Cs2 Center channel issue

Bdyllius

I recently purchased the Polk CS2, Monitor 70's, and monitor 30's, all hooked up to a very basic sony dh810 receiver. My issue is i did a calibration, and when i played a movie the center channel seemed to be very quiet. I then went into the Level and saw it had set it to -3.0. I turned it to +2.0 and it sounded better but the monitor 70's seem to drown it out. What can i do to make the dialogue sound better?

djperez81

Your best bet is to get yourself an SPL meter to calibrate your speakers. If not i would definitely turn up the level on the center til you hear it blend better with the 70's. I have owned a cs2 and they sound pretty good once you have it dailed in right. those built in calibration systems usually never work to good. Good luck.

SRTer

Could it be what your listening to. Some movies have a very dynamic front stage meant to be played at bight volume.

Some people adjust the center channel level instead of turning the master volume which would make everything louder.

Bdyllius

Thank you for your responses.

Glowrdr

And?........ Figure anything out?

Geoff4rfc

I have an Onkyo that will set my CS2 a little under my 70's. I just do the same thing you did, just bring up the center a little until I'm satisfied with the sound.

tiberius1023

I did the same thing on mine too and it worked. I actually had to take it up to a +7. Sounds good now.

djperez81

tiberius1023 wrote: »

I did the same thing on mine too and it worked. I actually had to take it up to a +7. Sounds good now.

That does work but with an SPL meter you can calibrate all your speakers to the same level. You can find them online for about 20 bucks on up. Great little tool to have for HT.

piker

djperez81 wrote: »

That does work but with an SPL meter you can calibrate all your speakers to the same level. You can find them online for about 20 bucks on up. Great little tool to have for HT.

I got an SPL meter for this reason but have mixed opinions about it. It worked alright for the front sound stage... it's excellent there. All of them are dialed in well and blend seamlessly.

I cannot dial in the rear speakers correctly with the SPL meter. When I start adjusting the volume level on the rear speakers, they sound WAY louder than any of the front stage speakers before they even get close to reference level, according to the SPL meter.

I'm not sure why I can't dial in the rear surrounds, but I've had to just do the rear speakers by ear. Since 60% of my home theater use is for gaming, it's a big deal that I get my surround speakers sounding as equal as I can to each other in volume level. If the back set are louder than the rest it throws off the immersion.

Lietuvis91

Also bumping up the frequency on the center channel cleans up the dialog. If autocalibration sets it to something below 80hz, try 80 or higher on the center ch and see how you like that. Worked for me ;-)