Crossover Settings on my New speakers

bholicki
bholicki Posts: 8
edited March 2010 in Speakers
Ok I am fairly new to home theater speakers. My Polks just arrived today. I got TSi300's for my fronts, CS20 for the center, PSW110 or the sub, and TSi100's for the surrounds. My receiver is Onkyo TX-SR707.

They are currently sounding "alright". Just looking for some settings to make them sound better.

What are the correct crossover settings I should be using with these?

Also, is there any other settings I can tweak to make it sound as best as they can?

Thank you!!
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited March 2010
    Welcome to CP.

    Typically a crossover of 80hz is recommended as a starting place. If you have the sub connected to the LFE on the receiver then turn the crossover on the sub up all the way. Also make sure that you have ran the calibration on the Onkyo.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2010
    Set the sub and the speakers at 80hz.
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  • bholicki
    bholicki Posts: 8
    edited March 2010
    So, set all the speakers to 80hz? Including sub. And turn the crossover on the sub all the up?

    I ran the calibration on my receiver. It set my speakers at 40hz.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2010
    Just set the sub at 80 and yes do turn up the XO on the sub all the way.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited March 2010
    bholicki wrote: »
    So, set all the speakers to 80hz? Including sub. And turn the crossover on the sub all the up?

    I ran the calibration on my receiver. It set my speakers at 40hz.

    After you run Audyssey, set all channels to 80Hz, then set LPF of LFE to 120Hz. You should be good to go.
    Equipment list:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
    Emotiva XPA-3 amp
    Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
    SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
    DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
    Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
    Elite Screens Sable 120" CineWhite screen
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  • bholicki
    bholicki Posts: 8
    edited March 2010
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    After you run Audyssey, set all channels to 80Hz, then set LPF of LFE to 120Hz. You should be good to go.

    So am I better off going with 80Hz or 120Hz on the sub?
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  • Agent
    Agent Posts: 65
    edited March 2010
    I have found 80hz to be the sweet spot and I have a pair of RTI A7s and a SBS PC12-NSD sub. Set your fronts, center, and surrounds to small, set your speaker crossovers to 80hz in the receiver settings and you should be good to go. Crank the crossover on the sub all the way up to 120hz. My sub has a switch on the back to turn off the subs crossover because you want the receiver to handle the crossover. Since you don't have that option, turn it all the way up to 120hz on the sub.
    Samsung LN52A650 : PS3 : RTi A7s : CSi5 : SVS PC12-NSD : Pioneer VSX-9040THX : Emotiva XPA-3 = :D
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