M-Audio Studiophile CX5 [12/15] Cx5 user guide

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CX5 User Guide

LF Cutoff Switch

This control allows you to engage a high-pass ﬁlter that removes low-frequency

sounds from the monitors. This switch can be set in the following ways:

Flat This default setting allows your

monitors to play their entire

frequency spectrum with no low-

frequency ﬁltering.

80Hz This setting engages a second-

order (12dB/octave) ﬁlter that rolls

off frequencies below 80 Hz.

100Hz This setting engages a second-

order (12dB/octave) ﬁlter that rolls

off frequencies below 100 Hz.

If you are using your CX monitors with a

subwoofer that does not have a built-in

crossover, set this switch as close as

possible to the low-pass cutoff frequency of

your subwoofer. The low-pass cutoff of the

subwoofer should be listed in the “technical

speciﬁcations” section of the subwoofer’s

User Guide.

If your subwoofer has an internal crossover that sends high-frequency signals out

to your main monitors through a pair of outputs, leave the LF Cutoff Switch on

your CX monitors set to “Flat.”

TIP: Many subwoofers feature

a low-pass cutoff frequency of

80Hz. If you are not sure about

your subwoofer, use this setting

as a starting point. If playback still

sounds too bass-heavy, try setting

this switch to 100Hz to see if the

low-frequency bass extension

sounds more linear.

TIP: This switch can also be

engaged if you wish to hear what

your mixes would sound like on

speakers with smaller woofers

(such as those found in most

televisions).