polk s20e s35e s15e setting up

sainakos

good afternoon from Greece.

i have ordered Polk signature speakers which are
FRL S20e center S35e SRL15e and subwoofer klipsch r120sw

i no nothing about how set up the speakers. i only know that fisrt i must run adyssey and then set all speakers to small and crossover to 80HZ.
is that all i have to do???
will i need a specialist to set up my speakers and sub???

thanks in advance

cfrizz

Welcome to Club Polk, and congrats on your speakers. What receiver are you going to be connecting them to? Most receivers these days will walk you through it step by step. Once you run audyssey, don't be afraid to check how it set things up, and make adjustment that suit your ears. It is not an infallible system

Download the manual for your receiver and read it over. Just go slow, and make sure to double check all of your connections. Make sure you have enough speaker wire, Interconnects and HDMI cables to make the connections.

Please post pictures and impressions of how you like it once you get everything up and running.

sainakos

thanks for your reply and sorry that i forgott to mention that my AV RECEIVER is DENON AVR X-2500H

right now i have it all except my s20e and sub which are on their way to me:)

cable QED 2x2.50mm 40 metres and banana plugs are ready.
my living room supports the best positioning 5.1 dolby reccomends and my only issues are for the bass managment and speaker calibration-crossing ets

cfrizz

Well then, it sounds like you are good to go and yes, set all speakers to small and crossover to 80hz.

mrloren

Hello and welcome to the club

Run Audyssey then set all speakers to small C/O @ 80HZ. Once done get the DB meter for your smart phone. Play 1 minute of a bass heavy song. Got to the sub and flip the phase switch to 180 then play the same song. Audyssey sometimes sets the sub out of phase.

Nice setup you got going there.

sainakos

mrloren wrote: »

Hello and welcome to the club

Run Audyssey then set all speakers to small C/O @ 80HZ. Once done get the DB meter for your smart phone. Play 1 minute of a bass heavy song. Got to the sub and flip the phase switch to 180 then play the same song. Audyssey sometimes sets the sub out of phase.

Nice setup you got going there.

thanks a lot..i it will be a good set up even i haven't heard them how they play..
i was between polk and elac debut 2.0 (B6.2 B5.2 )

cfrizz

I think you will love them. I have the S60s and they do well with both music and movies.

sainakos

i have 2 choices
1st...to put the front speakers (S20e) to diastance 2.0m each other and the 2nd choice is to put the speakers 2.50m distance each other.

the main listening position is about 3.0m from tv

which position u believe is the best? 1st or 2nd?

cfrizz

Try both positions and pick the one that sounds best to you. Always trust your own ears.

mrloren

^^^what she said^^^

Set it up run Audyssey listen to some music. Go to the next setup, run Audyssey again listen to the same music. Which ever sounds best go for it.

sainakos

my sub klipsch r120sw just arrived... tomorrow i receive the S20E and i am finished!!!!

one question.. my denon avr x-2500h has 2 pre outs http://prntscr.com/ny3tsv
and sub klipsch has these inputs http://prntscr.com/ny3uij

should i need a single male/male RCA cable or a male/ 2x male???

sorry for the Q. its my first time making home cinema

tonyp063

A single cable from the receiver sub1 pre-out connection to the connection labeled L/LFE (the white one) on the sub is what you need to do.

mrloren

So did you get them setup? How you liking the system.

sainakos

i am missing only S35e..tommorrow ready at last!!!!

so, i set up all the other speakers (except S35e of course) and now its time to give your help-advice.

this is the back of my sub http://prntscr.com/nzi8qv

before i run first time audyssey i put GAIN at half...LOW PASS at higher frequency and PHASE at 0

then i run audyssey and after the calibration was finished i changed all speakers to small and cross 80Hz
the sub mode is LFE and LPF for LFE is 150 Hz

sub level is -12Db
front level -3.5Db
surround -3.5 Db

should i need to change something else either in the back of sub or manual by AV menu??

my first impression is that the sub with these settings is little ~boomy~

what sound leveles do you recommend??

ps. dont forgget i dont still have the central speaker

mdaudioguy

sainakos wrote: »

my first impression is that the sub with these settings is little ~boomy~

First thing I usually try in this case is flipping the phase switch. Give it a good listen in each position. Choose whichever you prefer. You can always lower the gain next, if desired. Use the calibration to get the settings close, and then use your ears for the last bit of tweaking .

mrloren

Turn the sub volume down a mark to 11 O'clock. Set the C/O to "LFE" all the way right

You want the sub to calibrate with Audyssey at around -6db @ -12DB there might not be enough signal getting to the sub.

Setting the C/O to LFE lets the AVR control the low output to the sub.

sainakos

mrloren wrote: »

Turn the sub volume down a mark to 11 O'clock. Set the C/O to "LFE" all the way right

You want the sub to calibrate with Audyssey at around -6db @ -12DB there might not be enough signal getting to the sub.

Setting the C/O to LFE lets the AVR control the low output to the sub.

if i do that..should i run audyssey again?

mrloren

sainakos wrote: »

mrloren wrote: »

Turn the sub volume down a mark to 11 O'clock. Set the C/O to "LFE" all the way right

You want the sub to calibrate with Audyssey at around -6db @ -12DB there might not be enough signal getting to the sub.

Setting the C/O to LFE lets the AVR control the low output to the sub.

if i do that..should i run audyssey again?

Yes. any time you change something on the system or in the room you will need to run Audyssey.

sainakos

sainakos

cfrizz

Suggestion, change things around, right now that right speaker is a bumping accident waiting to happen. Slide everything over to the left so that the receiver is full supported and so is the speaker.

sainakos

I have order a small furniture that matches in the right, so both Receiver And speaker be safe.

mrloren

Yeah that wall unit thing will mess things up. A nice open air small cabinet for the TV and AVR. Put the S20 on stands at least a foot off the wall.Bass from the power port on the back will reflect bad.

A stand like this would be good.




Since you're in a 5.1 I'd move the surround speakers back a meter.

Try different placements and different settings. Part of what makes this hobby fun.