New Sony SA-W2500 Performance Line Subwoofer
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Ok, my Circuit City gift cards are all used up. That’s until I get my next batch from my credit card points.
Yesterday, on our way to Costco up in Enfield, we stopped at Circuit City to pick up a Sony SA-W2500 Performance Line Subwoofer for downstairs. We already have four speakers hooked up and thought some nice bass would add to our experience.
Now, I am not an electronics guy. I really don’t know what 99.9% of the features mean on my Pioneer Receiver. I kind of plug it in and go.
When I was hooking up the subwoofer, I thought I had it. I heard bass and was happy. It wasn’t until later that I realized the rear surround speakers weren’t on. I fiddled with the receiver settings and realized that I had it set on the “7.1″ channel setting. I changed it to the “5.1″ channel setting and they all worked. I am not sure what all those channel settings mean. I tried to read the manual and gave up. Really, I think they can do a better job at writing. It was almost as bad as trying to read how to set your VCR.
From what I can gather (or assume), the 5.1 channel setting is for five speakers and a center speaker. As it stands right now, I can’t even tell the difference if the rear speakers are on at all…who in the world needs a center speaker?
Oh well. The system is done now and sounds good. We are most likely going to watch Star Wars tonight, so the bass will be put to good use.
