Hopefully you did not expect 3 inch drivers to produce any real bass ? Because they don't 🙂 no matter what some may say.
But as you notice it produces stereo imaging. The overall performance of stereo effects depends fully on the room side walls: their reflectivity and distance. Side walls should reflect sound well, and walls should not be too far away from the listening position. A long and narrow rooms seem to work best with these kind of single stereo speaker concepts.
Considering the drivers, luckily there are endless debates of which driver sounds the best so eventually you could take a step into that direction too 😉
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It depends on how much SPL you need for bass, but at moderate levels the TC9FD can deliver 55Hz in the appropriate enclosure.
>Well, both of those "failures" are not due to the matrixed single stereo speaker concept but due to your auxiliary equipment
Well yes. Obvious in retrospect. But the Dayton plate amp seemed perfect. Right form factor. Easy integration with the woofer. Auto turn-off so plug it in and forget it (if the TV volume had only controlled the outputs!). I looked for alternatives but the Dayton is pretty much unique.
When I get around to it, I will try installing a LM3886 board internally, bypassing the satellite amp section of the Dayton. And XRK has suggested a volume control I could use.
But yes, the matrixed single box stereo works quite well and I recommend it. I am in fact using the speaker for occasional late night viewing of concert footage. Just as it sits it is much better than the built in TV speakers. (Rock and roll has bass in it! Who knew!)
Well yes. Obvious in retrospect. But the Dayton plate amp seemed perfect. Right form factor. Easy integration with the woofer. Auto turn-off so plug it in and forget it (if the TV volume had only controlled the outputs!). I looked for alternatives but the Dayton is pretty much unique.
When I get around to it, I will try installing a LM3886 board internally, bypassing the satellite amp section of the Dayton. And XRK has suggested a volume control I could use.
But yes, the matrixed single box stereo works quite well and I recommend it. I am in fact using the speaker for occasional late night viewing of concert footage. Just as it sits it is much better than the built in TV speakers. (Rock and roll has bass in it! Who knew!)
TV Sound control
Tom:
What brand of TV do you have ? Usually the audio from the RCA jacks can be controlled by the remote but you have to select the variable out instead of fixed output in the program.
Check the manual for the TV remote to see if it is possible.
What is the make and model of the TV ?
Hope this helps
Ed
Tom:
What brand of TV do you have ? Usually the audio from the RCA jacks can be controlled by the remote but you have to select the variable out instead of fixed output in the program.
Check the manual for the TV remote to see if it is possible.
What is the make and model of the TV ?
Hope this helps
Ed
The TV is a Samsung LN40B55 from a few years back. I looked for settings that would give me variable output but didn't find them. It would be great if I could.
birca beat me to it I should have said headphone output which is variable , you need a cable with a 3.5 mm plug on one end and rca jacks on the other end , which will plug into your amps.
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