onkyo owners - Blu-ray Forum

SPH · 04-01-2009, 02:46 PM

This is probably a stupid post, but let me explain a mistake i made.

I didnt fully read my owners manual, and there is a lot of features that the onkyos have.

1 of which is the inteli volume. Not knowing what this did i had mine turned all the way up with it in mind that it would help with dialogue, it never did. So reading my owners manual on saturday I learned that it was to balance input signals, so there would be a steep drop or rise from lets say cable to dvd.

Putting this back at 0 and adjusting my other imputs I now currently run my receiver at about 70, where as before 40 was deafening.

Now that i can run the avr at referance levels without shattering windows, my sounds is unbelievable. The lack of bass and mid range I once had is gone. The sound is full and well balanced. I had to reconfigure all of my eq levels and now it sounds great.

I hope this helps some of you out there.

Fors* · 04-01-2009, 02:54 PM

Throwing out the manual without completely reading it?

Ashame you only found out about what Intellivolume can do now, but at least you figured it out eventually. I have the 605 too, and it's a good lil' workhorse. But this just goes to show you how a little research and/or reading can make a significant improvement in your HT experience, huh? In some way, I have been guilty of something similiar myself.....oh well, live and learn!

aramis109 · 04-01-2009, 03:13 PM

Chances are you were clipping/distorting the signal on top of it. I'd recommend to set it to zero across the board unless you have an input that is significantly louder or quieter.

Aerodude73 · 04-01-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

Chances are you were clipping/distorting the signal on top of it. I'd recommend to set it to zero across the board unless you have an input that is significantly louder or quieter.

hmmm, I wonder if that's why when I FF thru commercials and stuff, I hear a "clipping" coming out of my Right rear surround (might be the left also, but I just noticed the right one last nite).

Looks like I need to do some reading, adjust my "Intellivolume" as well, and re-do my Audyssey.

Putting your foot in your mouth (accidentally saying something that causes embarrassment or harm)

Fors* · 04-01-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerodude73

hmmm, I wonder if that's why when I FF thru commercials and stuff, I hear a "clipping" coming out of my Right rear surround (might be the left also, but I just noticed the right one last nite).

Looks like I need to do some reading, adjust my "Intellivolume" as well, and re-do my Audyssey.

Hey Aerodude, do you remember when we talked about why mine was set at 0 on my 605? This is why.....

SPH · 04-01-2009, 03:53 PM

cable imput is -5 and dvd is 0...I actually spl the setup..lol

I didnt throw it away just only read odds and ends, it made a huge difference.

I am a guitar player, and I have an amp that will not distort until I really crank it. I have a clean "boost" pedal that will seriously drive the front end and kind of make it break a little. I do this so I can get a true boosted signal at lower volumes, because the amp is so ridiculously loud...Even know it is only 45 watts

This is kind of what i was doing with the intelivolume. I was driving the front end but limiting the output so in turn it was clipping the mids and low end right out of it.

Aerodude73 · 04-01-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by forsberg21

Hey Aerodude, do you remember when we talked about why mine was set at 0 on my 605? This is why.....

What? Hello? Someone talking? Lol. yea yea yea.

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Originally Posted by SPH

cable imput is -5 and dvd is 0...I actually spl the setup..lol

I didnt throw it away just only read odds and ends, it made a huge difference.

I am a guitar player, and I have an amp that will not distort until I really crank it. I have a clean "boost" pedal that will seriously drive the front end and kind of make it break a little. I do this so I can get a true boosted signal at lower volumes, because the amp is so ridiculously loud...Even know it is only 45 watts

This is kind of what i was doing with the intelivolume. I was driving the front end but limiting the output so in turn it was clipping the mids and low end right out of it.

"SPH" - thanks as well.

(hides head in sand...)

989547 · 04-01-2009, 06:29 PM

Same here, I know Im missing alot of stuff by not reading the manual, but I WILL read it when I get the chance.

aramis109 · 04-01-2009, 06:54 PM

LOL, man I read the 805 manual before it even got to my doorstep! I definitely don't know everything about it but I had it up and running with a quickness.

DonRSD · 04-01-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 989547

Same here, I know Im missing alot of stuff by not reading the manual, but I WILL read it when I get the chance.

put the manual next to the toilet. youll read it within a day

aramis109 · 04-01-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DonRSD

put the manual next to the toilet. youll read it within a day

Mental note- never buy anything used from DonRSD.

visual0ne · 04-01-2009, 07:18 PM

Yeah, I use to set my intellivolume to 12 just so it would make everything louder!

Aerodude73 · 04-01-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

Mental note- never buy anything used from DonRSD.

DonRSD · 04-01-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

Mental note- never buy anything used from DonRSD.

LOL. thats a funny comment

im with the OP. i dont have time to read a manual. maybe skim thru it.
so i leave it on top of the toilet and when i 'drop the kids off at the pool' i have time to read 10-15 pages IN DEPTH and not rushed.

if its a 'good day' i can get thru maybe 20-25 pages.

Fors* · 04-01-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DonRSD

LOL. thats a funny comment

im with the OP. i dont have time to read a manual. maybe skim thru it.
so i leave it on top of the toilet and when i 'drop the kids off at the pool' i have time to read 10-15 pages IN DEPTH and not rushed.

if its a 'good day' i can get thru maybe 20-25 pages.

Does anybody know what time it is?

..........oh yeah, it's half past I know too much.....

I usaully try to pull a manual on-line and read it before I get the item. That way I have time to post questions about what I read before I set it up. This really helps with getting it working correctly that much quicker.

PurpleJesus74 · 04-01-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by visual0ne

Yeah, I use to set my intellivolume to 12 just so it would make everything louder!

I have mine set to 8,but the difference is night and day when watching blu-rays,its like a power boost,or putting it on steroids,lol.But,is this bad for the receiver?I don't notice any clipping or distortion at all,if i did i would definitely turn it to 0.

aramis109 · 04-01-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PurpleJesus74

I have mine set to 8,but the difference is night and day when watching blu-rays,its like a power boost,or putting it on steroids,lol.But,is this bad for the receiver?I don't notice any clipping or distortion at all,if i did i would definitely turn it to 0.

As I was reading up on it today you're introducing another area of amplification and there's a potential for distortion or clipping of the signal. Of course, there are also folks who run everything on "Pure Audio" to get the cleanest signal possible. I don't happen to be one of them. If it sounds ok to you and you're not cranking it, you're probably ok. I'm confused how it sounds like it's "on steroids" though. What about it is different? Have you done an A to B comparison?

GodOfThunder818 · 04-01-2009, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonRSD

LOL. thats a funny comment

im with the OP. i dont have time to read a manual. maybe skim thru it.
so i leave it on top of the toilet and when i 'drop the kids off at the pool' i have time to read 10-15 pages IN DEPTH and not rushed.

if its a 'good day' i can get thru maybe 20-25 pages.

That's some funny shit. My wife is sitting across from me playing RE5 asking what I'm laughing about. Lol.

Sonny · 04-01-2009, 09:20 PM

I have yet to open a manual for any thing!!!!! I didn't even know I had an Onkyo!?!?!?!?!

(I really haven't opened the manual LMAO!)

PurpleJesus74 · 04-02-2009, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aramis109

As I was reading up on it today you're introducing another area of amplification and there's a potential for distortion or clipping of the signal. Of course, there are also folks who run everything on "Pure Audio" to get the cleanest signal possible. I don't happen to be one of them. If it sounds ok to you and you're not cranking it, you're probably ok. I'm confused how it sounds like it's "on steroids" though. What about it is different? Have you done an A to B comparison?

Thats just my silly terminology

.It just sounds like its pumped up,like Ahnuld would say,''we want to pump you up''.

Old SNL skit. But yes when i set it to 0,it is alot quieter at the same volume.

04-01-2009, 02:46 PM	#1
SPH Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Trading Score:12	onkyo owners This is probably a stupid post, but let me explain a mistake i made. I didnt fully read my owners manual, and there is a lot of features that the onkyos have. 1 of which is the inteli volume. Not knowing what this did i had mine turned all the way up with it in mind that it would help with dialogue, it never did. So reading my owners manual on saturday I learned that it was to balance input signals, so there would be a steep drop or rise from lets say cable to dvd. Putting this back at 0 and adjusting my other imputs I now currently run my receiver at about 70, where as before 40 was deafening. Now that i can run the avr at referance levels without shattering windows, my sounds is unbelievable. The lack of bass and mid range I once had is gone. The sound is full and well balanced. I had to reconfigure all of my eq levels and now it sounds great. I hope this helps some of you out there.

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04-01-2009, 02:54 PM	#2
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	Throwing out the manual without completely reading it? Ashame you only found out about what Intellivolume can do now, but at least you figured it out eventually. I have the 605 too, and it's a good lil' workhorse. But this just goes to show you how a little research and/or reading can make a significant improvement in your HT experience, huh? In some way, I have been guilty of something similiar myself.....oh well, live and learn!

04-01-2009, 03:13 PM	#3
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	Chances are you were clipping/distorting the signal on top of it. I'd recommend to set it to zero across the board unless you have an input that is significantly louder or quieter.

04-01-2009, 03:53 PM	#6
SPH Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Trading Score:12	cable imput is -5 and dvd is 0...I actually spl the setup..lol I didnt throw it away just only read odds and ends, it made a huge difference. I am a guitar player, and I have an amp that will not distort until I really crank it. I have a clean "boost" pedal that will seriously drive the front end and kind of make it break a little. I do this so I can get a true boosted signal at lower volumes, because the amp is so ridiculously loud...Even know it is only 45 watts This is kind of what i was doing with the intelivolume. I was driving the front end but limiting the output so in turn it was clipping the mids and low end right out of it.

04-01-2009, 06:29 PM	#8
989547 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NY	Same here, I know Im missing alot of stuff by not reading the manual, but I WILL read it when I get the chance.

04-01-2009, 06:54 PM	#9
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	LOL, man I read the 805 manual before it even got to my doorstep! I definitely don't know everything about it but I had it up and running with a quickness.

04-01-2009, 07:18 PM	#12
visual0ne Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:United States Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:495 iTunes collection:169 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yeah, I use to set my intellivolume to 12 just so it would make everything louder!

04-01-2009, 09:20 PM	#19
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I have yet to open a manual for any thing!!!!! I didn't even know I had an Onkyo!?!?!?!?! (I really haven't opened the manual LMAO!)

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