Setting the level
My DB3D just arrived--it's awesome. Bass is taut and deep, and everything is smoother. While it waits for a pair 805s which are en route, I am using it with a pair of CM-1s that had been previously paired with a REL T5.
I am a bit confused on tuning--I used the app and checked the CM-1 S2 (figuring that was close enough since my generation was not available). But after I set the sub automatically, I am allowed to set the level, and I find that I prefer -5dB to 0. 0 just seems mighty heavy to me.
So that's cool, but I wonder if I am lowering the level because I am correct that the bass is too heavy at 0, or if I am simply accustomed to the weaker bass of a system that was too small for my room. And why am I even allowed to lower the level if the software was supposed to optimize the sub for me? It would never occur to me to use the tone controls on my preamp--isn't this the same thing?
Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated--thanks
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