As the title says just for stereo use what have you guys found is the best way for the tightest/lowest uncolored bass, " both ways level matched".

1: High level via the speaker terminals as per the book?

2: Or from the SS preamp rca L and R line outputs, individually fed to the "LFE bass rca input" of each speaker?

My tech head says the low level way is the lowest and cleanest and with least distortion.

Unless (which I can't find anywhere) the LFE input does some sort of tailoring to the sound (not flat), which then I'm not interested in.

Cheers George

Hi georgehifi, First, the LFE inputs on the Triton Twos are designed to be connected to a receiver or processor's subwoofer output (that has already been crossed over by your receiver or processor). Since this LFE input bypasses the towers' crossover network, you really would not want to connect a full range pre-amp signal to the towers' LFE inputs.

Next, Triton Two towers are designed to combine or sum together any bass they receive from their speaker wire inputs with any bass they receive from the LFE inputs. In a real sense, the towers will play any (and all) bass they receive.

Using the LFE input works quite well with movie or home theater applications, however, with 2-channel stereo applications (since there would be no separate LFE bass channel), I would be inclined to connect the towers with speaker wires only. Happy Listening!

Moderator wrote:

Hi georgehifi,
Since this LFE input bypasses the towers' crossover network. Happy Listening!

Hi thanks for replying.
When you say using the rca LFE input it bypasses the tower's xover network.
I know it bypasses the highs and mids "passive xovers".
But are you saying it also bypass the sub amps "active xover" as well??

Cheers George

Hi George, The Triton Two's LFE input bypasses the passive crossover - as well as the subwoofer's active crossover. If you sent a full range signal (20hz - 20,000hz) into the tower's LFE input, the subwoofer section of these towers will try to play 20hz - 20,000hz - and it wouldn't sound very good. (We're relying on the receiver/processor to crossover the signal - and send only bass frequencies to the tower's LFE input.) Happy Listening!

Moderator wrote:

Hi George, The Triton Two's LFE input bypasses the passive crossover - as well as the subwoofer's active crossover. Happy Listening!

"as well as the subwoofer's active crossover."

Check!
I would have loved the lfe to have had the option to use the 4th order internal active xover slope also, and so then to use the far cleaner preamp line level outputs to it. Can't have it all

Cheers George

Hi George, Yes. The LFE inputs on these Triton Two towers bypass the sub amps "active crossover" as well. We didn't want to "double up" the crossovers - with the bass signal being crossed over by your receiver/processor - and then again in the speaker's amplifier. Happy Listening!