"Official" Audyssey thread (FAQ in post #1) - Page 686

Originally Posted by SoundofMind

I am sure your English is WAY better than my Dutch. But you are expecting too much from the AVR prompts on the display illustrations. AT MOST some units, like my Denon, prompt you with the next position number, but the displayed positions on your display will never appear any different. Those are only suggested mic placements anyway. As bluesky clarified for you, once the tones finish for a position, you move the mic manually to a different position and then prompt it to take the next measurement. I believe you have MultEQXT and can stop after 3 or 8 positions. I am pretty sure your unit is functioning correctly. Proceed and finish autosetup.

Originally Posted by JohnNY-C

Currently, where is the best place to buy the Audyssey pro installer mic kit + software? I have an NAD M15HD on the way and my current mic + RoomEQ Wizard isn't going to work.

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

Check with NAD. They may have a solution for you.

Originally Posted by JohnNY-C

By the way, I'm with you as far as SACDs but it's so hard to find good deals on new, stand-alone players... I think that the current state of SACD is more of a marketing issue (broken feedback loop with consumer).

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

??? Are you saying there's a paucity of players or of SACDs? I do not think there is a shortage of players, at least not at the moment. As for SACDs, that depends on your interests.

Originally Posted by CBdicX

Yes i do now, thank you for your kind help :-)

Originally Posted by CBdicX

CLEAR, thank you all !!
I was indeed on the wrong track in thinking i would be seeing a different mic position on the (TV) screen.......

Originally Posted by JohnNY-C

Sorry, let me add some more detail around the edges as I sometimes like to just jump (ed: LEAP) to point B and blurt out my conclusions...

I don't think that there are any players which are marketed towards a broad audience in an attempt for the market to coalesce around upgrading the analog components downstream of the current red-book-reproducing sounds of yesterday. If anything, it solidifies your point made about the adoption of stereo/multi-ch. BD playback but finds itself in the same marketing (I mean this in the most general of terms, "turning a want into a need") conundrum. Essentially, there's the "why do I need it when my speakers can't reproduce it" crowd, and then there are those in the know which consider these facits to be essential and had for low-dollar-amounts...

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

I am still lost.

Originally Posted by bluesky636

Maybe you should discuss this topic here:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...ysprune=&f=112

Originally Posted by JohnNY-C

So, I'll let everyone know how great my little room sounds next weekend!

Originally Posted by JohnNY-C

THese days, people should expect better sound for less $

Originally Posted by audyssey

Exactly. In fact, if a Sub Equalizer or SVS AS-EQ1 is used we prefer that the AVR doesn't "know". It is relieved of its duty to equalize the sub(s) and all it does is apply the trim and delay that the Sub Equalizer of SVS AS-EQ1 tells it to in their software.

Originally Posted by d.j.

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Hi Chris

Why do you/SVS then recommend now ( version 1.3 - with MultEQ avr´s ) that we dont use the values the AS-EQ1 recommend, but use that the AVR/MultEQ finds after that ?

dj

Originally Posted by millerwill

If one has one of the XT AVR's that is Aud Pro 'Ready', i.e., capable of using the Pro kit, it seems redundant to get the Pro kit and also the AS-EQ1; is that correct? I.e., does the AS-EQ1 go beyond what the Pro kit does in the sub region?

Originally Posted by d.j.

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Hi Chris

Why do you/SVS then recommend now ( version 1.3 - with MultEQ avr´s ) that we dont use the values the AS-EQ1 recommend, but use that the AVR/MultEQ finds after that ?

dj

Originally Posted by audyssey

The Audyssey Pro Kit has the following advantages:

1) A better, individually-calibrated mic
2) The ability to fine tune the target curve using a graphic curve editor
3) The ability to save and reload measurements

The resolution of the MultEQ XT filters is the same, however, as when you run the built-in version of MultEQ XT. This is because the processor in the AVR is still the same and it can only run a certain resolution.

The AS-EQ1 gives you the ability to get much higher resolution in the subwoofer channel because of the stand-alone processor. It also gives you the ability to blend two subs in a way that is not possible in current AVRs.

Originally Posted by audyssey

The Audyssey Pro Kit has the following advantages:

1) A better, individually-calibrated mic
2) The ability to fine tune the target curve using a graphic curve editor
3) The ability to save and reload measurements

The resolution of the MultEQ XT filters is the same, however, as when you run the built-in version of MultEQ XT. This is because the processor in the AVR is still the same and it can only run a certain resolution.

The AS-EQ1 gives you the ability to get much higher resolution in the subwoofer channel because of the stand-alone processor. It also gives you the ability to blend two subs in a way that is not possible in current AVRs.

Originally Posted by batpig

just follow the Audyssey Setup Guide (linked in the first post) as it provides very detailed, step-by-step instructions.

for your subwoofer:

1. set phase to 0
2. set crossover to "bypass", or if that is not possible turn the crossover all the way up
3. set volume between 1/3 and 1/2 on the knob

Then run Audyssey and let it do its thing. The Auto Setup program will set the crossovers for the little Take speakers (probably 150Hz or so).

After that, enjoy! And of course let the upgrade bug creep slowly in, as you start to think about the fact that your 707 has Audyssey DSX, and how there's all that empty space on the wall and if you just bought two more speakers you could replace the front channels and move two of the Takes to "wide" or "height" speakers....

Originally Posted by Tybee

... Should I adjust the volume on the sub or on the receiver?...

Originally Posted by Tybee

Thanks! I'm pretty pleased with the results after calibration, but I'm wanting a bit more bass. Should I adjust the volume on the sub or on the receiver?

Originally Posted by SoundofMind

Once autosetup is run, do not touch the sub as that cannot be precisely undone and returned to reference without a rerun. Feel free to adjust the sub channel in the AVR to preference, as that is easily reestablished at the push of a button.

Originally Posted by pepar

The sub channel trim on the receiver.

Originally Posted by Tybee

Gotcha. Makes sense. I'm still a little paranoid that I had the volume set incorrectly for the auto-calibration (it said between 1/3 and 1/2, so I turned the dial to about 11 o'clock -- not Spinal Tap 11, mind you).

Originally Posted by Tybee

Gotcha. Makes sense. I'm still a little paranoid that I had the volume set incorrectly for the auto-calibration (it said between 1/3 and 1/2, so I turned the dial to about 11 o'clock

Originally Posted by pepar

Presently, I use a laser alignment system to target the point in space that more or less the geographical center of heads in the listening area. Should the Wides be similarly aimed? I'm wondering because the spread between them will put the left outer seats more off axis from the left Wide than they are with L. And vice versa for the right outside seats.