Audyssey and Dyn EQ question

You should post this over in the Audyssey thread, you can get some great setup help:)

1. TV and music audio sources don't use the same "reference level" as do movies so you can improve the center channel dialogue with these sources by setting the Dyn EQ "Reference Level Offset" (p. 54 OM) setting to 10 or 15 which will lower the "reference level" of 0db down to either -10db or -15db (depending on which settings you use) and therefore reduce the impact of DynEQ (ie. rather than having to turn Dyn EQ completely OFF).
2. Although you can copy the Audyssey base curve to the Manual EQ setting, it represents only a crude image of what the dozens of Audyssey filter control points are actually doing. Also with Manual EQ enabled, Audyssey is set to OFF and therefore not recommended.
3. 80Hz is the recommended setting below which the sub can process the audio and above which the speaker can process the audio (with a speaker capable of going down to 80Hz). Also in the case of Audyssey MultEQ and MultEQ XT, there are far more sub filter control points used than speaker control points, so it's more beneficial to have the sub processing more of the audio.

First note that Audyssey has not set the crossover, rather it has only passed the -3db point of your speaker in its current environment to the AVR which then sets the speaker settings of LARGE/SMALL, crossover, distance, and volume setting. So then based on the 80Hz recommendation, and IF you also have a dedicated subwoofer in your setup, change your speakers to SMALL and raise their crossovers up to 80Hz which allow the sub to do the lower frequency processing and provide more headroom to the AVR for the speaker processing requirements.

For more info on Audyssey, review the Audyssey 101/FAQ Guide linked in my sig.

That's a first as most folks complain it's not as boomy as they are used to on their previous receiver. You may find turning Dyn EQ OFF all together is more to your liking. Otherwise, if you want to adjust the sub, make the adjustment using the remote control "CH Level" button so you can digitally track the change in case you want to return to it at a later date (ie. don't make the adjustment on the sub itself).

It's better to get the basics right first before relying on room correction to patch it up. So, check the centre speaker placement, if it's inside a cabinet, move it out a bit (enclosure isn't good for sound); if it's not a ear level then tilt it so it points straight at your ears.