Howto Set Gains on AVR with Monitor 30 and CS1 center speakers??

GunPR

Hi there, im learning alot the past week about AVR and speakers and what not, didnt know nothing at all to be honest...

Lot of info to swallow if you ask me, decided to jump on a entry level true avr instead of a HTIB. Now with this i have learned why i have burn some speakers and receivers using the wrong equipment in my early years of my life..

Crossing cables, joining 2 speakers into one channel and what not... Now i understand everything.. Im not a audio person, and just wanted loud sound didnt care to much for it till now..

So i keep it simple;

I bought an onkyo TX-SR308 entry level avr
http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR308&class=Receiver&p=f
and i decided that i dont need to buy new speakers, because i can use my old samsung HTiB speakers with it... I found out later that was a BIG MISTAKE thank GOD i didnt have time enough to try out the receiver so everything is ok..

The Onkyo support 3ohms (which the samsung HTIB speakers are) but i read ohms drop and go up depending on the frequency... Anyway i told myself why i bought a good AVR and decided to pair it with mediocre speakers?

So, I went the extra mile and get the Polk Audio speakers, as reviews all over the internet recommends.. Oh yeah i did my good share of info hunting before i hit that trigger. I dont spent this kind of money if is not for computer hardware, thats the only thing i would NOT hold myself on spending money. I know there is more expensive speakers out there but to me this Polks are too expensive to be honest..

As i said im not an audio person, maybe i dont appreciate this speakers yet. I went twice as much as i was intended to spent in the first place. As a matter of fact i have spent more money on the speakers than the receiver itself, go figures lol.

Anyway, i want to set my gains on the receiver itself as the monitor 30 and cs1 support more watts than the Onkyo 65w x chan @ 8ohms, but im not sure how to achieve this..

Somebody can help me here, please.

GunPR

So nobody? Not even the makers of this speakers?
WoW!!!

Outfitter03

There is not a need to set the gain or watts from your AVR to the speakers. The AVR will provide the correct amount of power (watts) to drive the speakers.

The concern with a lower power AVR is trying to get too much volume out of it. If you turn the volume up too loud you can push the amp into what is called clipping and damage the tweeters on your speakers. The Monitor 30 speakers and CS-1 are very efficient speakers and your AVR should not have a problem providing enough power for reasonable listening levels with this setup of speakers.

The AVR manual should walk you through setting up your speaker volume levels to "Calibrate" your system for your specific speaker placement and room. If you have specific questions on how to make those settings please post as a follow up and there are a lot of Onkyo owners on this site that can help. You need to be specific with your questions and have some patience for a reply.

Congratulations on your new speakers and AVR!

GunPR

Outfitter03 wrote: »

There is not a need to set the gain or watts from your AVR to the speakers. The AVR will provide the correct amount of power (watts) to drive the speakers.

The concern with a lower power AVR is trying to get too much volume out of it. If you turn the volume up too loud you can push the amp into what is called clipping and damage the tweeters on your speakers. The Monitor 30 speakers and CS-1 are very efficient speakers and your AVR should not have a problem providing enough power for reasonable listening levels with this setup of speakers.

The AVR manual should walk you through setting up your speaker volume levels to "Calibrate" your system for your specific speaker placement and room. If you have specific questions on how to make those settings please post as a follow up and there are a lot of Onkyo owners on this site that can help. You need to be specific with your questions and have some patience for a reply.

Congratulations on your new speakers and AVR!

Thanks and thanks for the reply, glad someone said something and try to help me out ...

The Polk speakers sounds awesome very clear, im listening sounds that i didnt even notice before @_@.....

But, im having a problem with the pre-out and my Rockford Fosgate 12'' sub with his own AudioSource Amp 100 on Mono Bridged Mode to get 150rms matched on both. Audio knob on the amp is on 75%, dont want to raise it more, because you know preventing audio distortion or clipping.

This speakers are so awesome that i dont need to raise the volume that much to have a nice relax sound experience like 15 to 25 (low volume) out of 100, But my sub is barely moving, i have to put the sub db signal to +12db, so it can be a little bit noticeable in low volumes...



What i can do? the audio gain and crossover on my receiver is not that much self-explanatory even looking at the instructions booklet from my AVR..

But for some weird reason i think im getting more bass from the Polk speakers than the sub itself, it is me or polk is that good? I know if i turn up the volume on the AVR the sub eventually takes over, but in lower volumes my polk's are killing my sub... This is with just L/R, no center channel connected or rear speakers yet so once i add that center channel bye bye sub ?....


Btw what you call;
((reasonable listening levels with this setup of speakers.))

Above what volume %?

Thanks in advance.


EDIT: Or maybe, im not familiar to this quality of audio. The subwoofer sound is there, but is not that flashy sound if you know what im saying.

At this volume (15), it is low (with the +12db setting) and it surrounds you, instead of just the regular flashy ((boom boom)) that you can clearly pinpoint the sub location by ear alone.