Wilson Audio WATCH Dog Subwoofer Series-2 - Manual (Page 56)

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output is greatest. These two settings become your “semifinalists.”
21.Go to track 28 (drum and guitar music) and compare the sound of your two
Phase “semifinalists.” Listen for cleaner LF attack and greater weight to
select your “winner.” Note the winning setting.
22.Use two tracks, 29 and 32, to establish the WATCH Dog’s upper frequency
limit with the LP frequency control setting. What you are looking for is a set-
ting that is low enough to keep from adding artificial chestiness to the male
voice in track 32, yet high enough to provide convincing, linear low frequen-
cy continuity in track 29. Note the setting.
23.Using the same tracks (29 & 32) and similar listening-judgment criteria, opti-
mize the setting of HP frequency control, which establishes the low frequen-
cy limit of your L & R speakers. Note the setting.
24. At this point in the process, it is instructive to measure the acoustic
response of the combined L & R system a second time, but this time with
the addition of the subwoofer. Compare the results of this measurement with
your prior measurements made without the subwoofer. Document these new
measurements. You should now clearly observe more output below 40 Hz as
well as good linearity.
25.Now is a good time to experiment with different filter slopes. Simply follow
the same procedures as above, being careful to note all settings. This sec-
ond experiment can then be compared with the first, using music and meas-
urements. Pick the approach that gives the most satisfying musical results.
To EQ Or Not To EQ