Is it normal for the LSi FX to be louder on one side?

BLACKHAMMERJAMM
BLACKHAMMERJAMM Posts: 69
edited June 2008 in Speakers
Is it normal for the LSi FX to be louder on one side? The speakers are louder on the side without the bipole dipole adjuster.
Sony KDL-52XBR4
Onkyo Pro PR-SC885P
NAD T975
LSIi15's front
LSIiC center
LSIiFX's surround
LSIi15's rear
PSW1000
Sony BDPS2000ES
2nd system
Sony STRDA5300ES
Sony PS3
LSi9's front
Klipsch sub
under construction
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2008
    Yes.

    They've got a 2.5 way crossover, so one of the woofers only gets frequencies below 200hz. On most movie soundtracks this is going to be fairly limited.
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    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
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  • garnier
    garnier Posts: 116
    edited June 2008
    I think, only if the audio calibration is NOT set, then the one closer to your listening position would be louder than the other one farther away from the listening position. After the calibration, they should be equally loud at the listening position. :)
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  • BLACKHAMMERJAMM
    BLACKHAMMERJAMM Posts: 69
    edited June 2008
    unc2701 wrote: »
    Yes.

    They've got a 2.5 way crossover, so one of the woofers only gets frequencies below 200hz. On most movie soundtracks this is going to be fairly limited.

    What do you think about flipping them so that the left is on the right and the right is on the left. That way I can have the sound coming at me rather than away. I'm running a 7.1 system LSi 15 front and rears FX surround and LSi center.
    Sony KDL-52XBR4
    Onkyo Pro PR-SC885P
    NAD T975
    LSIi15's front
    LSIiC center
    LSIiFX's surround
    LSIi15's rear
    PSW1000
    Sony BDPS2000ES
    2nd system
    Sony STRDA5300ES
    Sony PS3
    LSi9's front
    Klipsch sub
    under construction
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2008
    Nothing wrong with that! If it sounds better to you, go for it.

    Here's the thing with speaker placement: People have different rooms with irregular shapes, big couches that suck up sound, hardwoods, carpet, rugs, wall hangings.... The manual is going to tell you the best placement in most rooms, but that's never going to cover all rooms. Move them around till you get what sounds best to you.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2008
    BLACKHAMMERJAMM wrote: »
    What do you think about flipping them so that the left is on the right and the right is on the left. That way I can have the sound coming at me rather than away. I'm running a 7.1 system LSi 15 front and rears FX surround and LSi center.

    Remember the job of bi-pole, surround speakers... You are not supposed to be able to tell where the sound is coming from. Definately try switching them, but the sound you should be striving for is the sound is offscreen, left or right, and enveloping. Not just I can hear it come from my left or right speaker.

    Your side surrounds work with your fronts to place objects to the sides. You can move objects forward and backward in the sound field by increasing and decreasing the gain on your surround speakers.

    Play with both placement and level to get the surrounds set up best for your room.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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