sounds in movies or shows. you should have a button on your remote to do a test on all your speakers to check if it is working or not.
2006-11-12 21:54:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sub woofer gives you the base sounds, the other speakers give you the higher pitched sounds.
2006-11-12 21:54:25 · answer #5 · answered by patsy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sub barks out the lowest of sounds, bass. To see if it working, try playing a good bassy CD or a movie with a good soundtrack. If it works, I'm fairly sure you'll know about it!
2006-11-12 23:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by Deviated 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will provide the bass for the surround sound. YOu should feel slight vibrations along the floor with a very low note bass sound.
2006-11-12 21:54:08 · answer #7 · answered by Johny0555 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It only kicks in on the deep sounds and what a blast that is.
If you have the Movie Pearl Harbor, go to the attack-scenes, then you'll know what I am talking about.
Have fun
2006-11-12 21:55:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is designed to rumble.
If it's good, it will rattle the walls.
If it's really good, you will feel the deep
bass in your chest when low bass is called for.
H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !
2006-11-12 21:59:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They handle the low, bass frequencies - just try it without the other speakers, altho' you are more likely to feel the output than actually hear it!
2006-11-12 22:01:50 · answer #10 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋