diesel_dan
June 28th, 2009, 9:05 AM
Hi, I ordered a VTF-2 MK3 a few days ago (right when the sale started!) and it should be here Tuesday. I am replacing a Velodyne F1200R that bit the dust a few weeks ago and the cost to repair it helped justify to the spousel unit to buy a new sub. (I hope the VTF2.3 is an improvement to the Velo to boot!)
On to my question (I'm not very technical, so please keep it on my simple level):
I had my F1200 hooked up to the receiver via the high power speaker wires and then from the sub to the right and left main speakers. The velo has a variable low pass crossover I had set about at 80 and a fixed high pass crossover -- I'm not quite sure how these work other than when I bought the sub and my mains/center (M&K S-100Bs), I was told the set-up would keep the low-end sound from ever going to the M&Ks. I also have in-ceiling rears that are approx. 8" Sonance units, but I don't know the model (were in the house when I bought it).
The system sounded terrific to me, so my first thought is to try the VTF2.3 hooked up exactly like the velo was, and I just want to know if the VTF2.3's low pass filter will "strip" the lower signals out before my M&Ks see them?
I have a cheap-o Sony Digital Surround Receiver and it does have a sub-out RCA connector on the back, but I can't tell if I were to use that if the Sony would do this function (well) and the Velo manual recommended using the Velo to do the crosover work. (Due to economic constraints, the replacement of the Sony is far in the future)
by the way, 13 years ago when I bought the Velo, the Hsu "cylinder" sub was my #2 choice, but the WAF won out over better sound reviews the Hsu was getting back then...
I also did a search before asking -- a very similar question was asked but not answered in these forums and I also read over the user manual, but it's just not clear-as-mud for this non-techy dude...
Thanks for your patience in my now long note, and I very much look forward to joining the Hsu "family" soon!
On to my question (I'm not very technical, so please keep it on my simple level):
I had my F1200 hooked up to the receiver via the high power speaker wires and then from the sub to the right and left main speakers. The velo has a variable low pass crossover I had set about at 80 and a fixed high pass crossover -- I'm not quite sure how these work other than when I bought the sub and my mains/center (M&K S-100Bs), I was told the set-up would keep the low-end sound from ever going to the M&Ks. I also have in-ceiling rears that are approx. 8" Sonance units, but I don't know the model (were in the house when I bought it).
The system sounded terrific to me, so my first thought is to try the VTF2.3 hooked up exactly like the velo was, and I just want to know if the VTF2.3's low pass filter will "strip" the lower signals out before my M&Ks see them?
I have a cheap-o Sony Digital Surround Receiver and it does have a sub-out RCA connector on the back, but I can't tell if I were to use that if the Sony would do this function (well) and the Velo manual recommended using the Velo to do the crosover work. (Due to economic constraints, the replacement of the Sony is far in the future)
by the way, 13 years ago when I bought the Velo, the Hsu "cylinder" sub was my #2 choice, but the WAF won out over better sound reviews the Hsu was getting back then...
I also did a search before asking -- a very similar question was asked but not answered in these forums and I also read over the user manual, but it's just not clear-as-mud for this non-techy dude...
Thanks for your patience in my now long note, and I very much look forward to joining the Hsu "family" soon!