Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater M60 and crossover

Ok, I checked. Sound is coming out fine from each driver. From when I first got my receiver and speakers, it's always set the crossover at 120. I've never had it run once where it crossed it at 80.

Okay, but for example, where was the VP150 crossover set? If it's lower than that 120, it still suggests something unusual about the mains, since they should measure at least 40Hz lower than the VP150.

On my receiver I can only set the crossover for all speakers not individually. I set all speakers to small, then set the crossover to 60.

Could a driver be wired backwards?

I listened to both speakers with music and movies and to be honest I couldnt' hear a difference between the two. If I were to unscrew the drivers, do I just pop them out and simply check the wiring? I've never done anything like that before. Do the wires just plug in?

I forgot to mention when you are doing the ear test, make sure to set the speakers to large in the receivers bass management settings so the speakers play full range. If the speakers are still set to 120hz defeats the purpose of the test.

Fwiw...I only use YPAO to process and set my PEQ levels. I've run various simulations with YPAO and had different readings. I'd suggest you set the xover manually at a level your most happy and not worry about YPAO. In the future you can bypass altering any setting by simply checking them off when you rerun YPAO.
My 2 cents

Daniel, since your receiver does not allow for independent crossover settings, I would recommend using 80hz for the speakers you list in your signature.

I'm sure my speakers are fine. I think it's the YPAO. I've always had my speakers crossed at 80 but just wanted to try them out at 60 to see if there's a difference in sound.

Sirquack, is there a reason why you think I should keep it crossed at 80? I woudn't think the front or rears would really get much low frequency since they are only used in general for dialogue and rear effex.

Would you still recommend crossing at 80 when I upgrade to the M80 and QS8's?

The reason your receiver sets the crossover to 120Hz is probably due to the QS4s and in your room they probably can't output much content below that (fwi, the QS8s are rated to play down to 95Hz but in my room Audyssey detects the -3dB point being at 150Hz) and since you can't set individual crossovers, that's the setting kept by your receiver.
80Hz is usually a good starting point but I would follow Billy's advice, play with the crossover setting and leave it at what sounds the best to you. I would set it at the minimum frequency that you can hear a difference. For example if you can't hear a diff between 40 and 60, leave it at 60. If you can between 60 and 80, leave it at 60. This will prevent putting unnecessary stress on the speakers and receiver.
Also, having M80s and QS8s will not change anything regarding this crossover discussion, only having a receiver that allows for individual crossover settings will.