pulled the trigger...Monitor 60s are on the way!

inthewoods

wkdwarrior98 wrote: »

Please post your configuration. I hooked mine up last night and was somewhat disappointed, I am sure it is some setting I have not configured right. I have the Onkyo 608, 60's (fronts), CS2 (center), 40's (rear) and PSW505 for sub. I can't find how to set speakers small/large and have to crank to about 27 or so before I hear sound. Replaced an older Sony receiver and 20 wife was yelling for me to turn it down. Both are 100W per, so I thought they would be similar.......

There is no small/large setting on the 608.

So does the Sony have a volume range from 1-100?

Lietuvis91

inthewoods wrote: »

There is no small/large setting on the 608.

Not exactly... if you keep decreasing the hz rate eventually it switches to the "large" setting.

inthewoods

Lietuvis91 wrote: »

...I actually have my cs2 set at 100hz because I think this makes the dialog much cleaner. The way I have mine setup sounds good to my ears!

I'm going to have to give that a try.

Lietuvis91 wrote: »

Not exactly... if you keep decreasing the hz rate eventually it switches to the "large" setting.

No it switches to "full band"... is that considered "large"?

Lietuvis91

inthewoods wrote: »

No it switches to "full band"... is that considered "large"?

My fault, you're right, its "full band", not "large". My marantz has a "large" setting, I must have gotten those 2 confused.

wkdwarrior98

Slimwhit33 wrote: »

Boy, I just couldn't be happier. Came home from work an hour or so ago and ran the Yamaha 667's calibration. Running that with 60's in front, CS2 Center and 30's in rear. Sound is awesome!!!

Can't talk about your receiver and how to change stuff... read the manual or I'm sure there are people on here who have your receiver who will help. But I don't think the problem is with the speakers, its just the setup you are currently running on your receiver.

Does the 608 have an auto-calibration tool? It has to I would think...

It does and I ran it. It made alot of chirping sounds, even with the receiver being on 0, and chirping sounds were ok loud. I was running it last night about 12:30 and thought I was going to wake people up. Afterwards I put in a movie and you have to turn it to about 28, JUST to hear something, and I thought that was strange. I upgraded from an older Sony receiver same 100W per channel and around 20 was was telling me to turn it down.

After reading several posts about this and input from other members, it seems this receiver has to have more volume for sound. 30-40 for t.v., 40-50 for music and 50-65 for movies.

wkdwarrior98

Lietuvis91 wrote: »

Yes it does, it's called audissey. Comes with a microphone for calibration. Very easy to use as well, just gotta read the manual.

I also suggest setting the m60s and cs2 to 80hz and pass everything below to the sub. I actually have my cs2 set at 100hz because I think this makes the dialog much cleaner. The way I have mine setup sounds good to my ears!

Manual is pretty clear about audissey set-up and it performed well, centered, right, then left and it chirped along like two birds in a birdbath. It was after that I thought I might have something set wrong, when I had to turn it to 28 just to get a sound. Not that it doesn't sound good,just have to turn it so much louder than my older receiver.

wkdwarrior98

inthewoods wrote: »

I'm going to have to give that a try.


No it switches to "full band"... is that considered "large"?

I am learning as I go, I saw this in the manual and was looking for large or small, as people had been posting, and did not see it. I did not realize that "Full Band" meant large, another proof on my audioholic imbalance.