Emotiva DMC-1 - Manual (Page 63)

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Special Features of the Emotiva DMC-1
Bass Management
Unlike higher frequencies, it is difficult to discern exactly from which direction lower bass is coming.
The DMC-1 has a bass management system which takes advantage of this effect. It allows you to
choose whether your speakers will play the full frequency range, or if the bass will be redirected to
the subwoofer. The advantages of redirecting the bass to a subwoofer include the following:
• The overall bass of the system is improved as subwoofers are specially designed for this frequency
range.
• The subwoofer can simultaneously play the bass from all of the speakers, in addition to it’s own low
frequency effects channel (LFE).
• There is no loss in perception of the position of movie or music sound effects, as the ear cannot easily
locate the position of low frequency sources.
• Smaller speakers can be used for main front, center and surrounds, as they do not have to reproduce the
low frequency range. This leads to a saving in speaker expense and room space. A subwoofer is required
if the front speakers are set to SMALL.
• Your amplifiers do not waste power reproducing the low frequency range when using a powered
subwoofer. Nearly all home audio subwoofers are self powered.
See page 60 for information regarding the adjustment of the bass management crossover point. Note:
The SPEAKER SIZE menu is used to set the bass management correctly for your speaker system. See pages
56-57.
Dolby Digital and DTS modes are designed especially for complete systems with front, center, and
surround speakers and subwoofers. You need all of the speakers to get the best performance from
your Home Theater. If you do not have a subwoofer connected, then you should not use the bass
management system (so set all the speakers to Large). Without a subwoofer, you will be missing the
5.1 LFE (low frequency effects) information.
Considering the advantages of the bass management system, you might try setting all of your
speakers to Small, even if they are capable of good low-frequency performance.
Surround Modes for 2 Channel Source Material
For 2 channel input sources, you can choose from the following modes:
• STEREO
• DOLBY PRO LOGIC II or PRO LOGIC IIx
• PARTY
• JAZZ CLUB
• DTS Neo:6
• SOURCE DIRECT
The mode selection can be made from the
front panel MODE buttons, or from the remote
control.