what to set my speaker levels on my reciever for surround sound? - Blu-ray Forum

plasticmanpat · 09-28-2008, 05:07 AM

I have the sony str-820 reciever , sony blu-ray 350 player, klipsch speakers.
I am having a problem not getting that head turning surround sound out of my 2 rear speakers that i should be getting, i think my speaker levels might be not set right, any suggestions!

Big Daddy · 09-28-2008, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by plasticmanpat

I have the sony str-820 reciever , sony blu-ray 350 player, klipsch speakers.
I am having a problem not getting that head turning surround sound out of my 2 rear speakers that i should be getting, i think my speaker levels might be not set right, any suggestions!

If your receiver does not have a calibration program, you should use an SPL meter to adjust your speaker levels. Read Calibrating Your Audio with an SPL Meter.

aramis109 · 09-28-2008, 05:44 AM

An alternative to the SPL meter or a calibration program is to just sit down in your listening position and turn on the test tones. Ideally they should all sound at the same level, but adjust them to your liking. Each home theater is going to be different, but typically you don't want your surrounds to be distracting.

STARKILLER--1138 · 09-28-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Daddy

If your receiver does not have a calibration program, you should use an SPL meter to adjust your speaker levels. Read Calibrating Your Audio with an SPL Meter.

Definitely. If you want to do it right, that is how.

09-28-2008, 05:07 AM	#1
plasticmanpat Junior Member Member since:Aug 2008	what to set my speaker levels on my reciever for surround sound? I have the sony str-820 reciever , sony blu-ray 350 player, klipsch speakers. I am having a problem not getting that head turning surround sound out of my 2 rear speakers that i should be getting, i think my speaker levels might be not set right, any suggestions!

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09-28-2008, 05:44 AM	#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	An alternative to the SPL meter or a calibration program is to just sit down in your listening position and turn on the test tones. Ideally they should all sound at the same level, but adjust them to your liking. Each home theater is going to be different, but typically you don't want your surrounds to be distracting.

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