Older polks compatible with new receivers?

finfan
finfan Posts: 35
edited June 2011 in Speakers
Just curious if anyone else has had problems calibrating their speakers using the new multieq from Audyssey. I bought a new Onkyo 3008 but had to send it back because the system wouldn't auto calibrate my speakers.

On another website someone said that it might be time to upgrade my speakers. I really like my Polk RT2000i mains and don't want to upgrade right now.

Just curious if anyone with older speakers has had problems with the auto Audyssey speaker set up on new receivers?
Receiver - Onkyo TX - NR807
CD Player - Onkyo C-S5VL
Bluray Player - Playstation 3
Turntable - Sony PS-LX110
Tuner - Yamaha TX-497
Main Speakers - Polk Audio RT 2000I
Center Speaker - Polk Audio CSI 400I
Rear speakers - Polk Audio FX 500I
10" Sub - Polk Audio PSW 450
TV - Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9
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  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited June 2011
    :eek: That`s a new one for me that the Onkyo wouldn't Calibrate your speakers .
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  • finfan
    finfan Posts: 35
    edited June 2011
    Almadacr wrote: »
    :eek: That`s a new one for me that the Onkyo wouldn't Calibrate your speakers .


    yeah it was weird my Onkyo 806 had no problem with the auto Audessy set up but the minute I upgraded to the Onkyo 3008 I kept getting a speaker error and it wouldn't complete the calibration. I checked all my speaker connections and everything was fine.

    So one of the members on another site said it was because my speakers were too old. Are 12 year old speakers really that old for the new receivers?
    Receiver - Onkyo TX - NR807
    CD Player - Onkyo C-S5VL
    Bluray Player - Playstation 3
    Turntable - Sony PS-LX110
    Tuner - Yamaha TX-497
    Main Speakers - Polk Audio RT 2000I
    Center Speaker - Polk Audio CSI 400I
    Rear speakers - Polk Audio FX 500I
    10" Sub - Polk Audio PSW 450
    TV - Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,781
    edited June 2011
    Why would it matter how old the speakers are? I think you got a defective AVR.
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  • polklore
    polklore Posts: 12
    edited June 2011
    Does not matter how old the speakers are as long as they are functioning properly. It's the speakers impedance or ohms you have to watch.
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited June 2011
    Somethings wrong with your Onkyo, I had an Audyssey mic break on mine before could be something like that. Sorry to hear about that but don't get rid of those Rt2000i's just yet:wink:
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  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited June 2011
    finfan wrote: »
    yeah it was weird my Onkyo 806 had no problem with the auto Audessy set up but the minute I upgraded to the Onkyo 3008 I kept getting a speaker error and it wouldn't complete the calibration. I checked all my speaker connections and everything was fine.

    So one of the members on another site said it was because my speakers were too old. Are 12 year old speakers really that old for the new receivers?

    There are guys using older speakers than yours , i think you should change the receiver .
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,015
    edited June 2011
    finfan wrote: »
    On another website someone said that it might be time to upgrade my speakers. I really like my Polk RT2000i mains and don't want to upgrade right now.

    Can't imagine which website that was.:rolleyes:

    No,your speakers aren't too old and that wouldn't matter anyway as long as they are functioning properly.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • 27dnast
    27dnast Posts: 255
    edited June 2011
    Definitely had to have been an AVR issue...
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