Adrian, the level setting on the sub should be at a point where after the calibration the sub trim on the receiver isn't either all the way down or all the way up. Starting out anywhere between 1/4th and half is okay, and if the trim was set all the way down by the auto-calibration that means that the sub level setting was too high to start and has to be lowered for another calibration try. The opposite(higher sub level control to start)if the trim was set all the way up.
The sub "crossover"(lowpass filter, actually) control should be set to bypass, if available, or otherwise set all the the way up to get it as far out of the way as possible of the crossover that the receiver will do.
The phase control should be left at zero. Part of the reason why the sub distance will often be set far from the actual distance by the auto-calibration is that Audyssey is using the distance adjustment to correct for phase differences between the sub and speakers at the listening position.
Seeing your results now, set the sub level control lower for a re-try so that the -12 will be higher. The auto-cal ran out of room and couldn't lower it enough.
Also manually set the mains to small with an 80Hz crossover.
Last edited by JohnK; 03/26/09 02:54 AM.
