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In Reply to: some "Y"s posted by Joe Murphy Jr on January 06, 2002 at 12:01:15:
Joe....to give you more details of the system. The room size is in a bedroom at 16 feet by 18 feet with 8 feet ceiling. Speakers are paradigm studio/60 and studio/cc center channel...thats all the speakers for now. I'm using Denon AVR 2802 receiver to power the speakers. When you said I need dvd for test tones...you mean something like Avia cause I hear people talking about it. By the way the speakers are 7 feet apart and 1 feet from the wall behind it. Hope this helps.Eric
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#1 If you can, move the 60s out into the room a bit. If they really do go down to 30Hz, you're probably getting some room boom because of their proximity to the wall. You may not be able to do this, but if you can, the sound will be less boomy and smoother.#2 It seems that you are only using 3 speakers (L, R and C). Follow my original set-up "guide" to set up your speakers. I'd recommend setting the L and R speakers as LARGE and the C as SMALL (the CC only goes down to 70Hz). If you haven't done so already, set up the 2802 for no surrounds and no sub. This should direct the sub information to the L and R speakers. Depending on your taste in bass and the speakers' (60s) ability to handle any LFE effects, you may not want to do this. Most AV receivers will direct LFE information automatically to the L and R speakers, while some will just delete the LFE information (it doesn't show up at any of your speakers). I don't know what the 2802 does in this case. If you're not sure, there's always the manual...
#3 There are several DVDs and at least one CD for cycling through pink noise and tones for speaker calibration. On DVD: Video Essentials, Avia and Allsop (this one has DTS and DD movie trailers to play after you calibrate), to name a few. On CD: Technics DTS Surround Set-Up disc.
#4 If you really want to get into Home Theater, I'd advise you to get surround speakers and a sub (or two!). Well, actually, your room may not be all that complimentary for a sub. As for me, a dedicated sub adds impact, dynamics and "physical" emotion that even full-range speakers can't truly realize. I'm sure you realize that your 2802 decodes the current best surround format available -- DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete. Even if you only use the 2802 to decode digital 5.1 sound, these extra speakers will make movie presentaion in your room so much more emersive. And isn't that what Home Theater is about?
#5 The best learning tool is information (ideally, correct information) and one of the best teaching tools is WidescreenReview magazine. Check it out at the 'stand or get a subscription. There are others, but WSR is about 60/40 for video/sound content and they touch on all aspects of Home Theater (technology, acoustics, speakers, HDTV, DVD, movie reviews AND "how to set up a Home Theater"). Hope this helps.
Where can I buy Avia, VE, etc? Media play or places that sell cds have Avia, etc too? By the way about the LFE on Denon AVR 2802 receiver you asked about...for the LFE (subwoofer mode) I can select either "LFE" or "LFE+MAIN". It'll be a while before I get rears but I'll get sub when I get chance.
My dvd player hasn't came yet...can I still calibrate speakers using my cd player for music? If so how do I do that and what disk or cd should I get till my dvd player comes?
The only CD set-up disc that I can think of with surround pink noise is a Technics disc. It's called "DTS Technology Music Demonstration and Set-Up Disc" and the product number is Technics # RFR0005. The disc was made in 1996. If you contact Technics via Panasonic at panasonic.com, they may be able to get you one. There are some other CDs, but I can't think of their specific names right now.
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