Trouble with 5.1 system- poor sound quality
kaku42
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hi I recently bought a Csi a4 center to add to my rti8 fronts, owm3 surrounds, and PSW505 subwoofer. also bought a new denon s750h receiver and set up with Audyssey. The sound quality is pretty poor. The center sounds pretty weak and i have to keep the denon at a high volume (around 70) to get some good output. Overall the entire system is very underwhelming compared to my other home theater set up in the house with a much lower set of Polk speakers (RM7200 HTIB speakers). What could be going wrong?
the receiver seems powerful enough to drive this set up, isn't it?
Fronts and center have been set to Small with 80 hz cross over (Audyssey had set it to LARGE with 40 hz cross over - i overrode it)
what else can i do.
the receiver seems powerful enough to drive this set up, isn't it?
Fronts and center have been set to Small with 80 hz cross over (Audyssey had set it to LARGE with 40 hz cross over - i overrode it)
what else can i do.
Answers
Another thing, that's a pretty weak AVR at 75 wpc with only 2 channels driven. Drive more channels and the wpc drops like a lead weight. Speaking of weight, it's only 19 lbs. I've got disc players that weigh over twice that!
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they suggested that i need to go with either Csi a4 or a6. A6 was vetoed by my wife because its too big and i could only find it in cherry color.
I will override audyssey to bring center up.
i am also thinking of returning this AVR. Again Crutchfield told me that this AVR is more than enough to drive these speakers. is AVR x2600H ok? still not big enough - 95w with 2 channels driven but should be better?
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i see that 3700h is only 10W more in a 2 channel driven system. lots of video features definitely but not sure worth the 500$ extra for that much power difference?
Anyway, look for not only the wpc rating, but the weight of the AVR. For example, the Denon X2700H weighs 21 lbs. while the Pioneer SC-LX704 weighs 41 lbs. Beefy power supplies weigh a lot.
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I played around w/a “100WPC” Denon AVR driving Polk outdoor Atrium 55s - the sound is... well... sleepy. Connecting a 100WPC Belles really woke them up.
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Yes the higher end denons and Yamahas sound significantly better for many reasons, overall build quality and power supply being chief among them. The 3700h is 27 lbs which while still light compared to high quality components, is about 50% heavier than your current receiver.
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Can speakers go “bad” or am I missing something. I checked the polarities of the wires too. This is not about getting some incremental advantage with heavier power supplies but to get basic sound quality going !!
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