Audiophiles, how do I tune a basic 2.1 speaker system?
Alright Audiophiles, simple situation, you only have three nobs to turn (or adjust):
- 2.1 speakers overall sound
- the bass for the 2.1 speakers
- computer volume
Let's say your listening to music or watching a movie... how much do you turn up the overall sound of the 2.1 speakers, the bass and the windows computer volume?
100% means all the way.
They all can't be 100%, which ones provide better sound.
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Well... there is no easy straight forward answer for this.
- Number one is which 2.1 system do you have?
Your answer is heavily dependent on your system specs... such as satellite freq response and subwoofer crossover setting/ low pass setting : and whether there is a setting for that.
After we know your specs...
I'd recommend setting your knobs at where you like it, as this is dependent on the type of music you listen to and/or how the movie soundtrack was recorded.
... you may find yourself constantly adjusting the bass volume - this is normal amongst most systems.
Hope this helps!
email me if you have any other questions... let me know which model you have.
I guess R said it all.
You can adjust the sound using the EQ according to your taste, one thing to remember is that you should not any frequency loud (+dB) but only down, so basically reducing the highs and mids is the same as boosting the bass, but you won't get distortion.
The volume doesn't matter, just remember first turn up the volume in the computer, when its on 100% and still not loud enough than turn the volume of the speakers.
Because if the speaker is connected to the computer with analog cables, than it just magnify the signal from the computer's sound card, so it might cause distortion.