administrator Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 My audio system currently consists of four AR 303a speakers powered by a harman/kardon Signature 2.1 (5 channel) amplifier. I picked up an AR-1W recently (thanks Andy!) and had an idea which requires a sanity check. I don't use the AR 303 series center channel because I don't currently have a way to mount it, which means I have an unused channel on the amplifier. Would it make sense to use the AR-1W as a subwoofer powered off that channel? I'm not sure how to configure the Signature 2.0 surround processor for the AR-1W, but I think the manual is kicking around somewhere.My dad suggested using a low-pass frequency cutoff of about 70Hz to 100Hz with a 12db/octave rolloff. I'm not sure if I can do that yet with the surround processor but it's my next project.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 My audio system currently consists of four AR 303a speakers powered by a harman/kardon Signature 2.1 (5 channel) amplifier. I picked up an AR-1W recently (thanks Andy!) and had an idea which requires a sanity check. I don't use the AR 303 series center channel because I don't currently have a way to mount it, which means I have an unused channel on the amplifier. Would it make sense to use the AR-1W as a subwoofer powered off that channel? I'm not sure how to configure the Signature 2.0 surround processor for the AR-1W, but I think the manual is kicking around somewhere.My dad suggested using a low-pass frequency cutoff of about 70Hz to 100Hz with a 12db/octave rolloff. I'm not sure if I can do that yet with the surround processor but it's my next project.MarkI'm getting the feeling that my plan may have been considered a bit unconventional?I haven't actually tried to use the AR-1W yet since I've spent so much time on the website and forums lately. I think using it with my current AR-303a system as a subwoofer would be interesting since it may be a long while before I put together a worthy mono system.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds&Rust Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 My audio system currently consists of four AR 303a speakers powered by a harman/kardon Signature 2.1 (5 channel) amplifier. I picked up an AR-1W recently (thanks Andy!) and had an idea which requires a sanity check. Would it make sense to use the AR-1W as a subwoofer powered off that channel?Somewhere on this great forum you host for us is a discussion of almost exactly this. I think it was Steve F that was able to explain why our "hi-fi" speakers made lousy subwoofers in surround applications, but I can't remember the subject. It's been years ago. It might not have been Steve.I used an AR-1W and a Jantzen electrostatic panel as a center channel in a surround setup with my AR-9s and some 2ax's for rears once for a short while. It didn't sonically match worth a flip, but I liked it anyway. Pro-Logic was so cool. I am sooooo old.Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Somewhere on this great forum you host for us is a discussion of almost exactly this. I think it was Steve F that was able to explain why our "hi-fi" speakers made lousy subwoofers in surround applications, but I can't remember the subject. It's been years ago. It might not have been Steve.I used an AR-1W and a Jantzen electrostatic panel as a center channel in a surround setup with my AR-9s and some 2ax's for rears once for a short while. It didn't sonically match worth a flip, but I liked it anyway. Pro-Logic was so cool. I am sooooo old.BretSounds like I have a post to find! If this is a bad idea from the outset I won't waste the time trying to configure the HK.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Sounds like I have a post to find! If this is a bad idea from the outset I won't waste the time trying to configure the HK.MarkFound it:http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Boar...?showtopic=1242Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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