Audyssey woes: Denon 1612 setup

[aakashr]

Thanks Aakashr
That was good reading. Hope I get the sound sweet at some stage.....(till then I will listen to my Audio/ Music on the Fatman & keep this for movies)

You're welcome...........Here's the thing, ideally you want to get a SPL meter and manually calibrate the speakers. Since most of us are not able to do so, AUDYSSEY comes to the rescue.

It auto calibrates the speakers taking room acoustics into consideration and I am very happy with the results. You can also engage Dynamic Volume which is optional, but I find it adds more punch to the overall experience.

 

[prabu]

I am facing similar issues hooking up Denon 1612 AVR with Boston Acounstics XS 5.1 speaker system.

After spending few hours, I was able to get the 5 speakers working with the receiver.

I didn't have the subwoofer cable so was unable to test the subwoofer. So initially the Audyssey settings were done without the subwoofer connected.
Then I bought Cambridge Audio 300 Series 1Ph/1Ph Digital Cable and have used it to connect sub to the AVR.

Even after connecting the sub, I don't hear any sound coming from the subwoofer, I did try setting the subwoofer mode to LFE+Main but no luck.
Also in the Speaker Setup > Channel Level > Test Tone Start
I don't hear any test sound from the subwoofer though all other speakers are working fine and can also hear test sound from them.

In the Speaker Setup > Auto Setup > Speaker Config Check>
I see that the Front speakers are specified as Large and Subwoofer setting is No.
Though on the Speaker Setup > Speaker Config >
I have set Fronts as small and Subwoofer as Yes.

I am not sure how I can override Audyssey settings to get the sub working.
Can anyone advice if I am missing anything?

 

[baijuxavior]

You already set the avr in 5.0 mode and so there is no subwoofer. Do the audessey setup again and this time select 5.1 option. Plug-in the setup mic, and the avr will prompt you for auto setup.

 

[manu george]

my denon 1612 detects my subwoofer and plays test tone during auto setup but there is no equalization for the subwoofer after caliberation.

 

[Santanu Ghosh]

Hi,
The Profx guys did manual setup(no audissey) on my 1612.They set the xover at 100Hz and bass sttings at LFE+Main(100Hz).
But in the manual of Denon it is recommended to keep the xover to 80Hz for large spks(higher for small spkrs) & bass settings to 120Hz.

Do u guys can suggest me what to do?

I have checked with both options but couldn't understand any difference

 

[abhish002]

Hi,
The Profx guys did manual setup(no audissey) on my 1612.They set the xover at 100Hz and bass sttings at LFE+Main(100Hz).
But in the manual of Denon it is recommended to keep the xover to 80Hz for large spks(higher for small spkrs) & bass settings to 120Hz.

Do u guys can suggest me what to do?

I have checked with both options but couldn't understand any difference

HI Santanu
I had recently bought a 1612 and had done all the calibearation myself so had struugled a lot and finally came to Audessy and a few tweaks which will give you the best results.
First of all the biggest mistake that people make is by setting LFE+Main. It is best advised to change this to only LFE at 80Hz. LFE+Main passes the lower frequencies to both the floor standers and the subwoofer, something that is called Double bass in Onkyo.
Let me list down the steps to follow for your configuration,
1. Connect all your speakers and use the test tone to check if sound is coming from all speakers. This will ensure that all speakers are connected to the right ports.
2. Connect the Audessy mic. You will be automatically prompted for the the auto setup. Click next.
3. Place mic (static, try not to hold in hand) in your primary listening position and click next for the test beeps.
4. For 2nd position place mic to the left side and for 3rd position place mic to the right side of primary listening position.
5. For 4th and 5th keep mic in front and back of primary listeing position.
6. You can now skip the 6th position or keep mic behind 5th position. i.e. 2 steps behind primary listening position.
7. Once done with all positions, let Audessy do the calculations.
8. After the calculations do the following tweaks,
i) Go to speaker configuration and select the front speakers as ''Small'' irrespective of if you have FS.(This will enable bass management)
ii) If LFE+Main is selected then change that to only LFE and set to 80Hz (this will be the bass setting)
iii) Check the cross over frequency. If you have FS then it would show 40Hz. Change that to 80Hz.
iv) Now if the bass level is not sufficient then go to Tone level and increase the bass level. (sorry not able to remember the exact menu)

The above setting will give you the best bass management for music and movies. For movies if needed you can change the LFE setting to 120Hz.

Happy listening

 

[Santanu Ghosh]

Hi, abhish002

That xplanation was grt & simple.Thx u very much.
One more query - should I place the mic at the ear level ? at how much distance (in left,right,front and back) the mic should be kept from the primary listening position?

 

[abhish002]

Hi, abhish002

That xplanation was grt & simple.Thx u very much.
One more query - should I place the mic at the ear level ? at how much distance (in left,right,front and back) the mic should be kept from the primary listening position?

Yes ear level.
Keep approx. 1 feet distance as long as you cover the actual listening area.
Also make sure that the bass level knob if any on the subwoofer should be kept at 12 o'clock position, and the phase knob should be set to 180 degress.
Make sure all the furniture that would normally exist in your room is left as is.