Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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As I sit here watching the snow come down, knowing I have to go to the grocery (bad planning on my part ) you can bet the answer is... What a coincidence, I too have to make a trip to the grocery store today Jack and I'm sitting here wondering what T-shirt I'm going to wear ... I already know the shorts will be of the blue jean variety.
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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OH BUZZ OFF! I'm so jealous
Jack
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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That wasn't too nice on my part, was it. I apologize Jack. Just remember though, for every month of this weather, we have two months of unbearable sweltering heat and humidity. Major, another prerequisite around these parts is to totally steer off topic on all threads. Again, ask Amie.
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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Ask me what? I've already done my grocery shopping Yes, the off-topic is what keeps us guessing, for sure! In fact, those of you who missed the shoutbox comments last night missed out on some good miscommunications!
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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Yeah, if I'd been quicker, Amie would have sent me some blue Audiobytes. But no, I had to be honest...
I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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LOL . . . I assure you, they went to a good home Ken!
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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ok, I've been playing around with my setup. (FYI mounted the speakers just over 6ft up on the wall. I was having some receiver issues and not getting any sound to come out of the speakers (or hardly any at all). Had to do a complete reset, then manually had to bump the surrounds up +10db (fronts are at 0db, center -1.5db). Also set the sub to +10db. Does this make sense that I needed to bump the surrounds up by so much. They do sound good right now. (Going to have to take up WhatFurrer on his offer to come over with his SPL meter and Avia disk.)
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Re: Correct mounting height for QS8's
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Often, at the beginning, we all tend to put the surrounds louder so we can "hear" them. Also, depending on distance, it can be normal. If I remember correctly, it's 6db every time you double the distance.
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not sure if it matters now, but mine are also 6ft from the floor (to the top of the QS8 speaker)
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Major, it's rather unlikely that a +10dB adjustment to the sub and the surrounds would be necessary to properly calibrate them to equal levels with the others. It may be that you want to "hear" that money that you spent on them, but a sub shouldn't be audible as a separate source and the surrounds likewise, except when something in a separate surround channel in a 5.1 source is meant to be. Yeah, you should take Steve up on that calibration offer; you might well find that you've got both the sub and surrounds too "hot" now.
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