Anthem MRX Receivers - 300, 500, 700 Owners Thread & Tweaking Guide - Page 254

Originally Posted by HeffeMusic


Thanks John,
I have watched WOTW, and I feel like my Apt is going fall through to the next floor. Will my graph look different when I recalculate? FYI my sub does go under 20hz, and yes it does have protection. But I never listen to movies under -30.

Originally Posted by jayray


Since the charts stop at 20Hz, you won't likely see anything but should feel something. As the alien pod emerges, you should feel low freq. punch.
John

Originally Posted by HeffeMusic


Ok,
I will try it and let you know. Do you have your main room set to flat?

Originally Posted by HeffeMusic

Thanks John,
I have watched WOTW, and I feel like my Apt is going fall through to the next floor. Will my graph look different when I recalculate? FYI my sub does go under 20hz, and yes it does have protection. But I never listen to movies under -30.

Originally Posted by Anthony A.


after listening to wotw, i tweaked my sub down to eliminate rattling, excessive boom, etc. that was about 2 months ago and my bass has never sounded better. i would encourage all to re-watch this movie (specifically, the pod scene where it comes out of the ground) to see if your sub is boomy or not.

Originally Posted by HeffeMusic

Thanks John,
I have watched WOTW, and I feel like my Apt is going fall through to the next floor. Will my graph look different when I recalculate? FYI my sub does go under 20hz, and yes it does have protection. But I never listen to movies under -30.

Originally Posted by Tigger!


HeffMusic,

Are you sure we didn't already have you set your sub to "Flat"? Check your targets window... your graph look like it may already be turned on...

Originally Posted by Kensmith48

Fed Ex is bringing my SVS PB13+ today and I'll be hooking it up to my MRX 500. I did a search about what to put the subs settings at to do an ARC calculation and I came up with:
1. Set the distance
2. Set Phase
3. Turn the subs internal xover off or as high as it will go.
4. Set the low pass filter as high as it will go.
Are there any other settings or do I have it covered?

Thanks,
Ken

Originally Posted by audit13

Found a dealer that currently has the the mrx-500 and mrx-700 on sale. The mrx-700 is about $410 more but I'm not sure if I really need to go with the mrx-700. I'll be replacing a Marantz sr7002 with the Anthem.

Speakers are: Energy rc-70 (left, right), Energy rc-lcr (centre), Mirage OMD-5 (rears), and SVS PB10-nsd (bash amp).

Questions are:

1) should I go for the mrx-700, or;
2) should I go for the mrx-500 and put the $410 towards a better sub or external amp; and
3) should I be worried about the popping issue people have talked about in this thread?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to read my thread.

Originally Posted by Brian-HD

I have the 700 and compared to an external (B&K 200.5). I sold my external amp. The amp in the 700 works well for me.

Originally Posted by bcms6

Also, is the "multi PCM" just an artifact of the PC player s/w, or is it encoded this way due to the HDMI? I prefer to keep it 2.0 PCM all the way through, if possible. I know this is not MRX-specific, so I will ask elsewhere if needed. Thanks

Originally Posted by audit13

Thanks for the info. Was there a particular reason you chose the 700 over the 500 and 300?

Originally Posted by Anthony A.

im getting screwy hdmi handshake lately with my mrx and external scaler. all of my sources are fed into the scaler. since it has 2 hdmi outs, i tried running 1 hdmi out directly to the pj and the other into an input on the mrx. if i do that, i get a crazy green screen in passthrough mode. no idea why, but im thinking if i output the hdmi to the pj and use optical out on the scaler and instead of using hdmi audio on the mrx, i use the optical instead, will i still be able to enjoy lossless audio, etc. exactly like i was when running audio through hdmi?

Originally Posted by drhankz

THROW the SCALER in the Dump and all will work fine.

Originally Posted by Anthony A.

im getting screwy hdmi handshake lately with my mrx and external scaler. all of my sources are fed into the scaler. since it has 2 hdmi outs, i tried running 1 hdmi out directly to the pj and the other into an input on the mrx. if i do that, i get a crazy green screen in passthrough mode. no idea why, but im thinking if i output the hdmi to the pj and use optical out on the scaler and instead of using hdmi audio on the mrx, i use the optical instead, will i still be able to enjoy lossless audio, etc. exactly like i was when running audio through hdmi?

Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau

If by "crazy green screen" you mean moving video that's tinted Ghastly Green (as opposed to a solid green screen), then you have a color space mismatch in your combo of stuff. Something thinks it is receiving YCbCr video data format when it is actually receiving RGB. Check your video output and next device input settings for each connection. Try explicit data format choices instead of Auto.

A solid green screen likely means a copy protection failure which could be as simple as a faulty cable or poor plug/socket fit.

Optical cable will not carry multichannel LPCM or the high bit rate Bitstreams. You'll get stereo LPCM or a lossy Bitstream like traditional DD 5.1 instead.

Why are you using an external scaler in the first place? You may not really need it.

When you ran video direct to your display and audio to the MRX, did you try disconnecting the video OUTPUT from the MRX?
--Bob

Originally Posted by sukumar

Does anybody know how high the volumes goes? I tried until now -15. Is 0 means reference level with something?

What is the level that corresponds to typical movie theater loudness level?

Originally Posted by Anthony A.


yes, it looks like a colorspace mismatch as you describe. the thing is, all the settings have remained the same on both the scaler and mrx (set to passthrough). it has worked fine for almost a year now without a hiccup then suddenly after upgrading firmwares from 50.11 and up, i would get a dropped signal every five minutes. my scaler has 2 video outputs and initially i had one of them input to the mrx hdmi input 1. then the mrx output to my pj. that no longer works as i get the dropped signal so instead i put hdmi output 1 from the scaler directly into the pj and hdmi output 2 into hdmi in 1 from the mrx. i used to do this when 50.04 firmware was out and it didn't have proper passthrough. this worked fine for months and the only thing i was missing was OSD of volume and menu. but if i try to do the same thing no, i get that colorspace mismatch thing. its the strangest thing as the mrx output is not even connected. the scaler direct to the pj is perfect, no video issues. as soon as i plug one of the scaler outputs into the mrx, i get the green. i can't see how its possible that the mrx is screwing with the color if its only on an input.

Originally Posted by hydrotex

My incoming speakers for the "surround" are the in-ceiling variety. they will be mounted behind the main viewing /listening area on a slanted cathedral ceiling. the speakers are *aim-able*. any words of wisdom prior to my first round of running ARC with them? TIA...

Originally Posted by TJG55

We have used Dynamat in-ceiling or in-wall boxes with excellent results. They will retrofit existing holes and speakers.
TJG

Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau

If you have a 5.1 speaker configuration, wire those speakers to the SIDE surround outputs and leave the REAR surround outputs unused -- the Rears are for 7.1 speaker hookups. Do this regardless of how far back physically those speakers are located.

Typically, ceiling speaker installations recommend something in the form of damper material in the cavity space above each speaker. If the manual for your speakers recommend that, don't skip that step.

To the extent possible, point the two of them towards your chosen location for ARC mic position #1.

You don't need to do anything different in terms of making your ARC Measurements.