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Re: Amount of gain on EP500 volume control
JohnK #244488 02/03/09 11:46 AM
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Makes me wonder how complicated it is to set up a HT system. My nephew with a Bose system just plugged it in and turned it on.

Re: Amount of gain on EP500 volume control
BoB/335 #244507 02/03/09 01:35 PM
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No highs, No lows, must be BOSE.


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SirQuack #244508 02/03/09 01:39 PM
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Iceman, another option would be to pick 78dB as your target, something a little higher. I used to have the same problem on my 500 and 1st 600 amp as you describe. Also, it won't hurt to put the sub on 6 o'clock...that way you should be able to bump up the outlaw a little more....


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SirQuack #244528 02/03/09 03:07 PM
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I wonder what percentage of your posts are that line, Randy. ;\)


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Bryan, I will guess you are wondering about the overall output of the sub's amp and how much SPL increase there is going from minimum to maximum, trying to see if this amp is up to specs or not. I don't know the answer, as yours was my first and only EP500 experience.

Like the others have said, turn up the receiver output and drop the volume on the sub's amp, no problems this way. I have my sub's volume control near minimum and the receiver output at -5.


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Re: Amount of gain on EP500 volume control
jakewash #244576 02/03/09 05:18 PM
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My 500 has been and still is the hardest part of my home theater to set up. After a couple phone calls to Axiom last week and tweaking the trim from half to full to get more bottom end which I feel I'm extremely lacking, I'm still not happy.

I need a local Axiomite's assistance.


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Ya_basta #244579 02/03/09 05:26 PM
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wheelz999,

Have you ever ran Audyssey's auto calibration on your Denon?


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BoB/335 #244582 02/03/09 05:33 PM
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 Originally Posted By: BoB/335
Makes me wonder how complicated it is to set up a HT system. My nephew with a Bose system just plugged it in and turned it on.


You could basically do the same thing with your new set up but you won't get the maximum benefit (sound) of having it.

For the amount of time you've spent scrutinizing your decision and concerning how much money you're putting into this. I would hope you would have the interest and desire to want to learn to set it up correctly and maximize the potential. It really isn't that hard, but yes, there is a lot of new information and terms to learn. Making sure to read through the manuals, hit the net and ask question will make the set up that much easier.

Don't worry Bob you're in good hands here and you'll be very happy you didn't buy an over priced plug an play system.


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Re: Amount of gain on EP500 volume control
BlueJays1 #244593 02/03/09 06:14 PM
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wheelz999,

Have you ever ran Audyssey's auto calibration on your Denon?


Yes I have ran it several times and I wasn't very happy at all with the results. Honestly, this sub does sound different than when I first purchased it, but I don't know if that has to do with all the renovations and the room dimensions drastically changing.


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Re: Amount of gain on EP500 volume control
HAY #244595 02/03/09 06:16 PM
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Thanks for all the replies and advice. It helps to hear others have had similar issues.

I'm going to play some more with it today. I'm going to increase the 990 receiver's subwoofer output level to around -5 dB (for comparison, my front left main is at -2 dB) and drop the EP500 volume control down. I also think I'm going to calibrate the subwoofer level a little higher than 75 dB on the SPL meter. I know that the SPL meter isn't reading the actual subwoofer level at such low frequencies, such that a reading of 75 dB actually indicates a higher real SPL level. But I don't listen to things too loudly and feel that I lose the subwoofer at lower listening levels. I'll try and calibrate it to 80 dB on the SPL meter and see how that sounds.

Is there any concern setting the EP500 amp's volume level down to between 4:00 and 6:00?

BTW - I haven't played around with the Full/Half settings on the EP500 amplifier? Do these make a big difference? I might try these out as well. I might also play around with different locations for the sub but I'm somewhat limited in placement.

Thanks again!

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