Subwoofer Setup & Optimization - MartinLogan

A good subwoofer should disappear into the room, integrating with your music and movies instead of sticking out and being overly powerful. With this video you'll learn how to place a sub in your room and adjust the settings to blend seamlessly into your system for a better listening experience. We also discuss the different hookup methods you can use to connect your subwoofer to a receiver or processor.

[oliverdelallama]

This wasn't even the video I was looking for but I watched it anyways, because this guy deserves all my time.

[audiovidiot]

I have watched a bunch of these videos.this is in my opinion of the hours of subwoofer tip videos i have watched is the best.nice job

[tommyfiber]

I've been setting up systems for decades, and I still learned something from this video. Much appreciated!

[Haninos]

This is absolutely the best Subwoofer management Tutorial.
Thanks a lot, really helped me :)

[mikebradbury]

My God, someone who REALLY knows what theyre on about for once. This guy even knows about room eigitones. Not that I expected less from Martin-Logan.

[bujoun]

I dont know about you guys but I love an audience! No matter what im doing and who im doing it with, my blinds stay open!!!

[cardiobroker]

Hands down the most helpful bass/sub video I’ve come across. And this has been my mission for 4 days. Good job.

[CaA]

Idk about y'all but when I install my stereo along with my 2 subs and my receiver and amplifier with my in wall speakers also connecting my tv screen connected to it so I can play my 360 I am having one of my friends do it for me. He knows exactly what he is doing. He does this stuff all the time.

[telescopereplicator]

This is THE best instructional video EVER about how to set up your audio system. And the funniest one. These people know what they are talking about. These guys are even more fanatic about audio than I am ! ;-) I'm watching all of these Martin Logan videos because I am seriously thinking about buying a set. Listen to them once and you're hooked...! I love their philosophy and the way they approach audio.

[AlansFirearms]

It took me an hour to find this tutorial and worth every minute, just wish it would come up first. I wanted to know how to set up a Subwoofer and all the other vids told me how to plug it ix and what to put the dials on. I did not want instructions for dummies. I wanted to know what all the buttons and nobs were for and you did than great, NO you did that the best. Thank you for a detailed PLAN English explanation on what they all do and how to adjust them. As a YouTube contributor my self doing How To Videos I know how hard it is to do what you did. I thought I was great at it but I learned a few things from you on the creative side also. Hope you keep producing videos like this.

[saintanthonygoodchild]

Thank you so much for presenting a tutorial-worthy video that actually goes into the detail I needed to hear on the phase and low pass filters settings! I wish I found this first so I didn't have to suffer everyone else on YT's dumb-foundedly useless speaker system set up videos where they go over nothing! Thank God for you!

[johnnysegura]

Finally a education video that helps the beginner audiophile hobbyist.

[FlintSL]

6:30. I don't wanna know what's going on below that camera shot..

[totalbliss]

Finally understand what sub crawl actually means. I've always seen idiots on Youtube do that thinking we're just supposed to know that the sub should be placed in the seating position. They never mention that and yet crawl around the floor like a Neantherthal and I always what the hell they're doing.

[LB-yxyw]

I have a Subwoofer that doesn't have crossover nob. Only a high or low cut switch (stereo also doesn't have crossover settings). Now I now that having 3 cables L, R and LFE and using the setting both is perfect for my tiny speaker with sub setup. Thanks 👍 I am now playing with the volume nob etc.

[rallealyt]

With option "LFE+Mains" in some AVR (such as Denon) you can use only LFE.

[Calvarydima]

Probably the most informative to this subject. And info on special cables used could be added along

[samuelseager]

Do all receivers send LFE through the subwoofer output. My Sony ZA3000ES does not say LFE, just subwoofer.

[asher]

I guess I am confused how you would get a subwoofer response while playing music if you connect the subwoofer to the 'Video Out' outputs on the receiver? I use like 5 different outputs on my receiver. Wouldn't this only play the receiver while the Video input is active? I seem to be getting great response for music and movies attached to the subwoofer connection.

[bluer]

I have a problem where playing music the sub sounds very good. but during playback of a movie sometimes the sound clips and you can hear the voice coil hit the magnet. I've tried all kinds of settings of the crossover in the receiver and the sub. it helps the most if I turn the LPF of the LFE to off in the crossover settings of the receiver. if I leave it set to any of the 80-120hz settings it hits the magnet really hard. something isn't right. I didn't have this problem with my old sony receiver. I have an Onkyo TX-NR686.