Advantages Of Multiple Subwoofers - Definitive Technology ProSub 800 Owner's Manual

bass output when using full range main speakers, run the main speakers
full range by hooking them up directly to the amp. In many systems, if
your speakers are true full range systems, you may find that you get a
more satisfying sound by running the speakers full-range and crossing
your subwoofer in fairly low setting (40-70 Hz). On the other hand, if you
find that you are overdriving your main speakers, you will clearly be able
to play your system louder by using the built-in high pass crossover for
your main speakers.
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The Advantages of Multiple Subwoofers
Definitive's ProSub subwoofers are engineered to be used singly or in
pairs. With a single subwoofer, both left and right signals are sent to the
subwoofer where they are combined via the electronic crossover into one
composite signal. With two subwoofers, the left and right low frequency
signals can be reproduced by their own individual subwoofers or the two
subwoofers can just be doubled up on the LFE channel with a Y connector.
The use of one subwoofer achieves outstanding performance; however, the
addition of a second subwoofer clearly offers the highest level of perfor-
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mance achievable for both movies and music. The use of two subwoofers