Bass and Treble

MillerLiteScott
MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
edited November 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Just curious, how do you all have your bass and treble set on your AVR's?

Chime in.

Mine are flat right now.
I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited November 2006
    Treble: -2
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited November 2006
    bass 0 treble -2 - 0
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  • izafar
    izafar Posts: 819
    edited November 2006
    Its been a while since I used these control, I stopped using them in home audio long time ago and also havent used them in Car for last 5 years
    -izafar

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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2006
    Bass and treble???:confused:
    Like some kinda funky controls or something???:confused:
    What are you talking about???:confused:
    :p
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2006
    0 and 0
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,667
    edited November 2006
    We don't need no stinkin' tone controls. :)
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  • Schwingding
    Schwingding Posts: 363
    edited November 2006
    0 and 0 here, too.
    HT/music rig
    Panasonic PX60U 50" plasma
    Yamaha 5990 AVR
    Onix SP3 tube amp
    bunch of Outlaw 2200 monoblocks
    DUAL SVS PB12+/2 subs :eek:
    Denon 3910 DVD/SACD/DVD-A
    DirecTV HR10-250 DVR
    Onix Strata Mini mains
    Mirage OM10 surrounds
    Polk CSi5 center
    Polk SC80 rear surrounds
    Samsung BDP1000 blu-ray player

    Bedroom rig
    Jolida SJ302a tube amp
    Denon 2910 universal player
    Onix Ref 1 monitors
    Velodyne minivee
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2006
    Never touched them in the AVR..

    Someone mentioned car......I have them +2 for each on mine
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    A wise man on this forum once challenged everybody to take The Tone Control Challenge...

    set 'em flat and forget about them for a week. Chances are, you will forget about them forever.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    Flat. However, I was a treble junkie before I joined this forum.
    Never Forget
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    edited November 2006
    0 and 0
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited November 2006
    After hooking up my first Polk's (with the fresh new Polk scent) treble and bass controls were tested and quickly went to 0. It's been so long I forgot about those words.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    Actually, I lied....

    I crank the treble to +11 and send all power to the tweeters. Eff a midrange or bass. When cats heads explode and oceans begin to boil, I know my work here is done...
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,198
    edited November 2006
    Tone controls??? :confused: .

    My preamp is so cheap, it didn't even include them?!? Man, I got ripped off LOL :)

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited November 2006
    Looks like my only claim to fame will be as the Master of tone control....I am a true tone-control junkie. I've got a Parametric EQ for my main SRS, a Parametric EQ for the secondary 2.3tl's, a graphic EQ for the side surrounds, a graphic EQ for the rear surrounds, and heck, I've even got a graphic EQ for center channel....and did I mention that my pre-pro has tone controls?

    At some point, I'm going to use this Sprectrum Analyzer software I have and my SPL meter and spend about a month to try and calibrate all this stuff. ..LOL.
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,340
    edited November 2006
    joeparaski wrote:
    Looks like my only claim to fame will be as the Master of tone control....I am a true tone-control junkie. I've got a Parametric EQ for my main SRS, a Parametric EQ for the secondary 2.3tl's, a graphic EQ for the side surrounds, a graphic EQ for the rear surrounds, and heck, I've even got a graphic EQ for center channel....and did I mention that my pre-pro has tone controls?

    At some point, I'm going to use this Sprectrum Analyzer software I have and my SPL meter and spend about a month to try and calibrate all this stuff. ..LOL.

    Interesting. I'm guessing there are other "tone control" tweakers out there who want to stay in the closet because they're afraid of being called out for audio blasphemy. The unspoken rule is that it's acceptable to tweak the tone of your sub with a spectrum analyzer because of "room acoustics":rolleyes: Room acoustics will also plague your overall sound quality. Why not tweak the tone in a room that reverbs or is stone dead? In some cases it may be the only way to salvage some decent sound in a room with no degrees of freedom for acoustic treatments, speaker placement, etc.

    I personally have my main system flat. However, in my vintage system I have the "Loudness" button switched on:eek: ;)
    Carl

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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited November 2006
    0 and 0 here.
    HT
    RTi70 mains
    CSi30 center
    RTi28 Rears
    Velodyne CHT-12
    H/K AVR-247
    ADCOM GFA-7000
    Samsung PN58B860
    Playstation 3
    2-Channel
    Polk Audio LSi15's
    Rotel RCD-1072
    Nakamichi CA-5 Pre
    ADCOM GFA-555
    Signal Cable Analog II IC's
    Signal Ultra Bi-Wire Speaker Cables
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2006
    Always ran flat and now I'm using a preamp that doesn't even give me the option.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited November 2006
    If you want to include equalizer settings, this is what I have my L/R main set to:

    LRequalizer.jpg
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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