Understanding The .1 Channel

[Nordo]

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[gp4Jesus]

I had anticipated a few comments.

Some musings…

I believe systems w/7 or more channels is asking too much of one component** to handle all the HL and .1 signal and do it well.
*may also be too much for some hi-perf 5 ch systems.
**The larger, more robu$t offering$ likely exception$

What follows may send a few tomatoes in my direction. I realize available space/and or the WAF may come into play.

what I know the “.1” output:
- performs the “heavy lifting” (HL) for any channel the user “sets to small.”
- also the very demanding LFE information from 3hz* to (I think as high as) 200hz.
*you read that right - 3hz!

I’ve wondered how difficult would it be to allow the user to choose in addition to dual mono outputs* of both HL & .1:
- separate .1 & HL outputs.
- quasi-dedicated L/R sub outputs - the left performs all the system’s left channels’ HL, the right all the system’s right channels’ HL
*available to some now because it’s easy - additional RCA, XLR, or both

Thanks for reading this far…
Tony

 

[Nordo]

My original post that I deleted had incorrectly assumed that if the sound engineer mixing and engineering the various channels had decided not to put anything in the .1 channel above say 80Hz, then nothing above 80Hz from all the other channels could be produced by the sub, regardless of the setting of the crossover between the sub and the rest of the speakers. i.e. if the crossover was set at 120Hz, then you would miss all information from 80 to 120Hz.

The truth is that regardless of the LFE that the engineer produces for the .1 channel, any other information being sent to the sub (via the crossover setting) will be handled adequately by the sub, right up to the practical frequency limits of the sub.
Keeping in mind that if your crossover setting is set too high (say above 120Hz), you will probably start to hear sound coming from the location of the sub.