Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 5
Re: Onk help
Ken.C #376202 05/15/12 05:50 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,569
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,569
Originally Posted By: Ken.C
Hmm. The question then is will the wide stick to only the DPL2 Music, or will it also apply to DPL2 Movie, which I use for my TV watching. Will need to expirimentate!


John is correct, the parameters are only adjustable for music mode.


3M80 2M22 6QS8 2M2 1EP500 Sony BDP-S590 Panny-7000 Onkyo-3007 Carada-134 Xbox Buttkicker AS-EQ1
Re: Onk help
Ken.C #376204 05/15/12 12:29 PM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
Ken.C Offline OP
shareholder in the making
OP Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
Parfecto. Will try it tonight.


I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
Re: Onk help
Ken.C #376354 05/16/12 05:57 PM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
Ken.C Offline OP
shareholder in the making
OP Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
Yup, that did the trick.

Also ran the Audyssey MultiXT calibration this morning, with 5 listening spots. Sounds pretty good on first blush, but it did set my VP100 to 40 Hz, which confuses me. Or is that the one that the receiver manufacturer does?


I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
Re: Onk help
Ken.C #379289 06/29/12 11:42 AM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
Ken.C Offline OP
shareholder in the making
OP Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
So I was listening to music last night, and I was thinking the bass was a titch anemic. So I stuck my ear up against the sub, and it was working--a little.

Then I decided, screw Audyssey, I don't have this big sub so it can make little whisper farts of bass. Turned up the bass by 10dB on the receiver, and I'm much happier.


I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
Re: Onk help
Ken.C #379290 06/29/12 11:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
J
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
J
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
in my experience and lots of others too, Audyssey sets the sub too weak for a flat perception; try boosting the sub level - in the avr - by 3 db. and make sure you use Dynamic EQ. and the right offsets for different sources.
this should give you a flat-to-the-ear perception of freq. resp.

if it still does not sound right, then you should review your Audyssey calibration and then see if there is a problem somewhere.

if you already do all this, then just delete my post. :-)

Re: Onk help
Ken.C #379292 06/29/12 11:58 AM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
J
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
J
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
Originally Posted By: Ken.C
Yup, that did the trick.

Also ran the Audyssey MultiXT calibration this morning, with 5 listening spots. Sounds pretty good on first blush, but it did set my VP100 to 40 Hz, which confuses me. Or is that the one that the receiver manufacturer does?


Audyssey checks for the -3dB point for all the speakers and then tells your avr; in this case the -3dB was measured at 40 Hz.
it often is different from the manufacturer's specs as it depends on speaker placement.

my rear speakers are R.S. Minimus 7; they're supposed to go down to around 100Hz (-3dB), but the way they are positioned, Audyssey reports a cutoff freq. of 40 Hz.
in this case, i just changed the x-over freq. to 100 Hz.

also, i don't know how many mic positions your version of Audyssey has, but you should always use all of them; this way, Audyssey collects the max. amount of data to make the best possible corrections.

Re: Onk help
Ken.C #379298 06/29/12 01:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
The first (and only) time I've run Audyssey with my new Denon avr, it seemed the sub was a bit low also. I just turned it up a bit on the back of the sub. The next time, I'm turning the sub down a little more before I start the Audyssey program. Then I'll try the +3 for the sub. I had to do a +4 for the center.

Funny, because I never had to do any of these special adjustments with MCACC and it always sounded good to my ears, without any further adjustments, other than setting L/C/R to small.

Re: Onk help
Ken.C #379301 06/29/12 01:40 PM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
Ken.C Offline OP
shareholder in the making
OP Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
I haven't been using the Audyssey EQ or Dynamic anything, just using it for auto calibration. Maybe that's the issue, but I really didn't like what the EQ did in my room.


I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
Re: Onk help
Ken.C #379303 06/29/12 01:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
It seems maybe MCACC is a one size fits all, that does a fairly good job at what it does, and the Audyssey program may be a tweaker's paradise, that will require a fair amount of tweaking to make it sound good. That's my first impression of it.

Edit: So, far, it has cut the bass and center, and seems to have extended the highs too much. I used the 6 position mic position.

Last edited by CatBrat; 06/29/12 01:57 PM.
Re: Onk help
CatBrat #379304 06/29/12 01:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
J
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
J
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
have you read and followed the detailed instructions for audyssey on the avs forum?
it's not complicated to do, and after calibration is done, you have a few things to check and adjust if necessary in the avr.

Last edited by J. B.; 06/29/12 01:59 PM.
Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 5

Moderated by  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Debbie, Ian, Jc 

Link Copied to Clipboard

Need Help Graphic

Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics24,940
Posts442,457
Members15,616
Most Online2,082
Jan 22nd, 2020
Top Posters
Ken.C 18,044
pmbuko 16,441
SirQuack 13,840
CV 12,077
MarkSJohnson 11,458
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 563 guests, and 1 robot.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newsletter Signup
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4