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Suggested settings for VP-180/M80 setups?
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I just hooked up my new VP-180 and M80's after previously having a VP-150/M60 setup. My receiver is a Denon 4810 and I was hoping somebody might have a similar setup so I can compare settings. As I read through the two different threads on the VP180, I found some conflicting information on how to set the crossovers and speaker size for the front soundstage. What I was thinking is, why don't people who have this same setup post what their individual settings are.

Receiver Type?
Crossover settings for M80's? VP-180?
Front: Large or Small?

Center: Large or Small?
This might help with some of the confusion somebody like myself has right now..LOL

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After I ran Audyssey, it set my crossover at 200Hz for the front, 40Hz for the Center, 90Hz for the Surround and 100Hz for the Front Height Speakers. That just doesn't seem right based on what other people have posted. I am going to change the Front Crossover to 40 and see what happens. Would that make the most sense?

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Re: Suggested settings for VP-180/M80 setups?
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your settings make sense.


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Ken.C #315243 07/18/10 01:13 AM
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The 200Hz for the front speakers does not make sense especially when it set the center at 40Hz. I would rerun Audyssey.

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Dundas #315244 07/18/10 01:18 AM
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I have changed the front three to 40hz, left them as "small" and actually turned up each channel 10 levels higher than Audyssey had them set. We are watching Avatar to test each setting and so far it sounds pretty good...

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HTGEEK #315246 07/18/10 01:27 AM
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Your original settings after running the auto setup don't seem to make sense with the 200hz setting for your mains. If you are not getting proper readings with calibration gosh knows what it did with the equalization settings being accurate. You might want to try listening to the system with your current XO points with audyssey turned off and see if it sounds better or worse.


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Jeff, the 200Hz result is so far off(the others seem to be appropriate)that it raises the question as to whether the bass drivers aren't operating(among other things, make sure that the connecting strips on the speaker terminals are tight)or that the speakers are in a bass null area. Check connections(including for correct polarity), actual operation of drivers and/or change speaker positioning. Re-run Audyssey.


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JohnK #315254 07/18/10 02:08 AM
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I just checked the connections in the back and they appeared to be tight.

What would be a good way of testing the bass drivers?

If I am going to re-run audyssey, I will do so in the morning since I have already put everything away.

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Okay, other possibilities include loose internal speaker wiring and M80s wired with reverse polarity. Run M80s alone(no sub, full-range)with bass-heavy music or bass frequency test tones to see if drivers can be seen(and heard)to move.

If the 200Hz result is measured again, Audyssey has detected something wrong(especially in comparison with the VP-180)and this should be corrected, not ignored by turning Audyssey off.


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