cross over settings for pioneer vsx-lx-302 -7.1 network av receiver

[Dr.vinayaka]

My speakers configuration as follows
Warfaedale drivers: floor standing
pecification

General description 2.5-way floorstanding speaker
Enclosure type bass reflex
Transducer complement 2.5-way
Bass driver 165mm Woven Kevlar Cone
Midrange driver 165mm Woven Kevlar Cone
Treble driver 25mm Soft Dome
AV shield No
Sensitivity(2.83V @ 1m) 88dB
Recommended amplifier power 25-150W
Peak SPL 102dB
Nominal impedance 8Ω Compatible
Frequency response (+/-3dB) 40Hz - 20kHz
Bass extension (-6dB) 37Hz
Crossover frequency 2.3kHz
Cabinet Volume (in litres) 35L
Height (on plinth & spikes) (938+25)mm
Width 196mm
Depth (with terminals) (306+28)mm

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Diamond surround:
Format Surround
Bass/Mid Driver 2 X 100mm
Tweeter 2 X 25mm
Suitable Amplifier Power 15 - 120W
Nominal Impedance 6 Ω
A/V Shielded no
Sensitivity (1W @ 1M) 86 dB
Nominal Frequency Range 70-24kHz
HF Limit (-10dB) 44kHz
Freq. Fb 80Hz
Crossover Frequency 3.5kHz
Dimensions (mm)(H*W*D) 280*290*132

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Subwoofer:
Specifications:

Description/Format Active Dynamic-Drive IB subwoofer system
Drive Units 1 x 10" (250mm) cone long-throw
Frequency Response (+/-3dB) 35Hz - 150Hz
Amplifier Power Output 150W
Peak Power Output 300W
Line Input Sensitivity 100mV for maximum output
Crossover Range 30Hz - 150Hz
Inputs Stereo Line In (2 x RCA Phono), Mono (LFE) Line In (RCA Phono)
Input Impedance Line In 10kOhms, LFE 5kOhms
Signal-to-noise ratio >85dB
Avg. Max Output @1m 110dB
Features Low pass filter slope adjustment, Phase inversion, Auto on/off, High pass output
Dimensions 363 (+30) x 333 x 372 (+22)

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Diamond 220c centre speaker:
Specification

General description 2-way centre speaker
Enclosure type bass reflex
Transducer complement 2-way
Bass driver 130mm Woven Kevlar Cone x 2
Treble driver 25mm Soft Dome
AV shield Yes
Sensitivity(2.83V @ 1m) 89dB
Recommended amplifier power 25-150W
Peak SPL 95dB
Nominal impedance 8Ω Compatible
Frequency response (+/-3dB) 60Hz - 20kHz
Bass extension (-6dB) 65Hz
Crossover frequency 2.3kHz
Cabinet Volume (in litres) 11.8L
Height (on plinth & spikes) (174+16)mm
Width 470mm
Depth (with terminals) (236+28)mm

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Pioneer av receiver
Amplification

Channels: 7
Amplification Type: Direct Energy
170 W/ch (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1.0 %, 1ch Driven)

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Please help me
With regards
Vinayaka

 

[elangoas]

Manual measurement:

Macc measurement:

Lot of variation between manual & MCACC measurement, other than center & subwoofer.. Have them corrected..

Cross over settings in av receiver:
Front - large
Centre- large
Rest all speakers- small
Cross over frequency- 80 hz

You can have the fronts & center also set to small..

Should I select - main or main + sub or sub alone

Please refer to Manual & see what each setting does..

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Thank you sir
With regards
Vinayaka

 

[shankara.kris]

Cross over settings in av receiver:
Front - large
Centre- large
Rest all speakers- small
Cross over frequency- 80 hz

If you are using with subwoofer (i.e. subwoofer=yes) then set the front left and right, center and surrounds speakers to small. This is irrespective of your drivers are large and capable of playing low frequencies, you should set them small and by doing it all crossover frequencies set below for these speakers (80hz in your case) will be redirected to your subwoofer and this will give you dynamic sound stage presentation.

 

[shankara.kris]

Should I calibrate macc distance with manual measured distance

Never change the distance measurements calibrated by MCACC Eq. You could tweak the decibles + or - 2db but never change the distance measurements. In my opinion the calibration measurement does not work the way imagine it to be. It takes into account the time the sound waves takes to reach the mic to determine the settings.

 

[shankara.kris]

Dolby settings- main
Should I select - main or main + sub or sub alone

Main + Sub

 

[shankara.kris]

Guess all my responses are probably outdated now! lol

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Guess all my responses are probably outdated now! lol

Thank you sir
I have changed my receiver to Marantz SR 6013 since I was fed up with tweaking pioneer. Any way it will help people who watch this thread. Thanks a lot again

 

[shankara.kris]

You're welcome

 

[arunthegr8]

Even though you have floor standing speakers it is always better to crossover to the subs. I have a full range speaker but I have crossed over at 40Hz. Try 40 or 60 Hz. For select sub alone. Audyssey mostly gets distances right but is too aggressive on the upper end which makes the sound felt sounding. Dirac and RoomPerfect are much better in that aspect. There is no single phase switch setting. It depends on room and placement. Please try different phase settings and see in which the bass is the strongest but not overbearing.

 

[Dr.vinayaka]

Thank you