I know there has been a recent ongoing discussion concerning the "proper" Threshold setting on the X-TERRA. One person even questioned the accuracy of a "quote" from the X-TERRA manual that says: When Threshold and Volume settings are used together, there is greater control over target audio response".
The Threshold and target audio are two entirely different tones. For the X-TERRA user to hear an accepted target, it must create an audio tone that is louder than the Threshold tone. In other words, if you have your Threshold turned up to a point that is louder than the audio response created by a specific target, you won't hear the target audio response of that target. I think we can agree that the audio response of targets will vary by depth and target size. So from a logical point of view, it makes sense to me that I would want to set the Threshold at a barely audible level, and the Volume turned up. As I've said many times, I run my Volume at max and make changes at the volume controls of my headphones. For those of you who think shallow targets or large targets provide an audio tone that is "too loud", use that headphone adjustment. Not the Volume control. By making the adjustment in your headphones, you will lower the Threshold audio and the Volume of the target signal proportionally. And this, to me, is representative of the Volume and Threshold working together.
For those of you who are not bored by the discussions we have here. And for those who have not "lost interest" yet, I stand by my ongoing suggestion that the proper Threshold setting is one that is just barely audible. A Threshold level that allows you to hear target blanking when sweeping over a target that has been "rejected". And one that is not so loud that you can't hear the target audio on a target that is "accepted". When you consider those two things, the "quote" from the X-TERRA manual makes sense.
JMHO HH Randy
The Threshold and target audio are two entirely different tones. For the X-TERRA user to hear an accepted target, it must create an audio tone that is louder than the Threshold tone. In other words, if you have your Threshold turned up to a point that is louder than the audio response created by a specific target, you won't hear the target audio response of that target. I think we can agree that the audio response of targets will vary by depth and target size. So from a logical point of view, it makes sense to me that I would want to set the Threshold at a barely audible level, and the Volume turned up. As I've said many times, I run my Volume at max and make changes at the volume controls of my headphones. For those of you who think shallow targets or large targets provide an audio tone that is "too loud", use that headphone adjustment. Not the Volume control. By making the adjustment in your headphones, you will lower the Threshold audio and the Volume of the target signal proportionally. And this, to me, is representative of the Volume and Threshold working together.
For those of you who are not bored by the discussions we have here. And for those who have not "lost interest" yet, I stand by my ongoing suggestion that the proper Threshold setting is one that is just barely audible. A Threshold level that allows you to hear target blanking when sweeping over a target that has been "rejected". And one that is not so loud that you can't hear the target audio on a target that is "accepted". When you consider those two things, the "quote" from the X-TERRA manual makes sense.
JMHO HH Randy
