Setting up the speakers and receiver for the first time.

Bonham
Bonham Posts: 87
edited October 2004 in Electronics
OK, virgin install.

I picked up (after much pondering) the HK AVR 7300 and will be setting that up with my speakers this weekend.

I picked up some 16 gauge acoustic research speaker wire and will be getting some connectors tonight to finish those off (longest run being 30 feet to the surrounds).

And I just wanted to ask if there any newbie mistakes that don't rate too high on the "DUH!" meter I might make?

Just curious.
Just... Bonham

Hitachi 52" Rear Proj' HDTV: 51XWX20B
Comcast Motorola HD/DVR Cable Box; DCT6214/2005
Sony Prog' Scan DVD; NS752P
Harman Kardon AVR 7300 Receiver
Harmony 659 Universal Remote
Polk Monitor 70 Front Mains
Polk CS2 Center
Polk PSW12 Sub
Polk FXi3 Surrounds
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Wiring speakers out of phase is the most common issue... Not too much else can go wrong...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited October 2004
    1) The biggest mistake usually made, is not sending the wife and kids away on a 1 week vacation. It takes time to figure things out and set them up, and it is much easier without people bugging you.

    2) If the AVR7300 speaker level adjustments are like the AVR630 which I have. Then you have multiple sets of speaker level adjustments based on surround mode (which is based on input). Once you have settled in with the surround modes that you use on each input. When listening to a particular surround mode, go into the settup menus and verify that the speaker levels are set,

    3) The most useless setting in the settup menus. Is going into the Advanced Menu, and setting the display brightness to Half. ;)
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • scottnbnj
    scottnbnj Posts: 709
    edited October 2004
    don't fall in love with your initial placement until after you've tried uh,.. everything else.

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