Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Crossover Settings and.. To Audyssey or Not....

I have a Denon 4308 With M80's for my front, a VP150 center, Speakerteck in ceiling's for rear surround and a Sunfire sub - The Denon has been a challenge to configure correctly - I keep playing with turning Audyssey on and off...

Audyssey originally set my front m80's to large and all other speakers to small -I reset the Front M80's to small- Audyssey set my crossovers on the front as 110, center as 110, rear as 120 and my sub as 100 - These settings seem off to me - Is there a "proper" crossover setting? I should notw, the M80's and Vp150 are located in a cabinet - I prefer to send more bass to the sub to prevent any rattles...

Also I keep reading people love Audyssey or hate it.. Should I or shouldn't I use it?

I still find it strange that I'm always watching TV at -18 db.....

Anyway - Any help would be appreciated -

With the M80s in a cabinet the 110 is not so unrealistic as the rear ports are offering nothing to the room. The large setting is weird if the crossover was so high, it should set to small. You can try the usual 80 hz crossovers and small speaker setting.

Just keep playing with the Audyssey on and off after resetting the speakers and go with what ever sounds good to you, there is no right or wrong as long as you like it.

Have you done the latest updates for the 4308? This may help as well.

Scooby - don't worry about the -18 dB either... that varies widely depending on the source and even the individual program.

I agree with Jason's comments... I'd switch the XOs to 80 Hz and turn Audyssey off and compare it to running with Audyssey on. I recently found I do not like it as much on, but others have had better luck after recent recalibration efforts. It definitely comes down to personal preference.

Jason

Jeremy, the most common suggestion for a basic crossover setting is 80Hz, which THX and others found to be a good compromise, being high enough to take a significant load off the speakers and the receiver driving them, while not being so high as to make the sub easily localizable.

If Audyssey is set up properly(note for example the hints in the Audyssey and Onkyo 705 threads on AVS)it appears to be useful for the majority of users.

I like my 3808 better with audyssey turned off, but I have really been thinking about giving it another shot with the $100 upgrade.

I turned Audyssey off on my 3806 after about 4 weeks. The sound is much fuller without it.

I turned Audyssey off on my 3808 after about two weeks. The sound is much fuller without it.

I leave Audyssey on my 3808. The sound is much fuller with it.

I use Odysseys with my Denon 2805, the sound is extra fuller with them.

I also prefer the sound with the Audyssey on.