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opus007

I have the rt800i's as my mains.I hear you guys talking a lot about crossover settings.I really do not know where the crossover settings are.My receiver is the sony str-de845.By default the front base is set to 250hz and the front mid at 1.2khz.Is the mid the crossover setting?Also if I am playing certian songs for example one by van morrison when he hits a certian high note the right front tweeter or mid distorts.Maybe distort is not correct.It seem there is a vibration.Hell not sure how to explain it.But if I turn the mid setting to its max 5.0khz this goes away.Am I harming my speakers by doing this.This only happens on certian high notes.I switched the speakers(left to right&right to left) and same results so it does not appear to be the speakers.I have them bi-wired with the metal connectors still on as this sounds the best.Any ideas and can anyone explain to me where the crossover settings are and what all should be set to .Thanks.

Frank Z

Welcome to the Forum!

First things first, The crossover settings relate to the the point at which the low frequencies are sent to the sub-out or LFE jack. If you are running a sub connected to an unfiltered LFE jack, set your crossover point at 80hz (the standard for THX). Leave mid crossover at the default setting for the time being. If you do not have a sub make sure that the speakers are set to large. Setting them to small will cause all of the frequencies below the crossover set point to go to the sub output.

Next, although the biwire configuration may sound better to you, you might want to try going with a more conventional set up, just to simplify things up front until you get the speaker and the crossover points settings right. I would not reccommend keeping the jumpers in place with your speakers biwired, it actually defeats the purpose of biwiring. Yank 'em and give it a listen.

Now that you've got the bass crossover point set, listen to the Van Morrison track again and see if you still have the distortion in the high end of the frequencies. Don't be afraid to play around with the settings, it's the only way to learn

If you don't already have an SPL meter, get one!! the difference is amazing between a system that has been properly calibrated vs. a system that has been set up using just your ears.

Hope this helps...at least a little.