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g859 · 10-01-2009, 11:24 PM

I have my Kenwood KL-888D's set up (old speakers from the 70's..) with a phantom center, and everything except voices seems to sound great, but voices lack clarity and sound really muffled. I don't have DRC enabled on the receiver [Pioneer VSX819K-H], so there shouldn't be any problems, but there obviously is.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

jomari · 10-01-2009, 11:35 PM

did you setup your speakers choosing No for the center speaker?

how did you connect your source to the AVR tho?
multichannel in?
hdmi?
toslink or coax?

which DSP are you using?

g859 · 10-02-2009, 11:56 AM

'No' is selected for the center, and I have both the PS3 and my Satellite box connected to the receiver through HDMI 1.3a cables.

The DSP (Digital Engine?) [I think], is Aureus by Texas Instruments.

jomari · 10-02-2009, 05:22 PM

okay, at least we got some parts clear.

DSPs are also called surround modes, where the AVR would reproduce a signal (may it be 5.1 or 20 depending on source), and process this into the gazillion flavors to choose from (sports, hall, game etc)...

did you have yours enabled at one point?

if so, disable it and use the regular stereo flavor instead, avoiding any postprocessing. this is of course a matter of preference. some people like using Dolby Prologic II, but in your situation, you'd be sending a signal to a nonexistent center.

10-01-2009, 11:24 PM	#1
g859 Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:3	Voices are muffled. I have my Kenwood KL-888D's set up (old speakers from the 70's..) with a phantom center, and everything except voices seems to sound great, but voices lack clarity and sound really muffled. I don't have DRC enabled on the receiver [Pioneer VSX819K-H], so there shouldn't be any problems, but there obviously is. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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10-01-2009, 11:35 PM	#2
jomari Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:2	did you setup your speakers choosing No for the center speaker? how did you connect your source to the AVR tho? multichannel in? hdmi? toslink or coax? which DSP are you using?

10-02-2009, 11:56 AM	#3
g859 Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:3	'No' is selected for the center, and I have both the PS3 and my Satellite box connected to the receiver through HDMI 1.3a cables. The DSP (Digital Engine?) [I think], is Aureus by Texas Instruments.

10-02-2009, 05:22 PM	#4
jomari Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:2	okay, at least we got some parts clear. DSPs are also called surround modes, where the AVR would reproduce a signal (may it be 5.1 or 20 depending on source), and process this into the gazillion flavors to choose from (sports, hall, game etc)... did you have yours enabled at one point? if so, disable it and use the regular stereo flavor instead, avoiding any postprocessing. this is of course a matter of preference. some people like using Dolby Prologic II, but in your situation, you'd be sending a signal to a nonexistent center.

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