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Post by waters123 on Dec 3, 2014 15:06:52 GMT -5
My current setup is missing the oomph I am looking for with home theater - any advice is greatly appreciated. I mainly watch movies in a 5 channel mode and love immersing sound. So far the setup has produced only mediocre results. setup - Fronts - Klipsch Wf35 with matching center WC something and mirage nanosats for Sorrounds, TV - 60" SHarp LCD , Oppo 93 BD player, Apple TV (most viewing), Emotiva UMC-200 pre/pro, Emotiva UPA 700 bi amped to fronts
I have run the Emo-q few times, the center channel always comes short on sound, I have always had to use the remote to increase it to full 10 points to get best talk track from the movies.
Any suggestions ?
I was thinking of adding separate amps for the fronts ( XPA 200) - will that do the trick ? |
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Post by mgbpuff on Dec 3, 2014 15:15:05 GMT -5
Get a subwoofer.
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Post by garbulky on Dec 3, 2014 16:25:28 GMT -5
I second the get a subwoofer comment. Also, the way you have placed your speakers also affect the "oomph" you get. I don't think another amp will help in the way you want. Amp power is not your issue. Your room may have a ton of reflections and nodes. You may be in a dip in a bass node which would affect your sound response as well. Playing around with speaker positions like pulling it forward or back towards the walls may help some. Changing your couch position may also help. www.powersoundaudio.com/products/xv15se^^ That bad boy will bring down your house. |
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Post by waters123 on Dec 3, 2014 17:08:42 GMT -5
thank you very much for all the quick responses.,. I do have a subwoofer - forgot to note it above. Its a Mirage S8. The main challenge I have is the Fronts - they lack the 'huge' sound followed by the Center channel - which I correct every time with the setting on the remote. Sub has been decent (not great but ok).
My room is 18ft x 15ft - sit about 10 feet from the Front speakers - Its a 2 story family room - so lot of open flow. The front speaker is about 6" from the wall - Do you think that should be moved further away ?
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Post by lehighvalleyjeff on Dec 3, 2014 17:13:23 GMT -5
I also agree with the subwoofer solution. The fronts being bi amped will sound great in 2 channel but for home theater the purpose of the .1 (LFE) channel is to direct all the really tough frequencies to drive away from the main channels and amplify them separately.
The advantage of this in a theater setting is that your fronts, center and surrounds will only be driving very easy loads (80hz and up) this running more efficiently and equally. The subwoofer will take the load away from the main amps making them strain much less and resulting in clearer high and mid frequencies.
Just my thoughts.
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Post by lehighvalleyjeff on Dec 3, 2014 17:15:13 GMT -5
Just saw your newest post. On your processor do you have the size selected for the center as small or large?
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Post by garbulky on Dec 3, 2014 17:15:39 GMT -5
I think you should try different options and see what sounds better. 6 feet away from the wall may actually mean that you would need to bring the speaker closer to the wall to reinforce some bass. But I can tell you that most likely you don't have enough of a capable subwoofer for a room that size. An 8 inch sub isn't going to do much ain a large room with lots of open flow. You may need a more beefy unit. For instance, it may sound loud, but it's probably not doing it with enough authority to fully grip the room. Or it's in a bad position. Try doing the subwoofer crawl. Google that one.
Your subwoofers crossover may also not be set high enough. For instance your Klipsch may be rated down to 40 hz but there's a good chance it's not producing much authority below 60-70 hz in the room, so you would need to turn the subwoofer crossover up.
Your speakers may also simply not be powerful enough. Or the room correction messed up.
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Post by lehighvalleyjeff on Dec 3, 2014 17:16:36 GMT -5
Also you might want to work on setting the subwoofer phase and crossover frequencies for low and high pass.
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Post by lehighvalleyjeff on Dec 3, 2014 17:17:56 GMT -5
I think you should try different options and see what sounds better. 6 feet away from the wall may actually mean that you would need to bring the speaker closer to the wall to reinforce some bass. But I can tell you that most likely you don't have enough of a capable subwoofer for a room that size. An 8 inch sub isn't going to do much ain a large room with lots of open flow. You may need a more beefy unit. For instance, it may sound loud, but it's probably not doing it with enough authority to fully grip the room. Or it's in a bad position. Try doing the subwoofer crawl. Google that one. Your subwoofers crossover may also not be set high enough. For instance your Klipsch may be rated down to 40 hz but there's a good chance it's not producing much authority below 60-70 hz in the room, so you would need to turn the subwoofer crossover up. Your speakers may also simply not be powerful enough. Or the room correction messed up. +1 8 inch sub might not have the oomph you seek. |
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Post by drtrey3 on Dec 3, 2014 18:13:17 GMT -5
6 inches from the wall? If so, that is too close to the wall, move them out as far as you can and give them a listen, then move them back to see what you can stand to give up.
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Post by drtrey3 on Dec 3, 2014 18:14:51 GMT -5
delete double post
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