I need to tweek my settings.... ? crossover setteings etc....

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Hello there ,

I currently run a Sony Str- DH800 with Monitor Audio BR1's and Bronze center with Br1's at the rear.

The auto set up always caculates my speaker settings as large, which is ok but I have found that that I get better surround effects when the speakers are set to small and the crossover to 120......

• Does this sound like the right level for the crossover to be set at ?
• Should I have the Speakers set to large and be tweeking elsehere?
• If the speakers are set to small. then surely using smaller satalitte speakers such as the newer kef's or B & W range will give be the same results or better?

cheers D

 

[Anonymous]

set all your speakers to small and 80 for your crossover.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks I shall try that

 

[Anonymous]

120 seems a bit high for crossover, 80 is THX recomend anything between 80-120 is norm

But if you are happy with 120, you are the one listning to it, and its up to you, it wont harm your speakers.

 

[The_Lhc]

brittondave:If the speakers are set to small. then surely using smaller satalitte speakers such as the newer kef's or B & W range will give be the same results or better?

Large and Small in this context doesn't refer to the physical size of the speakers, if you set them to Large the av receiver will attempt to send the full range signal to the speakers and they probably won't be able to handle the bass very well. By setting them to small it passes the lower frequencies to the sub to deal with, allowing the speakers to work in the range they were designed for.

You have got a sub haven't you? You haven't mentioned it.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks every one for quick responces...

I have indeed got a sub

I have tried it at 80 for the crossover and it does seem to have improved things considerably.

Which leads me to my final question.....

When I use the auto set up, the amp does pretty well in getting the speaker levels right give or take a bit of tweeking.....The only thing is , it sets my subwoofer to +10db which is the maximum........it sets .the rest of the speakers to around the -2 to 0 db range.

In the Av manual it states :set the subwoofer master volume to halfway, set crossover to maximum and make sure the auto function is on......before commencing auto calibration...

All of which I've done ...................so why the +10db.

wierd

 

[Tom Moreno]

brittondave:
thanks every one for quick responces...

I have indeed got a sub

I have tried it at 80 for the crossover and it does seem to have improved things considerably.

Which leads me to my final question.....

When I use the auto set up, the amp does pretty well in getting the speaker levels right give or take a bit of tweeking.....The only thing is , it sets my subwoofer to +10db which is the maximum........it sets .the rest of the speakers to around the -2 to 0 db range.

In the Av manual it states :set the subwoofer master volume to halfway, set crossover to maximum and make sure the auto function is on......before commencing auto calibration...

All of which I've done ...................so why the +10db.

wierd

"In the Av manual it states :set the subwoofer master volume to halfway, set crossover to maximum and make sure the auto function is on......before commencing auto calibration..."

This is a general guideline that should produce a decent level from the sub in relation to the receiver's amplification. It isn't by any means an absolute, different subs have varying amounts of amplification and/or varying reference levels. If you are getting this result, the easiest and best course of action would be to turn the master volume up a bit and repeat the auto calibration. If the sub level is set at +10 dB and that is the max it is highly likely that you sub is playing at a lower reference level than your other speakers.

 

[Anonymous]

I have the opposite problem as the amp sets the sub output at -12db which is the lowest increasing the level a bit gave much better effect, maybe tweaking a bit the master volume and the amp level a bit will give better results, after all it is your ears which decide the best for you.

 

[Tom Moreno]

I still do the same thing I used to do before auto-calibration, set the avr to output the sub's test tone in the manual setup and set the sub's volume knob to get close to 75 dB SPL with the channel level at the avr set to 0. Then use the avr to fine tune it. On my current system the sub's channel level is set to -1 dB and, after much tweaking, levels are at perfection.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks very much .......Cheers as well tom....all is good in the world of av again....it all sounds excellent!]

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