my setup

Sherardp

Very nice, am I correct in thinking you will have a 9.1 setup?

SlowcarIX

yep, its 9.1.

the csi5 is still at the ups depot...

McLoki

Rear speakers seem really far apart. (I am only running 5.1 though, so I could be mistaken) For those in the know - how far apart are your rear speakers supposed to be? I thought it was only 2 or 3 feet. (like I said, I really do not know, so looking to gain a little knowledge in the new year)

Michael

SlowcarIX

Keiko wrote: »

That is some serious HT rig you got goin on there slowcar. The RX Z9 is one serious receiver. Do you think you have enough RTi4's?

lol

i like to see speaker placements for ppl who got the new yamaha RX Z11 :eek:

SlowcarIX

McLoki wrote: »

Rear speakers seem really far apart. (I am only running 5.1 though, so I could be mistaken) For those in the know - how far apart are your rear speakers supposed to be? I thought it was only 2 or 3 feet. (like I said, I really do not know, so looking to gain a little knowledge in the new year)

Michael

Hi Mike...this is my 1st try at a HT setup, i dont know what the spacing should be...i just followed the owners manual exactly

McLoki

So they are supposed to be the same distance apart as the front speakers? Did not realise that.....

Thanks for posting that.

Michael

reeltrouble1

As far as rear surround speaker placement I spoke with Paul about it and Polk recommends them to be placed close to each other, of course I did not do this.........well, my experience has been that having them around eight feet apart works well, my rear are ceiling mounted and I can aim the tweets. Like all things there are some room dynamics to consider, I would say that keeping them around 3 ft off the side walls is a good idea.

Never had anyone complain about the rear speakers.

RT1

SlowcarIX

McLoki wrote: »

So they are supposed to be the same distance apart as the front speakers? Did not realise that.....

Thanks for posting that.

Michael

Mike, do different brands of avr require different speaker positioning/placement?

McLoki

Could be - Like I said, I only have 5.1 right now. On my Pre/Pro there are 3 settings (from what I remember) 1ft. apart, 12" -30" apart and more than 30" apart.

Like I said, that is from memory so I could be mistaken on the exact distances, but it is somthing like that....

SlowcarIX

reeltrouble1 wrote: »

As far as rear surround speaker placement I spoke with Paul about it and Polk recommends them to be placed close to each other, of course I did not do this.........well, my experience has been that having them around eight feet apart works well, my rear are ceiling mounted and I can aim the tweets. Like all things there are some room dynamics to consider, I would say that keeping them around 3 ft off the side walls is a good idea.

Never had anyone complain about the rear speakers.

RT1

RT, the automatic setup should take care of sound levels for each speaker right?


YPAO Automatic System Calibration
Yamaha’s YPAO system uses a small microphone and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level, etc. Until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room and you don't have to do anything!
RX-V2500 and newer models have an improved system that is faster (less than three minutes), also adjusts frequency response, and provides three programed EQ patterns, plus the ability to manually adjust parametric EQ settings. Six YPAO settings can be held in memory and recalled via two system memory buttons on the remote control.

capitan100

Very nice indeed...

SlowcarIX

there are 2 bass reflex ports on the RTi4 (lower front and upper back behind the black plastic hanger plate)...are both of them connected?

treitz3

My gawd, have you ever thought about moving your sub to where it could breathe? That thing is squeezed in there like......***clears throat***......well, I won't go there. Seriously, would you consider moving the sub to a location that would best suit the acoustics of the sub and room?

Sherardp

treitz3 wrote: »

My gawd, have you ever thought about moving your sub to where it could breathe? That thing is squeezed in there like......***clears throat***......well, I won't go there. Seriously, would you consider moving the sub to a location that would best suit the acoustics of the sub and room?

While youre at it, spread the 15s out a tad bit wider and toe them in slightly.

SlowcarIX

treitz3 wrote: »

My gawd, have you ever thought about moving your sub to where it could breathe? That thing is squeezed in there like......***clears throat***......well, I won't go there. Seriously, would you consider moving the sub to a location that would best suit the acoustics of the sub and room?

i was going to put it on the left side of the left lsi15 but there is a woofer on the side.

Since bass is a movement of a lot of air...there is a big gap between the lsi15 and the feet...not enough?

Whats a good spot for the sub?

This is my 1st try at a ht system...bare with me

SlowcarIX

Keiko wrote: »

http://www.polkaudio.com/education/tech_article.php?id=26

Thanks!

SlowcarIX

Sherardp wrote: »

While youre at it, spread the 15s out a tad bit wider and toe them in slightly.

Me? move the 15s apart more?

Face

SlowcarIX wrote: »

Me? move the 15s apart more?

I believe he was speaking to you.

They should be equal distance from the ideal listening position and equal distance apart from each other. Like a equilateral triangle.

I have no personal experience with LSi15's, but as far as toeing them in, it's worth a try. I found that it gives better imaging and detail.

Sherardp

Slowcar it was only a suggestion, you may notice improvement, I have as Face mentioned.

jflail2

Nice slowcar, its starting to come together!

BaggedLancer

Those single black chairs look comfortable! where they from?

nice setup btw, that's alot of 4's

SlowcarIX

Face wrote: »

I believe he was speaking to you.

They should be equal distance from the ideal listening position and equal distance apart from each other. Like a equilateral triangle.

I have no personal experience with LSi15's, but as far as toeing them in, it's worth a try. I found that it gives better imaging and detail.

the fronts of lsi15s and face of tv lines up
lsi15s are 8ft apart
ear to screen is 12ft

need to pull the speakers apart more

thx for advice!

SlowcarIX

Sherardp wrote: »

Slowcar it was only a suggestion, you may notice improvement, I have as Face mentioned.

i'll try it out. thx

SlowcarIX

BaggedLancer wrote: »

Those single black chairs look comfortable! where they from?

nice setup btw, that's alot of 4's

black single chairs are from ikea - the model name is POANG

they are very comfortable!

SlowcarIX

btw...can subwoofer stay or it needs to be moved?

Systems

Very nice! Only one concern "for me" though. I see the space and where the speakers are located. Everything in its place and may just sound great. But I'd be the first to bang my head SEVERAL times on the rear mounted by the door. Just me and my wine talking....LOL. I'd bust that speaker every time I opened a bottle...turn the corner coming into the room and catch the rears every time. Just me and knowing me. But it looks good bud.

SlowcarIX

stereo_luver wrote: »

Very nice! Only one concern "for me" though. I see the space and where the speakers are located. Everything in its place and may just sound great. But I'd be the first to bang my head SEVERAL times on the rear mounted by the door. Just me and my wine talking....LOL. I'd bust that speaker every time I opened a bottle...turn the corner coming into the room and catch the rears every time. Just me and knowing me. But it looks good bud.

i already "walked" into them twice! lol

dont mind walking into them if i get good sound

SlowcarIX

one last item...just waiting for the banana jacks to get in

SlowcarIX

subwoofer good there?

McLoki

For toe in - the inside edge of the speaker should be pointed at your ear on that side. (well start with that anyway and tweak from there....)

I though the sub was ok where it was at, but to be honest, your best bet is to put some wood on your couch, set the sub on it (basically so the sub is firing into the wood rather than into the couch cushion), play some bass heavy music and crawl around on the floor till you find a place that the bass sounds good. Then switch positions wth the sub. Sounds really stupid, but it works pretty well.

Michael