Definitive Owners Thread - Page 929

Originally Posted by Skrill 

Hey all,
How good are the BP7006 amped floorstanding speakers? They get great reviews, and the price is right (50% off list). Just interested in any thoughts.
Also -- will they match well with a Mythos 3 as a center channel? The matching center for 7006's is a bit steep on the price side.
Thanks!

Originally Posted by KJSmitty 

- Your speakers are 8 ohm speakers (average of 8 ohm - IE, aspeaker could peak from 2-30 ohms etc)
- As for an audible difference it's hard to say. An actual pair of 6 ohm speakers has less resistance thus can flow power more easily. Setting your AVR to 6 ohms basically causes it to raise the watts yet lower the amps to avoid the amp from flowing to easily and overheating or burning up circuits etc. In most AVRs it's a protection mode with what you would call a zero sum gain. Your rated watts per channel may be higher yet the lower amperage use results in the power to speaker (sound) dynamics to be equal. With your 8 ohm speakers you could very well be limiting the low frequency response/performance utilizing the 6 ohm setting. Will you hear it, maybe, maybe not..
Bottom line, because your AVR is say rated at 100 watts at 8 ohms yet 125 watts at 6 ohms, it by no means should have you selecting 6 ohm settings even though utilizing 8 ohm speakers. You are gaining nothing, rather likely hurting the performance.
Seriously, im no expert but have been around electronics a bit and even built my own amps to understand enough to be confussing... :-)
Do a bit of "Google'ing". You will also find out that given today's AVRs, many will tell you to leave it set to 8 ohms regardless if running 6 ohm speakers, then just ensure it has proper cooling. Really good and or older robust amps didn't even offer a "ohm" selection. Rather the amp was just rated for speaker loads equal to/greater than 4 ohms etc.
Either way, you won't hurt your AVR or the DTs. The fact your Onkyo came set at 6 ohms may just be their initial protection in the event someone uses 6 ohm speakers and is unaware of the possible issues if set to 8. Does your AVR manual give you any pointers?
Enjoy

Originally Posted by lamonsasa 

No it does not say anything about setting the omh in the manual.. so u saying that by having the omh on the reciever's setting set to 6, im hurting performance? i mean the system sounds great with movies and music, so by having the receiver set to 6 omh instead of 8 omh, my receiver is working harder than it should? or its not working enough to give the speakers the full power?

Originally Posted by rollie83 

Yeah i just got mine, they rock, they sound awesome and i havent begun to calibrate or have them placed where i want them!

Originally Posted by lamonsasa 

U just got the bp8's too? That's cool man

Originally Posted by rollie83 

Yeah im thinking of buying a third for a center!!!

Originally Posted by rollie83 

Yeah im thinking of buying a third for a center!!!

Originally Posted by lamonsasa 

thats awesome man, how are they compared to the bp6? i cant wait to get them!

Originally Posted by josh6113 

If your able I'd say do it...I have the 8060-st's and I'm going to get a third tower for a center soon...

Originally Posted by rollie83 

I would have to wall mount my tv a bit higher which i think i could but might have to put it behind my av rack. I might make it work somehow. Actually im going to check right now il see if i can put some pics and maybe get some input. Oh these replced my sm450 which were awesome as well but the bp8 are a on a different level!

Originally Posted by rental pro 

I just picked up the bp8060st kit but I upgraded to the matching 8060 center with the 8040 rears. Can't wait to get them hooked up. Has anyone felt the need to add a sub to this setup?

Originally Posted by tmauceri 

I'm expecting my 8060 package next week. I was told by Def Tech that a dock strike in LA stalled delivery on the very popular bundle. A rep at World Wide Stereo the Amazon dealer I ordered from told me, after many communications, they should arrive on Jan 11th or 12th. I ordered them on Dec 21st a X-mas gift from my wife, still waiting!

Originally Posted by ceh383 

I ran Audyessy setup this morning and had to turn the built-in subs down. I had them set at 50% as recommended, now they are set at about 25%. The trim level is set at -7db,

I just picked up the bp8060st kit but I upgraded to the matching 8060 center with the 8040 rears. Can't wait to get them hooked up. Has anyone felt the need to add a sub to this setup?

Originally Posted by BartMan01 

One trick with Audyessy:
Run the first measurement and then calculate. Look at the level adjustment on the sub and turn it up if + and down if -. Rinse and repeat until the trim applied by Audyessy is between +/-3. That gets you in the middle of the adjustment range and gives you more flexibility to turn the sub levels up/down as needed in the receiver for the content.

Originally Posted by lamonsasa 

guys i have a question, what should i set the crossover for my bp8's to get the most out of them, auddysey obviously sets them as full range but if i keep them as full range, the subwoofer wont receive any frequencies to play right? should i cross the bp8's at 60hz just like i do with my CLR2002 center channel? my bP2X/s surounds are crossed over at 80hz.

Originally Posted by ceh383 

Understood, as it sits now, it sounds good. I ran it several times turning the subs down each time, until the last run it set the subs to -12db. At least now I know it's close, and still have some adjustment left. I'll play with it more, but I ran out of time today.
What surprised most was where it set the crossovers. 120hz for the fronts, 60hz for the center, and 200hz for the surrounds...Room acoustics I guess...

Originally Posted by joeatdefinitive 

Hi Skrill, we have discontinued the BP 7006 now, and at that price it is a great value. I would urge you to go for it on the center channel, though. That's the most important speaker in a home theater system, because 80 - 90 % of the soundtracks information is located there. The Mythos 3 is a good speaker and it will work, but you may want something better for those 7006's. Best, Joe

Originally Posted by lamonsasa 

hey guys, a quick question, do any of you use the def tech BP6's as surround speakers, im upgrading my front left and right bp6's with BP8's in a few days, and im going to sell the bp6's but a wild idea came to my mind to perhaps use the bp6's as surrounds? currently im using BP2X's as my surrounds, will the bp6's be a huge improvement over these?

Originally Posted by lamonsasa 

hey guys, a quick question, do any of you use the def tech BP6's as surround speakers, im upgrading my front left and right bp6's with BP8's in a few days, and im going to sell the bp6's but a wild idea came to my mind to perhaps use the bp6's as surrounds? currently im using BP2X's as my surrounds, will the bp6's be a huge improvement over these?