What material are you listening to when you note the lack of LFE? Unless it is a Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS track (with a dedicated LFE track going to the sub), there won't be any information going to the sub in a system with the speakers all set to large - stereo (analog or PCM digital) and Dolby 2.0 material will only have a signal going to the sub if the speakers are set to small so that some crossed over material is fed from them to the sub.

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Which DefTechs are they? A lot of their higher level speakers can have a built in LFE. That's for the mains, centers and surrounds.

what Gonk said...

you won't have any bass going to the sub unless you have them set to small.

The centers (atleast the CLR2300 and 2500's) do Not have the optional LFE in, the CLR3000 might. All the powered towers have that feature though, so that way, if you cant get a dedicated LFE sub, you can run your towers on Large, and at the same time run the LFE via splitters to your Mains.

Your 2300's are potent, no doubt about it. But depending on your sub and model, you might be better off setting your front 3 to small, and put the crossover at 40 or 60Hz in the 950, and let the main sub take the low stuff. Youll get a lot more oomph, no doubt about it. Your entire soundstage should clear up, I say shoul because it largely depends on your sub placement and acoustics in your room.



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