Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Calibration of sub & mains w/old stereo receiver?

Ajax,

I'm just a newbie and you're the connoisseur, but I'll add my two cents FWIW. I had my STF-2 and two M22s on an old 2-channel receiver hooked up exactly as you described. The STF manual tells you to look up the low end +/- 3db freq response for your speaker which is 60Hz for the M22 and set your crossover to that frequency. But in the end I did what the others said and went by ear. I picked a deep bass material I'm very familiar with ("Take Five" by Dave Brubeck) and fiddled with the crossover until it sounded right. I ended up adjusting the knob only a hair or so due to my hardwood floors. While the M60 low end is 37db I still think 60Hz would be good for you based on the similarities between our speakers. Please tell me the sub is for HT only or else I fear for your ears and fine china. If so then I would turn it off while I'm listening to music.

BTW now the M22s and sub are on a Denon 2105 and they sound exactly the same as they did on the old setup at 60Hz crossover.

Good luck.

Coltrane, I may be a "connoisseur" (and will be SO GLAD when I get to be an "Axiomite" cuz it's easier to spell ), and you may be a newbie, but that in no way means you can't teach me something. I'm grateful for everyone's input.

I thought I would start with 60Hz, based on some instructions for my Outlaw ICBM (which will NOT be used in this system), which read:

"Whatever the speaker’s rated bass extension is, add about 10 Hz to that number, then set the crossover for that channel at the next highest number. For example, given a speaker rated at 37 Hz – 20 kHz, +/-3 dB, take the 37 Hz number and add 10 Hz to get 47 Hz. The next highest setting on the ICBM is 60 Hz, so that’s the setting you should start with."

Nope! Gonna be used for music, too!!!!!!!!!!!!