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How do I increase the volume of my subwoofer?

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Emily Sparks

Published Apr 16, 2026

How do I increase the volume of my subwoofer?

Increasing the SubWoofer Level

  1. 1 Press the S/W LEVEL button on the Sound bar remote.
  2. 2 Press the + button above the S/W LEVEL button on the Sound bar remote to increase the S/W volume.
  3. 3 Press the S/W – button to decrease the S/W volume.
  4. 4 Play some music or an action packed movie to test.

How do you test an active subwoofer?

Test the sound at a low volume to listen for whether your sub has been blown. If it is distorted, you have a partially blown subwoofer, and if there is no sound at all, it is completely blown. If the subwoofer is receiving its signal via a cable, then check the cable before rushing to conclusions.

Can too much bass damage speakers?

Too much bass can cause the speaker cones to move excessively beyond its limits — a situation known as over excursion. Over time the cones will deform and eventually break. Also, an extremely loud bass can easily damage midrange speakers because they are not designed to play low frequencies.

When was the first Tannoy studio monitor made?

Tannoy was founded in 1920, first building public address systems. Today, Tannoy has become synonymous with high-quality studio monitors, hi-fi speakers and installed sound systems.

What does a subwoofer make when not in use?

The sound is similar to a hammer (somewhat high-pitched for a sub) against wood, and it is about once a second. I awoke to it doing this last week and had to pull the power plug to get it to stop. Plugged it back in after a day and have used it a few times during the week without issues.

Which is the best amp to match a tannoy gold?

For the Tannoy Golds, the best match are the 1965-67 amps plus most valve amps, the worst match was the Yamaha CR-700 but if we has the Yamaha NS-1000 speakers from a similar era be sure these would match the CR-700.

Do you need a license to use Tannoy software?

The documentation that accompanies the Software is licensed for internal, noncommercial reference purposes only. 3. TRANSFER: You may not rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute, sublicense or provide commercial hosting services with the Software.

What to do if your Tannoy subwoofer is not working?

First thing to check is that it is the speaker that is not working and not that is lacking an audio input. So plug the sub into some other audio source, could be a CD player or anything with a suitable output. See if that makes a noise out of the speaker. By the way it makes no difference if the source you use is not a specific subwoofer output,

What kind of bass does a tannoy speaker play?

With the speaker rolling off at 33 Hz, this is no worries. Our tube amps go full power to 2Hz and on the right speaker play better bass than most solid state amps. Its all about matching the speaker and amp appropriately together.

What does a rumbling sound from a tannoy sub mean?

Rumbles which sounds like lightning; also sounds like there’s an animal walking on the roof – not loud but audible. I had the same issue with my subwoofer would make a crackling sound and popping took the cable out of the back of my AVR and gave the connection a clean in the sub and AVR was a bit dusty connected it back up and its fine now

Tannoy was founded in 1920, first building public address systems. Today, Tannoy has become synonymous with high-quality studio monitors, hi-fi speakers and installed sound systems.