Hello to all and thanks for all of your comments on the forum. They have been extremely helpful to me in making my decision as to what to purchase for my Home Theater
This is my first post and I am a newbie audiophile. I have just purchased the following set up (actually I have had it for about 3 weeks):
-Yamaha RX-V1500
-Five M2i's Bookshelve speakers
-VP100 Center Speaker
-EP125 as the sub-woofer
-42" Sony Wega LCD projection TV
-Panasonic F87 Five disc DVD.
-BlueJeans Cables
-Belden Speaker Wire 12 gauge
I chose the speaker set up based on the Home Theater Wizard using the following criteria:
-Classical/Jazz/Pop/Country Music listener
-7.1 surround
-Action /Adventure / Romance /Comedy movies
-Listening area is 2,160 cu. ft (15 X 18 X 8)
-The receiver puts out approx. 120 watts to 8 ohm speakers
-Budget was 1200 - 1500(For the speakers) USD
The front speakers are 7' apart with the center speaker in the middle. They are about three feet above the TV (the center of the speakers are about 5' above the listeners ears. The side surrounds and the back surrounds are about 5 1/2' above the listeners ears. The side surrounds are 14 - 15 feet directly across one another and about 3 feet ahead of the sofa. The back surround speakers are about 10' directly accross one another and are about 3' behind the sofa. I have followed Ian's advice on sub-woofer placement and have the sub in the southwest corner about 11' feet from the couch . The last thing I did was use the Yamaha YPAO set to flat to optimize the speakers.
So far I am more than pleased with the set up and I have been bragging to everyone who will listen (and those who won't) about the clarity, presence, accuracy, quality build, and value of the Axiom speakers (I just can't stop telling people how awesome they are!!!!).
What I need help in setting up is that I cannot for the life of me get a smooth cross-over from the M2i's to the EP125 sub-woofer. It is like I get great clarity from the M2i's and then all of a sudden the EP125 Sub-woofer kicks in.
Here is the set up in the house:
I have the crossover set at 80 Hz.
The house has a lot of reflective surfaces:
-Fire Place painted in white semi-gloss (about 60 sq. ft.)
-90 sq. ft glass sliding door
-Wood floor with a carpet covering about 120 sq. of floor space.
Thanks and best regards to all,
Mark
