Page 1 of Can anyone help...TV`s and Sub Bass

Before I embark on rearranging my living room, I was wondering if anyone has got any experience of siting their subwoofer next to the TV. I have a REL Strata III sub and am wanting to place it next to a Sony widescreen TV.

Now, does anyone know if these beauties are magnetically shielded? or am I going to rip my screen off???

Gilesy
DVD Reviewer

Giles,

Richard Lord, the owner of REL and chief designer, told me that none of the subs are shielded (I met him at a Hi-Fi show years ago). However, I have been using a REL Storm sub for the past 5-years sited about 12" away from the screen of various TV`s, including a 29" Sony and 32" Sony. Sub is placed on the right hand side of the TV (as you look at it), and I have suffered no problems at all - no staining or any other picture problems.

I also talked with some guys at Arcam (the UK Hi-Fi and DVD manufacturer) who used various REL subs and they confirmed they had never seen any problems with various TVs.

Sorry for the long-winded answer, but hope it helps.

P.S. If you haven`t used a REL sub before, you`re gonna luv it ! Tight, (very) deep bass.

Cheers,

Steve

Thanks for that Steve, admittedly, it will be sited fairly close to the TV so just wanted to make sure that I won`t get any problems. From your answer I will try the sub next to the TV.

p.s. Never used a REL before - do love it, although at the moment it is sited in an alcove which is making it rather boomy (hence the move).

Cheers,

Gilesy.
DVD Reviewer

Never used a REL sub before Giles ? How could you be so cruel and forget me so quickly ?!?!

Love forever,

Dans Q50

This item was edited on Wednesday, 11th April 2001, 14:38

Gilesy,

If you still suffer boom after you move it to next to the TV, try changing the phase switch to the "Out of Phase" position. You`ll probably find that it will integrate better with your main L&R speakers, and also significantly reduce boom.

Steve

P.S. If you have a DVD with the Optimode feature (T2 Ultimate Ed, X-Men, Toy Story, etc), use this to set up your sub levels. It really makes it easy, accurate and quick (takes less than 15 minutes). Just don`t have the volume too high when you run the test.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 11th April 2001, 18:48