need professional hook-up help

ruffjustice

i have the onkyo tx-sr 573 av and using rt600i main bic 1020 sub. what would be a opinion setting current settings are speaker large, crossover on receiver 100hz. tone treble +8 bass +8 treble double bass. on line to sub 2 o'clock volume crossover 180hz wide open. my 30 years experices treble lil. to bright and bass heavy @ times i do not like the new onkyo line w/t dbass very confusion. thanks in advance mike

McLoki

Try and set speakers to small, crossover at 80hz, treble and bass flat.

Get an SPL meter from radio shack (about $40.00 I think) and adjust the speakers and sub to the same volume in the AVR. Then play music you like and adjust the sub (up or down) by ear to your taste.

You should be good to go at that point.

Michael

ruffjustice

thanks i do not like the new double bass features on this receiver i listen to mosly to classic rock , 80's era cars, bonjovi, ozz . mike

McLoki

The double bass should only work if the speakers are set to large. If you set them to small, all bass below your crossover point will be sent to the subwoofer. 80 hz is a starting point (definately play with the different crossover settings) but you should get much better sound with your speakers set to small.

Michael

Willow

I would have to agree with Michael, on setting the xover @ 80 as a starting point.

ruffjustice

i change to those settings.. but n.g. even 100hz crossover ,tone are treble n bass +8 very lil bass n bright sounding.. sub is open 180 2' oclock. mike

Willow

Why not have your treble and bass set flat at 0. Can you not xover at 80?
Turn your xover on the sub all the way up.
Do you have the phaze set at 180?

ruffjustice

bass n treble 0 ..? flat sounding? yes i can put crossover on receiver @ 80hz phase 0 and sub xover all the way up. mike

ruffjustice

i guess i have to get use to the new sound.. i cross @ 100hz tones flat .. the sub. has a extra switch for dobly d. or 5.1 6.1 7.1 settings i'am curenntly @ 5,6,7.1 postion. is this correct men. mike

McLoki

are all speakers hooked to your AVR with the sub hooked up to the LFE out on your AVR to the line level (or lfe) in on your sub?

ruffjustice

i run 14 gauge spker wires from receiver to speakers and rca line out from sub preamp out on receiver to rca subwoofer input.

Willow

ruffjustice wrote:

bass n treble 0 ..? flat sounding? yes i can put crossover on receiver @ 80hz phase 0 and sub xover all the way up. mike

That's what I suggest. not flat sounding, neutral. But by all means if you like having them turned up, fill yer boots

ruffjustice

yur right.. i like rock the house.. but will push tone up n keep speaker config. as updated many thanks ! mike