Setting up and breaking in
petervan
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I hear that it is beneficial to "set up" a good audio system in order to get optimum performance. Now, after all the wires are properly hooked up what else could there be? Seems there is a way to, say... calibrate the system? If so, what should I be doing?
I also hear that I should break in my new speakers. What rules should I be following here?
I also hear that I should break in my new speakers. What rules should I be following here?
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You've got to provide a little more info. Is this 2 channel, HT or both? What gear are you running?Political Correctness'.........defined
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Are you going to offer help to the OP or just be your usual a$$hole self?Political Correctness'.........defined
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For F1nut: I have a 2 channel that I am setting up and will use 3 different sets of speakers for kind of an A,B,C. The speakers will be: RTI A9's with very low time on them, LSI 9's with low time on them and some 1978 Magnaplanner MGII that I have been re-building. I'll be using an old time Parasound HC2200 but a brand new Emotiva ERC-2 CD and Evotiva XDA-1 pre with some new low end MIT interconnects and speaker cables. Break in time?Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
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You've got to provide a little more info. Is this 2 channel, HT or both? What gear are you running?
This is going to be 5 speaker surround for now, but I will be using as 2 channel stereo. Down the road I'll go 7.1.
I bought a Pioneer Elite unit which will drive;
RTiA7
CSiA6 center
FXiA6 surround speakers
a self powered DSWPRO660IW sub
Years ago we just cranked up the stereo right out of the box and it always sounded great! Today's stuff is so complicated I just want to be sure I am doing things correctly
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This is going to be 5 speaker surround for now, but I will be using as 2 channel stereo. Down the road I'll go 7.1.
I bought a Pioneer Elite unit which will drive;
RTiA7
CSiA6 center
FXiA6 surround speakers
a self powered DSWPRO660IW sub
Years ago we just cranked up the stereo right out of the box and it always sounded great! Today's stuff is so complicated I just want to be sure I am doing things correctly
Thanks again for the assistance!
Ok, after positioning the speakers to where you think they should be, you'll need to run the MCACC calibration utilizing the setup mic that comes with the Pioneer. That will get you close to ideal and you can fine tune later. If you change the position of any speaker, you should run the MCACC calibration again. Your surrounds can be run in either dipole or bipole. That choice will depend on where you place them and also your personal preference. If you change that setting on the surround speakers after setup, run the MCACC calibration again.
You don't need to do anything special for break in, just use the system. After about 200 hours, it should be fully cooked. You might find that the RTiA's are a bit bright at first, but don't worry they will mellow out over time. There are also a multitute of adjustments in the AVR to tailor the sound to your liking, but you might want to wait until after the 200 hour mark to do so.
That's a nice HT rig and I think you'll be quite pleased.Political Correctness'.........defined
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michael1947 wrote: »For F1nut: I have a 2 channel that I am setting up and will use 3 different sets of speakers for kind of an A,B,C. The speakers will be: RTI A9's with very low time on them, LSI 9's with low time on them and some 1978 Magnaplanner MGII that I have been re-building. I'll be using an old time Parasound HC2200 but a brand new Emotiva ERC-2 CD and Evotiva XDA-1 pre with some new low end MIT interconnects and speaker cables. Break in time?
My rule of thumb, after 200 hours it's cooked except for Shuguang Treasure tubes, they take 300 hours.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Ok, after positioning the speakers to where you think they should be, you'll need to run the MCACC calibration utilizing the setup mic that comes with the Pioneer. That will get you close to ideal and you can fine tune later. If you change the position of any speaker, you should run the MCACC calibration again. Your surrounds can be run in either dipole or bipole. That choice will depend on where you place them and also your personal preference. If you change that setting on the surround speakers after setup, run the MCACC calibration again.
You don't need to do anything special for break in, just use the system. After about 200 hours, it should be fully cooked. You might find that the RTiA's are a bit bright at first, but don't worry they will mellow out over time. There are also a multitute of adjustments in the AVR to tailor the sound to your liking, but you might want to wait until after the 200 hour mark to do so.
That's a nice HT rig and I think you'll be quite pleased.
Thanks for the help and the insight into the early brightness of those speakers ! System should be here mid/late next week. Can't wait to get started. Just noticed I can download the owners manual from Pioneer. I'll get started early by giving that a good reviewing. Wife and I just got the whole basement back as the daughter moved across country to start her dream job / career. So all kids out and just us. New paint, new bathrooms, new furniture and (you guessed it) a new huge TV / surround / stereo set up for dad. Right next to it sits my old Mesa Boogie amp and PRS guitar. Other than the strange lack of people I am in HEAVEN -
I'll get started early by giving that a good reviewing.
That's an excellent idea, it's a doosey.
Are you getting a Blu-ray player?Political Correctness'.........defined
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