onkyo 605 quick help

[mercury187]

Hi, I have an Onkyo 605 and am replacing my center speaker and rear surrounds with better speakers, will I need to run the calibration mic again? I was wondering what it actually does, does it just set the output dB for each speaker and set the speaker distances? Or does it adjust some equalizer in the amp? I can manually adjust the speaker dB outputs myself if thats all it really does...

[NewBluClu]

run audyssey and then adjust

[SDon1969]

Yes I would rerun Audessey anytime you add/change speakers or even if you just reposition them. It does set the levels & distances as you say, and yes again you are right about being able to change them manually.

[un4gvn94538]

my 705 has audeyssey miltieq xt. from my manual it says

With the supplied speaker setup microphone, the
Audyssey MultEQ XT function can measure the number
of speakers connected, their sizes, crossover frequencies,
and the distance from each speaker to the listening position
and calculate the optimal speaker settings for your
listening environment automatically.

so i would run it

[ausamerika]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

my 705 has audeyssey miltieq xt. from my manual it says

With the supplied speaker setup microphone, the
Audyssey MultEQ XT function can measure the number
of speakers connected, their sizes, crossover frequencies,
and the distance from each speaker to the listening position
and calculate the optimal speaker settings for your
listening environment automatically.

so i would run it

Funny-to-me story:

When I first got my 605, I decided that my house is never, ever quiet enough to run an effective speaker setup program, so I adjusted all the speakers myself, and the effect was astonishing (esp. after a couple of years of a lower-power 5.1 Pioneer). Then one day, the family was actually out of the house, and I had the opportunity to run the microphone set up... Holy crap.
I didn't know I could afford a system this great.

[MacDaddyOJack]

I only used the Audyssey as a base for my setup. It provides a good place to start, but I ended up giving it some manual tweaking. Even if you are doing manual though, I would still run the Audyssey after you get the new speakers in. Then have fun adjusting!

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by ausamerika

Funny-to-me story:

When I first got my 605, I decided that my house is never, ever quiet enough to run an effective speaker setup program, so I adjusted all the speakers myself, and the effect was astonishing (esp. after a couple of years of a lower-power 5.1 Pioneer). Then one day, the family was actually out of the house, and I had the opportunity to run the microphone set up... Holy crap.
I didn't know I could afford a system this great.

i did mine when the wife was at work and told the kids to go to thiere room and be quiet

[mercury187]

Thanks for all the replies, I guess I'll give it another shot when I get home. I think it did a pretty good job the first time I ran it but I had to tweak the output dB for one of the speakers and change the position of one of them. Just dont want it to get worse if I run it again...

[ausamerika]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

i did mine when the wife was at work and told the kids to go to thiere room and be quiet

I was [wrongly] given the impression that it had to be absolutely, pin-drop quiet in order for the system to work.... and I can tell you that my house never gets that quiet.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by mercury187

Thanks for all the replies, I guess I'll give it another shot when I get home. I think it did a pretty good job the first time I ran it but I had to tweak the output dB for one of the speakers and change the position of one of them. Just dont want it to get worse if I run it again...

changing speakers is going to throw it out of sync anyway. the set up will get you in the right direction at least.

[haste]

i found the audyssey setup to make my system sound muddy. its not really good for much. unless ur a true beginner or just dont give a flying cows butt.


get yourself a spl meter from radioshack.

[mercury187]

Originally Posted by haste

i found the audyssey setup to make my system sound muddy. its not really good for much. unless ur a true beginner or just dont give a flying cows butt.


get yourself a spl meter from radioshack.

Whats that going to accomplish? Allowing me to make sure they all output the same amount of sound?

[SDon1969]

When you test your speaker calibration, try this - while playing blu-ray in LPCM 5.1, see if you can change from Direct to Multich listening mode. Go back & forth, see if it sounds better to you in Direct or Multi (Multich will show the Audessey light on the receiver display, Direct does not). Let us know which you like better!

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by haste

i found the audyssey setup to make my system sound muddy. its not really good for much. unless ur a true beginner or just dont give a flying cows butt.


get yourself a spl meter from radioshack.

theres also different versions of the audessey, some better than others and a post like that isnt really good for much either if you dont really explain to a "true beginner" how to get the most out of thier speakers. theres also other variable like room demensions and brand of speakers that make a difference

[mercury187]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

When you test your speaker calibration, try this - while playing blu-ray in LPCM 5.1, see if you can change from Direct to Multich listening mode. Go back & forth, see if it sounds better to you in Direct or Multi (Multich will show the Audessey light on the receiver display, Direct does not). Let us know which you like better!

I havent acquired a blu ray player yet, its next on the list (just replaced rear surrounds and center). Ive been using my 360 and it just says Dolby D on the receiever, will I still be able to do what you asked?

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by ausamerika

I was [wrongly] given the impression that it had to be absolutely, pin-drop quiet in order for the system to work.... and I can tell you that my house never gets that quiet.

its suppose to automatically stop the process if it does pick up any sound.
but what do i know

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by mercury187

I havent acquired a blu ray player yet, its next on the list (just replaced rear surrounds and center). Ive been using my 360 and it just says Dolby D on the receiever, will I still be able to do what you asked?

Oh, no, nevermind what I said. BD Player required for PCM/uncompressed audio, DVD doesn't have it.

[ausamerika]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

its suppose to automatically stop the process if it does pick up any sound.
but what do i know

I guess I got lucky!!

[mercury187]

Originally Posted by ausamerika

I guess I got lucky!!

It was perfectly silent inside my apt when I first ran the test, and outside like a few blocks away someone made some noise and the onkyo mic picked it up and stopped the test, i could barely hear the noise myself so the onkyo mic must be super sensitive.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by mercury187

It was perfectly silent inside my apt when I first ran the test, and outside like a few blocks away someone made some noise and the onkyo mic picked it up and stopped the test, i could barely hear the noise myself so the onkyo mic must be super sensitive.

my AudysseY on the 705 is a different version than the 605. dont know how different though. havent checked out thier site, so im not sure if it makes a difference in the actual process