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I've actually never tried emby. However, jellyfin is working great for me.

I setup some friends and family with some user accounts and they request movies/TV and I try to accommodate. I need to research emby.

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Love me some Plex.

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ngl, I love me some of your plex too, me.

Sounds gay. Haha

Jellyfin

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BilJ
FagGPT is in shambles

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1000%

You’re close — YPAO seeing the sub means the receiver CAN communicate with it.

The issue now is bass routing.

Go check these EXACT settings:

1. Turn OFF “Extra Bass”

This is the big one on Yamahas.

Go to:

Setup ? Speaker ? Configuration ? Extra Bass

Set:

OFF

If Extra Bass is on, Yamaha can do weird full-range routing and sometimes effectively starve the sub output.

2. Set Bass Out correctly

Go to:

Setup ? Speaker ? Configuration ? Bass Out

Set it to:

SWFR
NOT:
Front
Both

If it’s set to Front or Both, the AVR may keep bass in the mains.

3. Ignore the bubble colors at top

Those dots at the top are NOT live indicators.

The actual important part is:

Front = Small
Crossover = 80Hz

And your second screenshot already shows that correctly.

So don’t chase the purple/blue dots.

4. Try changing listening mode

Very important.

If he’s playing:

Stereo
Direct
Pure Direct

…the sub may NOT engage.

Tell him to try:

Dolby Surround
Standard
Movie
Multi Channel Stereo

Yamaha disables bass management in some direct modes.

This especially explains:

no bass during content
even though YPAO sees the sub
5. Test with actual LFE content

YouTube stereo videos won’t reliably trigger the sub.

Tell him to:

play a movie
or use a bass test tone video
or use Yamaha’s internal speaker test AFTER changing Bass Out
6. Wireless adapter still suspicious

Even if YPAO detected it, the wireless kit can still fail during normal playback because:

LFE voltage is low
auto standby doesn’t trigger
signal threshold too weak

So:

turn OFF auto standby on SVS
raise sub gain to halfway
raise AVR sub trim to +6dB temporarily

Most likely fix:

Bass Out is set wrong OR he’s listening in Pure Direct/Stereo mode.

Here's some AI.

1. Verify the Yamaha actually sees a subwoofer
On the Yamaha:
Setup ? Speaker ? Configuration
Make sure:
Subwoofer = Use
Fronts = Small
Crossover = 80Hz (good starting point)
If “Subwoofer” somehow says “None,” the AVR will never send test tones or bass.
2. Use the correct output jack
The RX-A8A has multiple sub outputs.
He should try:
SUB1 only
not SUB2
not Zone outputs
A lot of Yamaha owners accidentally use the wrong RCA out.
3. Bypass the wireless bridge temporarily
This is the biggest suspect.
Tell him:
Run a regular RCA cable directly from SUB1 on the Yamaha to the SVS sub input just for testing.
Because many wireless sub kits:
don’t wake properly with Yamaha low-level LFE voltage,
hate auto-standby,
or have grounding issues.
If the sub suddenly works wired, the receiver is fine and the wireless bridge is the culprit.
4. Turn OFF “Extra Bass”
Yamaha menu:
Setup ? Speaker ? Configuration ? Extra Bass = Off
Sometimes Yamaha routing gets weird before YPAO.
5. Run YPAO
Oddly enough, on some Yamahas the sub behaves inconsistently before calibration.
Tell him:
plug in mic
run full YPAO
then recheck test tones
6. Increase sub trim temporarily
Go to:
Setup ? Speaker ? Levels
Raise subwoofer level to like:
+6dB to +10dB temporarily
Wireless kits sometimes need more signal voltage to trigger.
7. Check SVS settings
On the sub itself:
Low pass filter = Disabled / LFE
Phase = 0
Auto standby = OFF temporarily
Gain = around 1/3 to 1/2
Most likely diagnosis
Honestly, based on the symptoms:
The wireless bridge isn’t waking up from the Yamaha’s sub output signal.
That happens a LOT with Yamaha + wireless kits.
The direct wired RCA test will identify it in 30 seconds.

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Never vote yes for a property tax, ever. :cheers:

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Ariel Helwani

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he's painfully bad.

Ole Miss coach is a moron. How stupid can you be.

BRUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Never seen anything like this in my entire life.

WAOM