Now I realize that most likely I had the Parasound attenuated by 6dB by its volume controls. Since at the time, the Behringer digital gain was set to +0.4dB, and since the Aragon has 1.5dB less gain, the new exactly equivalent digital gain setting would be -4.1dB.
While I was listening to We Want To Be Loved and Imaginary Day, I actually had the gain set to -6.9dB. In other words, I had dialed in a relative 2.8dB of subwoofer boost. No wonder the lows sounded so spectacular. Later, while listening to Hotel California, I changed the setting to -6.5, which would correspond to 2.4dB of relative subwoofer boost.
I do not want to give this boost up, I think it needs at least that much. I hadn't adjusted the sub for a long time, and with changes in EQ and listening position, clearly the new bass level is better.
So to be scientific and fair to the Parasound, I should hook it up again, adjusted with the same relative bass levels I am using now. I'm not sure I'll bother with that. To be really scientific, I'd use my ABX comparator.
While I was listening to We Want To Be Loved and Imaginary Day, I actually had the gain set to -6.9dB. In other words, I had dialed in a relative 2.8dB of subwoofer boost. No wonder the lows sounded so spectacular. Later, while listening to Hotel California, I changed the setting to -6.5, which would correspond to 2.4dB of relative subwoofer boost.
I do not want to give this boost up, I think it needs at least that much. I hadn't adjusted the sub for a long time, and with changes in EQ and listening position, clearly the new bass level is better.
So to be scientific and fair to the Parasound, I should hook it up again, adjusted with the same relative bass levels I am using now. I'm not sure I'll bother with that. To be really scientific, I'd use my ABX comparator.
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