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[spaceape]

Done Johnson ..Finally got my surrounds up

[SeanMF]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Done Johnson ..Finally got my surrounds up

About time....how does it sound?

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by SeanMF

About time....how does it sound?

Yeah. Until now i've only seen tv with 'all channels stereo' to check out the surround speakers. But i plan to recalibrate and watch a film later.

Right now i actually like my small cm5's the best because they only have a tweeter and a middle driver. My cm9's two bass drivers have a tendency to muddy up the clearer tones on it. But im sure that's be cause i have them set at large speaker/full band atm. and also my room is very small 13x8x8 feet of actual ht space..I will need some acoustic material later on for sure

Wenn i get my sub(s) i will put the crossfilters at 60-80hz that will also help i think.

[bz1080p]

Great job on mounting your surrounds
You must be very pleased with the way they look

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by bz1080p

Great job on mounting your surrounds
You must be very pleased with the way they look

I am. They are really monster speakers just as surrounds. I could just as well had used them for the front and then some cm1's for the surround but i want to be a little future safe if i move into a bigger apartment.

Yes the looks can't get me down.

[spaceape]

Damn audyssey. The calibration tone is way to loud. No matter how much i lower my volume or db in the setup.

Well i guess i need a bigger room before being able to run it without all channels ending up at -12. Manual it is then.

[bz1080p]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Damn audyssey. The calibration tone is way to loud. No matter how much i lower my volume or db in the setup.

Well i guess i need a bigger room before being able to run it without all channels ending up at -12. Manual it is then.

Hi Tommy
I would run your Audyssey issues by the Onkyo thread, I've never run into a problem like that and I've setup a 705, 3008 & a 608 @ my friends house.
My room is like 12.5 X 14.5 X 8

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by bz1080p

Hi Tommy
I would run your Audyssey issues by the Onkyo thread, I've never run into a problem like that and I've setup a 705, 3008 & a 608 @ my friends house.
My room is like 12.5 X 14.5 X 8

Yes that's a good idea. I know there's a great thread on the avsforum and also one compiled by our own Big Daddy.

Seems the calibration volume is fixed. Will have to read up on this.

Edit: Ok so this is what i learned. the avsforum thread almost only talked about subwoofer stuff.

The big daddy thread says:

Because 85dBC test tones can be very loud in a small home theater room and can damage hearing, receiver manufacturers through the encouragement by Dolby and THX decided that a reasonable test-tone level is 75dB and that is the level that most receivers use.

To summarize,

Reference Level is 1.85v line level = 0dB VU meter = 85db playback level.
105dB Peak level = 0dB (Full Scale).
85dB Average Level = -20dB (Full Scale).
75dB Average Reference Level = -30dB (Full Scale).
dBFS (Full Scale) = unit of measure for the amplitude of digital audio signals.
The reference level is "0" dBFS, which is also the maximum signal amplitude that can be stored digitally in a typical digital audio recording system.
Signals louder than 0dBFS just produce clipping (truncation of the waveform, hence distortion).

When calibrating your audio system, the receiver plays pink noise that is recorded at 75dB (-30dB FS). When the individual speaker levels are set to 75dB at the listening position, as measured by an SPL meter, the effects of speaker sensitivity and room acoustics are accounted for and the speakers are all level-matched against the Reference Level.

You can use either the internal test tones of a receiver or an external disc. The internal test tones of most receivers are band limited and recorded at 75dB level (-30 dB FS). External calibration signals on most discs are typically full-range pink noise and recorded at 85dB (-20dB FS). It really doesn't make a lot of difference which method you use as long as all the speakers are balanced. However, it is important to remember that when you play the internal test tones inside a receiver/processor, they normally bypass all post processing, including equalization.

Before you run Audyssey auto calibration program, it is not necessary to turn off Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, or any other options. All internal settings are ignored when the calibration is running, including the volume, level trims, delays, and speaker settings. They are set after you are finished and saved the results of the auto calibration program.

[spaceape]

I just want to thank everyone for the kind words in my gallery.

[,deeii]

Evening Tommy,

How are you doing?

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by ,deeii

Evening Tommy,

How are you doing?

Great just playing a little dead rising 2 on steam. So many zombies.

[MikeDaWiz]

Morning Tommy! Very nice setup you got. I like those surrounds!

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by MikeDaWiz

Morning Tommy! Very nice setup you got. I like those surrounds!

Thank you me to. Saw Tron legacy last night. Amazing surrounds.

Morning Mike.

[MikeDaWiz]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Thank you me to. Saw Tron legacy last night. Amazing surrounds.

Morning Mike.

YES TRON LEGACY has an Awesome Soundtrack!!

[bz1080p]

Hi Tommy
Glad to see you enjoyed Tron awesome Sound Track

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by bz1080p

Hi Tommy
Glad to see you enjoyed Tron awesome Sound Track

I did. Could have used a little more of Jeff Bridges acting but other than that i really liked the story. Not as slow pasted as the first one.

[MikeDaWiz]

Good morning Tommy!

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by MikeDaWiz

Good morning Tommy!

Morning you.

[,deeii]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Great just playing a little dead rising 2 on steam. So many zombies.

Hi .

I never played that game before, heard some things about it though.

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by ,deeii

Hi .

I never played that game before, heard some things about it though.

Yeah it's pretty fun. It took me a while to get my logitech cordless 2 controller to work but after a lot of unofficial xbox drivers and hacks i got it working and i could play it as on the xbox 360.