Audyssey - Calibration of Onkyo 705 with NOW SVS 7.2

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Originally Posted by tilallr1

Ok ... so I did a recalibration yesterday and everything does sound much ... much better with the sub moved near the left front wall. I guess no matter what you do Audyssey cannot fix a badly placed sub. Also, I took 6 measurements around my primary listening area instead of just 3.

Anyway, interestingly here is how the crossover setting on the Onkyo turned out:

Subwoofer - Yes
Fronts - Full Band *** Which I Manually Changed To 80Hz (THX)
Center - 150Hz
Surrounds - 120Hz
Rear Surrounds - 150Hz
2 Channel Rear - Yes
LFE - 80Hz (THX)

Now the surround sound and bass have a much cleaner and more encompassing feel.

Also, interestingly enough, the Sub volume went up to -6dB. It is also much more pronounced. But does not sound boomy. Although my door now rattles, which I will have to fix with weather strips, or leave it slightly open.

NOTE: After reading further I have discovered that the Receiver should be reading a range of +3dB to -3dB on the Sub. So I should be turning the gain down on my Sub until Audyssey sets my receiver somewhere in that range. So I guess another recalibration will be in order.

My major question is, why did Audyssey setup the crossovers so high on my center surrounds and rears? Although they sound great, am I now missing sound (.1 range) out of these speakers because of these settings?

I tried setting them all to 80Hz (THX), but they didn't sound as good. I assume it has to do with the bass dynamics of my room. But I don't understand why.

Any insight? You can see my setup if you click on my HT Gallery to the right.

Thanks.

Raise your subwoofer to 150hz. You want your highest frequency speaker crossed with your sub. Otherwise you will have a "hole" in your center and surrounds. With your sub at 80 you are missing frequency between 80 and 120 on your center and between 80 and 150 with your surrounds.