RTi A5's sound funny, please help

bevo
bevo Posts: 306
edited February 2009 in Troubleshooting
I just got my RTi A5's yesterday, and they really, really lack in highs. The bass, and midrange sounds great, but it's almost like my tweeters aren't working right.

I have them running with a denon 1909, I ran audyysey, and am using the settings that it gave me. I have the speaker wire hooked up to the top posts(don't know if that makes a difference, it's the first time I have had speakers with more than one way to kook them up).

I know that these speakers have been described as being bright, but mine are the exact opposite of that. I really like bright sounding speakers, with very strong midrange. That's why I bought these.

Any advice would be very appreciated.
Denon 1909, want to upgrade for pre outs
Fronts-polk RTi A5
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Sides Polk FXi A6
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited February 2009
    might be in need of break in?

    check checking the jumper bars at teh speaker connections are in place, right?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited February 2009
    I may be mistaken but i am sure your wires should be put to the lower posts on your speakers.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited February 2009
    Doubt it has anything to do with using the top posts. If the jumpers were removed, then they would be lacking the low end. Since your using the tops posts and your getting the lows, I'd say that your jumpers are in place.

    If the jumpers are in place it doesn't matter whether you use the upper or lower posts. If they are not, the upper posts usually go to the highs, and the lower posts are for the lows.

    Have you tried playing something in Stereo (2ch) mode? Or if an option Pure Direct or Pure Audio (whatever the Denon equiv is) just to be sure none of the EQ settinsg are having an effect.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited February 2009
    So i was mistaken...:D i thought you had to have them on the lower post's.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2009
    Did you play around with the settings on the Denon? What do you have the treble set at?
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  • bevo
    bevo Posts: 306
    edited February 2009
    Thanks for the help everyone.
    I think I have solved my problem. Denon hid the option to actually activate my EQ, deep inside it's many audio options. You can adjust the eq, and switch through various presets very easily, but to activate the manual EQ, you have to go into an entirely different menu.

    I haven't really had time to play with it much, but I can definitely get the speakers to sound how I wanted them to. I can't wait to get the house to myself for an hour or 2, and get everything setup/
    Denon 1909, want to upgrade for pre outs
    Fronts-polk RTi A5
    center-polk CSi A4
    Sides Polk FXi A6
    rears- polk rm8's
    sub-SVS pb-13 ultra
    Blue ray-ps3
    Panasonic plasma 50 inch
    Buttkicker(don't use or need it anymore since getting the Ultra)
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