Thread: Sub on auto on??

Never asked anyone this, just wondering if you guys leave your sub on all the time or use their "auto on" feature.

Auto on, both subwoofers.

I was figuring over the life its best. One weird thing did happen this am, when I cut everything on, the Klipsch sub stayed with a red light and did not come on. Even after I did restarted everything it still stayed off. I cycled the auto switch to on and then back to auto, the blue light then came on and it was fine. Hopefully it was just a brain fart.

Originally Posted by elwaylite

I was figuring over the life its best. One weird thing did happen this am, when I cut everything on, the Klipsch sub stayed with a red light and did not come on. Even after I did restarted everything it still stayed off. I cycled the auto switch to on and then back to auto, the blue light then came on and it was fine. Hopefully it was just a brain fart.

I use auto-on. The sub will not turn on imediately when you power up, but will power on when it detects a signal with significant bass being input. Mine usually powers up when the DVD hits the menu screen. It also does not immediately turn off, but delays 10 minutes without a bass signal before powering down.

By cycling the switch, you forced a power on, and then it was likely waiting for the timeout to occur before powering down.

Well, the wife was still asleep so it could have been to low to pickup maybe??

I timed the shutdown, it cuts off 10minutes after everything is shut down. Pretty cool.

Is it bad to leave it on? I usually use the auto feature but the volume can't be to low or the sub won't turn on or turns off after 10 minutes.

After using mine for awhile, it works fine and does not need much of a signal to turn on. Even with the Denon at a level I can barely hear, it just need something with bass and then i tpops right on.

I never used auto on my Polk, it was on all the time.

Auto on. Doesn't take much of a signal for mine to turn on.

Originally Posted by teamerickson

Is it bad to leave it on? I usually use the auto feature but the volume can't be to low or the sub won't turn on or turns off after 10 minutes.

That seems like a feature to me. Bass carries. Just think of those kids cars with the big sound systems. It is the bass that carries through right into your car.

If you have the volume low, it is probably because someone else is sleeping or it is late at night. That bass that carries through everywhere is exactly what you don't want.