Software used as a filter ?

[The enD 467]

I am using a home amplifier than does not have filters in it. So what happens is it send the full frequency range to my subwoofer. It has been working that way for a very long time with no problem, but it's messing up my image. It's playing frequencies it is not suppose to and instead of only feeling the bass I can hear higher notes coming from it too, and that's annoying the least setting the stage in another direction.

I know most of you won't approve this but I have the subwoofer at the left channel and the original speakers I bought with it, two of them for 4 ohm load, at the right channel. The speakers are positioned fairly good and If I play only them there is no dominance of left and right, but that's not the case with the subwoofer in the picture.

Can I use some kind of a software as a Low Pass filter? Just set it to only send low frequencies at the channel I want?

That is the amplifier http://www.pioneer.e...209R/specs.html . Running @4 ohms per channel.

Thanks.

[The enD 467]

And I would also like to keep my audio player ( AIMP2 ).

[cheese20323 13]

I've used the SRS audio sandbox does the job quite nicely.

[Impious 1,476]

Wait.....so, you have both main speakers on only the right channel, your subwoofer on the left channel......and are complaining about the subwoofer messing up the imaging?

What subwoofer are you using?

[ssh 924]

That's really f***** up lol. Get an amp with atleast 2 channels and a subwoofer channel.

You have your mids and highs playing on the right channel (not sure how you have them positioned in room? center? left and right? right?) Zero imaging.

And then on the left channel your subwoofer is playing everything... I could be wrong but the amp may have a filter to get rid of the lower frequencies for the main channels (meaning your left channel may only play 100hz and up)

And to top everything off, the sub is playing midrange and vocals?

Your not powering all this off a car battery and some lamp cord too... by any chance?

[kirill007 52]

You don't want stereo sound ?

Does the subwoofer has dual voicecoils or not?

I would buy a plate amp, so you can connect it to the subwoofer, and leave both speakers on the L&R channels.

[ssh 924]

You don't want stereo sound ?

Does the subwoofer has dual voicecoils or not?

I would buy a plate amp, so you can connect it to the subwoofer, and leave both speakers on the L&R channels.

He may even be able to use a y-splitter and send a signal from either channels to the plate amp (assuming the signal doesn't have any bass filtered).

Parts Express has some cheap plate amps

[The enD 467]

Wait.....so, you have both main speakers on only the right channel, your subwoofer on the left channel......and are complaining about the subwoofer messing up the imaging?

What subwoofer are you using?

The main speakers are places like I would do with normal left and right. It sounds good. But then the subwoofer moves the image with not playing only low frequencies.

It's a 4ohm, very cheap shit but gets the job done.

That's really f***** up lol. Get an amp with atleast 2 channels and a subwoofer channel.

You have your mids and highs playing on the right channel (not sure how you have them positioned in room? center? left and right? right?) Zero imaging.

And then on the left channel your subwoofer is playing everything... I could be wrong but the amp may have a filter to get rid of the lower frequencies for the main channels (meaning your left channel may only play 100hz and up)

And to top everything off, the sub is playing midrange and vocals?

Your not powering all this off a car battery and some lamp cord too... by any chance?

I am not looking into buying anything.

I have the the speakers placed in front of me, 5 feet away from me. There is a 3 feet distance between them so it is not like coming from one direction.

The amplifier doesn't have filter, as I mentioned.

The subwoofer plays what It can. Even tho it sounds muffled you can still hear the song.

I have posted a link to the amplifier. Looks like a home amp to me. 220V ....

You don't want stereo sound ?

Does the subwoofer has dual voicecoils or not?

I would buy a plate amp, so you can connect it to the subwoofer, and leave both speakers on the L&R channels.

If I want the subwoofer connected I can't have stereo sound, because the speakers are 8 ohm and the subwoofer is 4 ohm which gets my amp really hot and shuts it down. It can't power 8 + 8 + 4. So I have it 4 on left and 4(8+8) on right channel.

I am not looking into buying any other amps.

[Impious 1,476]

Wait.....so, you have both main speakers on only the right channel, your subwoofer on the left channel......and are complaining about the subwoofer messing up the imaging?

What subwoofer are you using?

The main speakers are places like I would do with normal left and right. It sounds good. But then the subwoofer moves the image with not playing only low frequencies.

It's a 4ohm, very cheap shit but gets the job done.

It doesn't matter where they are sitting.

If they are both connected to only the right channel, then you only have the right channel playing......which is not stereo sound, which means your imaging is going to be nonexisent by default as "imaging" requires more than one source signal (i.e. left and right).

The simple solution here is to buy a plate amp or another amplifier to power your subwoofer.

It may not be what you want to do, but it is what you need to do.

And if you think stereo source material being played through only the right channel still "sounds good".....I think you need a major correction to your definition of what "sounds good".

[The enD 467]

Illustration of how I've placed the speakers.

The yellow is me, red are the speakers, the subwoofers is green. Blue... sound waves

[The enD 467]

Wait.....so, you have both main speakers on only the right channel, your subwoofer on the left channel......and are complaining about the subwoofer messing up the imaging?

What subwoofer are you using?

The main speakers are places like I would do with normal left and right. It sounds good. But then the subwoofer moves the image with not playing only low frequencies.

It's a 4ohm, very cheap shit but gets the job done.

It doesn't matter where they are sitting.

If they are both connected to only the right channel, then you only have the right channel playing......which is not stereo sound, which means your imaging is going to be nonexistent by default as "imaging" requires more than one source signal (i.e. left and right).

The simple solution here is to buy a plate amp or another amplifier to power your subwoofer.

It may not be what you want to do, but it is what you need to do.

I don't really care about left and right anymore. I am not a big fan of home audio and that's why I am not investing anything into amplifiers and what not.

I just don't want my subwoofer to play anything else than low frequencies. If it means I have to invest money into another amp I would not care if there are birds singing in the right channel and a streaming river in the left channel. When it comes to car audio, then it is whole 'nother story.

And if you think stereo source material being played through only the right channel still "sounds good".....I think you need a major correction to your definition of what "sounds good".

It is not what I am looking for when It comes to good sound, but as I said not a big fan of HA.

Let my put it that way- it sounds fairly well for only one channel.

[Impious 1,476]

That's a pretty ass-backwards philosophy as it's infinitely easier to achieve good sound in a house than a car. You're half-assing the easier of the two.

The best solution is probably to just unplug the damn subwoofer and stop worrying about it. You would be better served with actual stereo sound without subbass than to have only the right channel playing but with subbass.

[ssh 924]

No one here is being an audiophile, it's just you being content with zero imaging and a jury rigged setup. Either buy a ysplitter for signal and get a plate amp, or put an inline lpf for the left channel (cheapest, and worst way to go).

[The enD 467]

That's a pretty ass-backwards philosophy as it's infinitely easier to achieve good sound in a house than a car. You're half-assing the easier of the two.

The best solution is probably to just unplug the damn subwoofer and stop worrying about it. You would be better served with actual stereo sound without subbass than to have only the right channel playing but with subbass.

The thing is as much as I enjoy nice quality sound I really enjoy lower frequencies. And that's what the subwoofer brings me, the speakers alone are not enough for me.

The amplifier have 4 outputs for speakers - A and B side each with left and right channel. I just reconnected it all and now have stereo. B side is for the speakers only and A sides right channel is for the subwoofer. You were right, it sounds awesome.

It was connected that way before some months but the amp blew because of overheat and after the repair I connected it to have a 4ohm load on everything. That's the only reason I lost the stereo, but at least the amp won't damage itself again.

I'll test it for a couple of days and see what happens. I have a 12cm fan blowing on top of it to cool it down.

No one here is being an audiophile, it's just you being content with zero imaging and a jury rigged setup. Either buy a ysplitter for signal and get a plate amp, or put an inline lpf for the left channel (cheapest, and worst way to go).

I will be looking for a inline LPF. It won't be possible to filter the sound the way I just connected it. The amplifier has RCA inputs so If I filter left or right I lose one of the speakers.

[SpeakerBoy 64]

That's really f***** up lol. Get an amp with atleast 2 channels and a subwoofer channel.

You have your mids and highs playing on the right channel (not sure how you have them positioned in room? center? left and right? right?) Zero imaging.

And then on the left channel your subwoofer is playing everything... I could be wrong but the amp may have a filter to get rid of the lower frequencies for the main channels (meaning your left channel may only play 100hz and up)

And to top everything off, the sub is playing midrange and vocals?

Your not powering all this off a car battery and some lamp cord too... by any chance?

Get at me