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Old October 28th 03, 11:02 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Mayo
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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Yes I saw it and rather bounced off it (it's a looks a bit complicated)

but
a 5.1 soundcard with digital out and a HT amp might solve your problems.
I'll have another go at it!


Cheers Keith,

the "theory-related" part of the question is whether my CPC ceiling speakers
are likely to draw too much form a normal HT surround-sound amp.

Am I right in thinking that in the modern HT days the majority of the energy
is put out through the subwoofer, with a smaller amount of high-frequency
energy coming out through the surround sound speakers. If this is the
"way-ahead", it sounds fine to me, though it may not suit my planned setup.

Cheers again
Ian


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Old October 28th 03, 11:34 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Keith G
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"Ian Mayo" wrote in message
...
"Keith G" wrote in message
...

Yes I saw it and rather bounced off it (it's a looks a bit complicated)

but
a 5.1 soundcard with digital out and a HT amp might solve your problems.
I'll have another go at it!


Cheers Keith,

the "theory-related" part of the question is whether my CPC ceiling

speakers
are likely to draw too much form a normal HT surround-sound amp.

Am I right in thinking that in the modern HT days the majority of the

energy
is put out through the subwoofer, with a smaller amount of high-frequency
energy coming out through the surround sound speakers. If this is the
"way-ahead", it sounds fine to me, though it may not suit my planned

setup.


OK, I've sent off my reply to your other post!

I can't answer your specific question about the output of HT amps as I'm not
really into them and don't have much of a clue (we only use the one we've
got in '2 channel stereo' mode!) but you can divvy up the power to the
various speakers in the 'Audio Setup' in most amps in 'front, rear, centre
and sub' modes (as you probably already know). If this doesn't allow you to
set levels exactly as you want them I would suggest you try external means
like matching speakers and subwoofer more carefully to suit and then
fine-tuning with a little external attenuation where necessary. (Ask a
specific question about this if it comes to it - the boffins here will
advise how best to achieve this.)

Shoot me down if I'm wrong here, but if an overpowering subwoofer is the
problem I gather it ain't too hard to get a relatively weedy one??? In any
case, the few subwoofers I have seen all had their own volume controls.
(Yamaha do a fairly cheap range of smallish subs which can be found
secondhand for peanuts, as most people seem to want only the more powerful
models these days.)






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Old October 28th 03, 11:34 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Keith G
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Default Is there a FAQ


"Ian Mayo" wrote in message
...
"Keith G" wrote in message
...

Yes I saw it and rather bounced off it (it's a looks a bit complicated)

but
a 5.1 soundcard with digital out and a HT amp might solve your problems.
I'll have another go at it!


Cheers Keith,

the "theory-related" part of the question is whether my CPC ceiling

speakers
are likely to draw too much form a normal HT surround-sound amp.

Am I right in thinking that in the modern HT days the majority of the

energy
is put out through the subwoofer, with a smaller amount of high-frequency
energy coming out through the surround sound speakers. If this is the
"way-ahead", it sounds fine to me, though it may not suit my planned

setup.


OK, I've sent off my reply to your other post!

I can't answer your specific question about the output of HT amps as I'm not
really into them and don't have much of a clue (we only use the one we've
got in '2 channel stereo' mode!) but you can divvy up the power to the
various speakers in the 'Audio Setup' in most amps in 'front, rear, centre
and sub' modes (as you probably already know). If this doesn't allow you to
set levels exactly as you want them I would suggest you try external means
like matching speakers and subwoofer more carefully to suit and then
fine-tuning with a little external attenuation where necessary. (Ask a
specific question about this if it comes to it - the boffins here will
advise how best to achieve this.)

Shoot me down if I'm wrong here, but if an overpowering subwoofer is the
problem I gather it ain't too hard to get a relatively weedy one??? In any
case, the few subwoofers I have seen all had their own volume controls.
(Yamaha do a fairly cheap range of smallish subs which can be found
secondhand for peanuts, as most people seem to want only the more powerful
models these days.)






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Old October 28th 03, 11:54 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Mayo
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Default Is there a FAQ

"Keith G" wrote in message
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OK, I've sent off my reply to your other post!


Thanks for both sets of answers - I certainly feel more confident in what
I'm trying to do now,

cheers,
Ian


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Old October 28th 03, 11:54 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Mayo
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Posts: 10
Default Is there a FAQ

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

OK, I've sent off my reply to your other post!


Thanks for both sets of answers - I certainly feel more confident in what
I'm trying to do now,

cheers,
Ian


 




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