csi5 question

jdannyj
jdannyj Posts: 26
edited July 2006 in Speakers
I've been having trouble with the dialogue from my csi5...so I hope it's something i'm doing wrong. i'm wondering if it matters wich set of speaker connectors you use when hooking up the speaker, the top set or the bottom set?? also, is there any other kind of speaker cable i could use to make the dialoge sound better?? right now i'm using monster cable.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2006
    No difference in what set of terminals you connect to. (the terminals ARE connected together right???)

    What does the rest of your system consist of? Does it sound better if you use a phantom center? (tell your avr center = off or none) (no need to disconnect the center for this test)

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2006
    Try angling the speaker toward your sweet spot. The difference in cables should not matter that much as it's not like you are using yarn or anything. Have you calibrated your speaker levels?
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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited July 2006
    Do you have the jumpers in? That might be part of your problem.
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  • jdannyj
    jdannyj Posts: 26
    edited July 2006
    I'm not sure what jumpers are??
    please explain...
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  • josh_parsons626
    josh_parsons626 Posts: 219
    edited July 2006
    The jumpers are the metal pieces connected to each set of terminals.
    Don't forget to look at My Home Theater :D

    Receiver - Onkyo TX-SR503
    Fronts - Polk Audio Monitor 40
    Center - Polk Audio CS1
    Surrounds - Paradigm Cinema ADP
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  • jdannyj
    jdannyj Posts: 26
    edited July 2006
    are you talking about the gold plates that are under the speaker connector nobs on the back of my csi5?? they run from the upper set of nobs to the lower set, 1 on each side..??
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited July 2006
    Those are the ones.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • jdannyj
    jdannyj Posts: 26
    edited July 2006
    I will take those suckers off as soon as i get home in the morning...
    I will be very happy if that's my problem. I figured it was something i was'nt doing right.. why do they put those gold jumpers on in the first place??
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited July 2006
    No you want them on.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • jdannyj
    jdannyj Posts: 26
    edited July 2006
    yah, i just realized that you only want them off if you bi-wire...
    oh well, it was a nice try..i will leave them on.
    I've just ordered some monster z2 reference speaker cable for my center so hopefully that should help..
    I posted this silly question in another area, but as far as the speaker cable goes, am i right in cutting off the ends of the monster cable, in order for the cable to fit into the holes on the back of my csi5??
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