Low bass/subwoofer for stereo playback on 5.1 HTPC

[spschillerstrom]

Hello,

I just set up my first Home theater. I'm using my PC playing audio through the Nvidia HDMI to a Yamaha RX-V385 AV Receiver. All of the 5.1 content on my PC (movies, Netflix, games etc) sound fantastic. The issue comes up whenever I play stereo content (music, older movies, You Tube etc). When playing stereo content the sub woofer just doesn't have the same oomph. I would love to configure the system to boost the sub woofer ONLY when stereo content is playing.

My questions are; Is there a way to configure the receiver to do this? Is there some sort of software I can install that allows my to boost sub woofer levels on stereo content only?

I should note when I play stereo content on the receiver through the radio or Bluetooth it works perfectly. I should also note the sub woofer works with stereo content on the PC, it just plays very low.

Thanks folks, any advice would be great.

 

[boju]

Check your Yamaha's audio modes. My Yamaha rx1800 i could set various audio modes like 7.1 stereo so all speakers played from a Hdmi source. Have a look at your remote.

And try configure Nvidia audio playback to stereo if your avr has those audio modes to compare.

 

[jsmithepa]

The only way to achieve what you want, automatically, is that your receiver is able to associate a custom EQ setting for stereo mode. Good luck.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Since the bass level is only low when you use your PC then we can try to make the adjustment there. If you use this software
https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/
and other software like these
https://github.com/audiorouterdev/audio-router
http://www.chevolume.com/
https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm
to route audio it might not be automatic but may help. If you use a different program for stereo content than 5.1 it could be set up to be automatic. Certainly you can use different software to play music than movies.