How To Tell If My Subwoofer Is Blown…?
I bought the Yamaha HTR-6230 Home Theater in A Box. You adjust the audio and it goes down so the lower it goes the louder it gets, the higher it gets the softer it gets. The most I usually turn it to is like -32. The highest it goes is +35 and I’ve only had this sound system for like a month or so. I also have the Yamaha Universal Dock and I played a few rock songs on it and the subwoofer seemed extremely low and not as powerful as I remember it being. I put my hand next to the air thing that it blows out on every beat and I barely felt anything. It is on, the wire is attached perfectly. The power that I am giving it it individually is like VERY little over half way up. How can I tell it is blown without taking anything OFF of the subwoofer, something easy since I am new to this. I’m just confused and want to know.
Thanks.
Some songs sound GREAT with the subwoofer and it works fine and others it is very low and dull.
I have have this subwoofer for a month and even out of the box, anywhere under like -35 sounds REALLY low and shitty. Right now I’m listening to a hardcore rock song on -35 and the subwoofer is working fine…UGH I’m so CONFUSED!!!!
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Decibels are a relative measurement. This means -32db is 32 db below some reference level. And +35db is 35 db beyond that same reference level. Normally, this reference level is a point at which the amp starts clipping. The sound continues to get louder, but also can damage speakers. I would say you definitely blew your sub, and if you continue to play it like that, the rest of your speakers as well.
If your system has mutiple settings for your Subwoofer (mine has 3) then whatever you set it on, adjusts for the volume levels you select when playingback music or movies. True, if you turn it way up, you risk blowing the sub as well as other speakers.
As to your question about why the sub "works" with some songs and not others…..that’s easy… Not all music is engineered equally and thus songs that have a lot of bass will use the LFE ( Low Frequency Effects) more often then songs that dont. Heavy rock should be felt more than classical….A good way to test your sub is to rent or buy (if you don’t own it) a copy of Jurassic Park….preferably the DTS version. (although the Dolby Digital 5.1 version will work just fine) Skip to the chapter where the tour jeeps break down and when the scene where the two glasses of water are on the dash board shake with the movement of the T-REX. If you can fell it and hear the bass from the sub. Its not blown. You should have the volume at a regular movie listening level, if its too low, you wont get the intended effect. If its loude enoough to wake up the neigbor and you still dont feel anything, check the subwoofer levels If its on a low or soft setting, you wont feel or hear anything. But since you already hear it in some of your music…its not blown..