Here are some of the better known ones (Nakamichi plugs) of different variants like hollow bananas, which apply higher pressure to the contact area http://www.nakamichiplug.com/product-0534E.html
I installed more than a hundred of those...
You may use your tone controls the way you want after activating Audyssey MultEQ XT, but you can't use the built-in EQ additionally, because that is just the lower alternative to Audyssey, as it is just a simple EQ without the merits of...
In multi-channel setup most AVRs deliver only a rather small percentage of their stated two channel specs. It's quite common that a 145 Watt/per channel channel amp will deliver only about 60 Watt/channel in 9 channel setup as tested by...
Two "problems" usually show up after Audyssey EQ:
1) not enough bass, because room modes (boom) have been removed to a larger extent from the frequency response, thus "only" the original (natural) bass content is audible
2) expectation...
Depends on the panel technology used by the manufacturer.
Most are PVA with a limited viewing angle but goof black levels, some use IPS (like LG) which is a lot more stable concerning the viewing angle but has a somewhat lesser black...
For basic calibration you should turn off all processing whatsoever incl. local dimming etc because it might (and will) interfere with your adjustments.
Additionally you should do the settings not only for that specific input but in...
The more deficient and complex existing acoustics are the more divergent are the results of individual RQ systems.
The development of an individual RQ system is based upon a predefined model of a common room plus speaker setup and its...