Speaker calibration / Audyssey

[Big Aura]

I've recently changed my mains cable and sub-woofer cable. Should I consider re-calibrating as new cables in the system may impact sound, or as the speakers are in the same place, does it matter?

Cheers

 

[JohnHolmes]

I would say there is no need to rerun Audyssey

 

[Andrew Everard]

Absolutely.

Though if you have half an hour to spare, you could do, just for a giggle...

 

[Anonymous]

Probably tweak the equaliser speaker settings to improve the tonal balance.
You are in 'the Ball Park' with the Audyssey set up, the rest is down to your ears!

 

[Big Aura]

thanks all.

While it does make me giggle, it drives the wife up the wall...

That said, my new subcable (the Chord Crimson) is behaving a little oddly. I need to check it out properly tonight, but maybe someone has a quick answer?

Basically my sub is constantly booming. As soon as I turn it on there's a constant drone, strangely it happens when the Denon amp is on and off.

I'm not sure what could be causing this - in addition to changing the sub-cable, I've also had it moved recently (some workmen came in to inspect a damp patch - I moved it out, but they moved it back when I wasn't in the room).

As I said, I have to to a bit of checking, but thought someone might have a quick answer?

Cheers

 

[VoodooDoctor]

Mains hum?

 

[Big Aura]

I've never had it before (have had this sub for 5+ years). It's more than than - it's audible from 10 feet away, and gives a "thwunk" when I switch it off. Other than the fact it was moved and replaced in the same spot, and a new sub-cable added, nothing else has happened.

The noise also stops when I unplug the sub-cable.

 

[VoodooDoctor]

What about if you change the cable back to the old one?

 

[Big Aura]

haven't had a chance to do any of that yet - it involved moving lots of furniture to replace, but would be massively annoyed if a £15 cheap cable bought 5 years ago worked when a supposed premium cable failed!

 

[ElectroMan]

Forgive me if I'm suggesting the obvious, but have any of the controls on the sub been changed? My sub makes a hum if I turn the volume up to maximum.

 

[Anonymous]

Big Aura:
thanks all.

While it does make me giggle, it drives the wife up the wall...

That said, my new subcable (the Chord Crimson) is behaving a little oddly.ÿ I need to check it out properly tonight, but maybe someone has a quick answer?

Basically my sub is constantly booming.ÿ As soon as I turn it on there's a constant drone, strangely it happens when the Denon amp is on and off.

I'm not sure what could be causing this - in addition to changing the sub-cable, I've also had it moved recently (some workmen came in to inspect a damp patch - I moved it out, but they moved it back when I wasn't in the room).

As I said, I have to to a bit of checking, but thought someone might have a quick answer?

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Cheers

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Hi,

What was your old sub cable? I'm betting that the old one is a coax design.ÿ

 

[Big Aura]

electroman - it does reduce, when I turn the sub-down, but this was never a problem before - is it just that I have a much better and more sensitive cable now? Notwithstanding - should it still hum when the amp is turned off?

Beaverme - no idea what the old one is, how could I tell? one end isn't a straight plug, it's at a 90 degree angle, like some earphones are.

 

[VoodooDoctor]

So what happened with this one?