Yamaha HT-5830 + Center GEQ??

frdranger

Hey gang,

I've came across the Center GEQ option on my Yamaha HT-5830 receiever, and I was wondering what exaclty it is? What are the differences between all the frequencies (100Hz, 300Hz, 1KHz, 3Khz, 10Khz). I've tried tinkering with them (adjustable on a 6 / -6 scale) and I heard a difference when using the TEST tone, but I am sort of puzzled as to what they do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. You guys are great! Thanks!

-Tom

frdranger

Bump?

WilliamM2

GEQ stands for grapic equalizer. You should have the option for all the channels.

Personally, I'd leave them disabled.

frdranger

WilliamM2 wrote:

GEQ stands for grapic equalizer. You should have the option for all the channels.

Personally, I'd leave them disabled.

You mean, leave them all at 0? I was trying random ones, like the 10Khz I set to -2, the 100Hz to -1. I don't get what it does. But, I will try leaving them all at 0. Thanks!

WilliamM2

A graphic equalizer boost or cuts the signal at certain frequencies, think of it like bass or treble controls.

I don't know about your particular model, but on mine I have the options of "GEQ", "PEQ", and "off". If there is no option for off, leave them at 0.

tonyb

WilliamM2 wrote:

A graphic equalizer boost or cuts the signal at certain frequencies, think of it like bass or treble controls.

I don't know about your particular model, but on mine I have the options of "GEQ", "PEQ", and "off". If there is no option for off, leave them at 0.

Ditto!!!!

Danny Tse

frdranger wrote:

I've tried tinkering with them (adjustable on a 6 / -6 scale) and I heard a difference when using the TEST tone, but I am sort of puzzled as to what they do.

This is just a guess since I only have a 2-channel system. I believe the EQ is there so that you can't better match the tonal characteristics of the center channel speaker to the L/R speakers. Assuming you have a center-channel speaker that's matched to the L/R speaker, the EQ can still be useful given the location of the center-channel speaker (most likely on top of a reflective surface--the TV screen).

frdranger

Thanks for your responses everyone! I did notice a difference between them from when I toyed around with the setting, to when I didn't; and they sound ALOT better when all the settings are at 0. Thanks again!