DC-2 Bass setting for Home Theater?

Posted by Philip Brandes [IP: 171.212.26.228] on June 29, 1999 at 19:59:33
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In Reply to: DC-2 Bass setting for Home Theater? posted by Oswald Pascual on June 29, 1999 at 19:00:44:

: as I was flipping thru the DC-2 menus I notice that the bass and treble setting are set to zero! Is this the normal setting if you want to get the most accurate bass sound from the movie?

Well, it's the setting that adds no additional boost or lowering from the Lexicon. Think of zero as a neutral value. You can raise it (into positive numbers) or lower it (into minus numbers) as with all standard tone controls.

: If I change my setting on the bass to a higher setting, is it now no longer sounding the way it was intended to sound originally?

It depends. If you have some room conditions that change the response curve (boomy bass, for example, or dampened highs) you can use the tone controls to compensate, so you might actually get more "accuracy" to the original recording.

Some purists would argue that tone controls are evil, period, and you should doctor the room for flattest response. This can be a lot like bringing the mountain to Mohammed.

Others might suggest that it's your system and if you like it with the treble tweaked or the bass boosted, you can adjust it any way you like.

Most likely, as you get to know your system your tastes will evolve. Don't be afraid to experiment.

Cheers,
Philip Brandes

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