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Post by vneal on May 20, 2015 10:42:53 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I'll try the 80 Hz first and go down to 60 Hz if needed. Now should I set 80 Hz for all 5 speakers or just the mains? What about the surrounds and center? Set all speakers for SMALL and 80 Hz
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Post by restless on May 20, 2015 22:44:35 GMT -5
Stan, I used to run a MRX-500 with my B&W, and ended up running the 7.1 output to Emotiva amps and then to the speakers.
There are a couple of steps you should complete. In the MRX, set the distance to the speakers. Your subwoofer should be driven directly from the SUB output on the 7.1 outputs (this is a combo of LFE and Music. There are LEVEL CALIBRATIONS for each channel, and there are 2 SUB Calibrations. One for MUSIC SUB and one for LFE SUB. IF you run ARC, those values may be changed, but you can bump them back up to get more gain to the Subs. Make sure the music your are playing has some SUB component (some electonic cuts have boosted bass). Play with the LEVEL setting while you listen, this can be adjusted through the setup. Find a movie, and play the Transformer or something like that, and adjust the MOVIE SUB levels. For most stereo listening, you would not expect much from the sub, unless you set your main speakers to a cutoff of 80. From the manual, you can ' Select 60, 80, 100, 120 or 150 Hz' After you run ARC, you will hear the test tones from the SUB, but ARC may set the levels lower than you may wish. Simply bump the level up a bit after the run.
Personally, I left the speaker set to LARGE, and used the SUB for mostly LFE work from Movies. I was using 704's for the MAIN, and full size rear and smaller surrounds, and that is what my setup looked like L/R set to FULL, RearR/L set to FULL, and SURR L/R set to SMALL. Also, you can experiment with the different modes, even with stereo. I found that ALL STEREO, with the Front and Rear speakers set correctly, sounded really immersive. Depending on your stereo source, even the Internet stations on the MRX sounded good in both STEREO and ALL STEREO.
Also, TURN OFF any DOLBY AUDIO setting on the unit, they are make everything worse. Check the manual, pages 15/16/17/18. I still have my MRX-500, even though the main system processor is now a XMC-1. Had the same issues with the XMC-1 and it was a learning curve from the ANTHEM/ARC.
One last option would be to drive the 855 with a full output feed (RECORD OUT or ZONE 2 output(have to remember to turn on Zone 2)), and then set the cutoff of the Sub around 80. The 803 and the 855 should work well with the MRX. (mine was 704/750 matchup).
Best of luck, John
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Post by stanlee on May 21, 2015 0:29:02 GMT -5
Hey John,
Your set up sounds complex. I just ARC'd my set up and after that set all my speakers to small 80 Hz
I don't use the sub for 2 channel music. Have a separate pre-amp for my stereo sources. I think the 803's does a pretty good job putting out bass for music listening...
I will definitely use the sub in the future for music when I upgrade the receiver to a pre/pro
Had a test run today watching dark night rises. Pretty friggin awesome!!!
Wondering if there's any room for improvement...?
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Post by stanlee on May 23, 2015 9:49:09 GMT -5
Hey guys
Seems like I have to turn up the volume quite a bit to feel the full effects of the movie. I'm guessing the gain set by ARC was a bit on the low side. If I manually increase the gain setting in the anthem MRX receiver, will that mess up the room correction curves and what not....?
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Post by stanlee on May 23, 2015 19:06:15 GMT -5
No input? Wow LOL
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Post by Gary Cook on May 23, 2015 22:17:44 GMT -5
If all channels show equal SPL then it's simply a matter of how loud you personally prefer to listen at. Or perhaps the loudness your neighbours will tolerate.
Cheers Gary
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Post by restless on May 23, 2015 23:04:38 GMT -5
you can bump the gain on the subs only, just make sure to either do the MOVIE or the STEREO Sub setting. It will leave the other speaker setting as it. ARC is a great place to start from, and then tweak to your personal preferences.
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Post by stanlee on May 23, 2015 23:32:58 GMT -5
Restless
If I Bump the gain on all the speakers let's say by 2, will that mess up the room correction response curve set by ARC?
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Post by Gary Cook on May 24, 2015 0:34:13 GMT -5
Restless If I Bump the gain on all the speakers let's say by 2, will that mess up the room correction response curve set by ARC? Not if you do them all equally by 2db. Which of course is the same as turning up the master volume by 2db. Cheers Gary
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Post by stanlee on May 24, 2015 3:30:32 GMT -5
Which is better? Turning gain up or volume or no difference?
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Post by vneal on May 24, 2015 5:59:27 GMT -5
no difference
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Post by qdtjni on May 24, 2015 6:46:52 GMT -5
Using the volume control rather than increasing gain, will avoid XMC-1 normalizing the level to avoid clipping. Meaning the results by raising the volume would be more predictable.
Note that you should still adjust channel gain so SPL is equal for all speakers.
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