correct x-over settings? Moving from a 2-channel setup with large tower speakers on an old onkyo receiver to this receiver, I am having trouble finding the proper EQ and crossover settings that provide a nice, loud, balanced sound. It seems as though I get very little bass and mids from the speakers now, even when setting them as "large" speakers and adjusting the crossover settings (and turning the bass all the way up)Any ideas? correct x-over settings? Moving from a 2-channel setup with large tower speakers on an old onkyo receiver to this receiver, I am having trouble finding the proper EQ and crossover settings that... » Read More correct x-over settings? Moving from a 2-channel setup with large tower speakers on an old onkyo receiver to this receiver, I am having trouble finding the proper EQ and crossover settings that provide a nice, loud, balanced sound. It seems as though I get very little bass and mids from the speakers now, even when setting them as "large" speakers and adjusting the crossover settings (and turning the bass all the way up)Any ideas? « Show Less
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i set up the "before" receiver, which was just an older onkyo 2-channel stereo receiver, and the new receiver (820). the 820 sounds good, but it doesn't sound as full, nor as deep, as the onkyo. i think it must just have internal settings that don't allow it to send those deepest bass tones to the front speakers, because i tweaked every possible thing. i appreciate the help though...and i've definitely had the wires crossed before as well -- makes a huge difference
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Could you have two of your speaker wires crossed? This may sound dumb but at least it's an easy check. I've done it a couple of times and it WILL cause quite a loss of bass from your speakers.
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I actually sent back the 8040 and got the 8060 because I wanted better bass response. I have the 8040 towers for my left and right channels and love them, but I feel the center needed more umph. Definitive rcommends either the 8040 or the 8060 to pair up with the 8040 towers so I just decided my center was worth the extra monies and I was RIGHT! If you don't have the money for the 8040 center then I personally would save up till you do. To answer your question though, the 8040 center sounds good but isn't as dynamic as I thought it would be.
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I am not sure about your second question because I don't use my TV's speakers for sound at all (why would I when my 5.1 set up sounds amazing). The receiver has an audio option where you choose either: amp, amp+tv, or just tv, so make sure you have the correct option selected.Also to clarify upscaling, this receiver does not process the signal but just passes it thru, so if you have a 480i signal coming to the receiver a 480i signal will be sent to the TV. Use of the term upscaling is confusng in my opinion, all the receiver does is transcode a non-HDMI input signal so that it can be output to the TV thru HDMI. I am not sure about your second question because I don't use my TV's speakers for sound at all (why would I when my 5.1 set up sounds amazing). The receiver has an audio option where you choose either: amp, amp+tv, or just tv, so make sure you have the correct option selected.Also to clarify upscaling, this receiver does not process the signal but just passes it thru, so if you have a 480i signal coming to the receiver a 480i signal will be sent to the TV. Use of the term upscaling is confusng in my opinion, all the receiver does is transcode a non-HDMI input signal so that it... » Read More I am not sure about your second question because I don't use my TV's speakers for sound at all (why would I when my 5.1 set up sounds amazing). The receiver has an audio option where you choose either: amp, amp+tv, or just tv, so make sure you have the correct option selected.Also to clarify upscaling, this receiver does not process the signal but just passes it thru, so if you have a 480i signal coming to the receiver a 480i signal will be sent to the TV. Use of the term upscaling is confusng in my opinion, all the receiver does is transcode a non-HDMI input signal so that it can be output to the TV thru HDMI. « Show Less
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Currently there is no mid-range adjustment capability (at least in the latest firmware version 3.0. The cool thing about the bass and treble controls is that they are hardware based, directly adjusting the amplitude of both frequency ranges on the Wolfson DAC itself - not a software-based eq. There is an older beta firmare (2.14 beta, I believe - very similar in design to the latest release 3.0, but implemented an extra software eq function that seemed to have a subtle effect on the sound
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Welcome to the day and age of "ultimate configurability"...There are some receivers, though not the 1020, that you can listen while adjusting(Pioneer doesn't include that till you buy an Elite). Once receivers went from an EQ that controlled all, to controlling each individually...you gain ability, but lost "easy".You shouldn't, really, be messing with the EQ, unless you have one of these...Scosche SPL1000F 135DB Max Spl Meter (not necessarily this one...)And some form is sine wave sweep(you can find one online) Welcome to the day and age of "ultimate configurability"...There are some receivers, though not the 1020, that you can listen while adjusting(Pioneer doesn't include that till you buy an Elite). Once receivers went from an EQ that controlled all, to controlling each individually...you gain ability, but lost "easy".You shouldn't, really, be messing with the EQ, unless you have one of these...Scosche SPL1000F 135DB Max Spl Meter (not necessarily this one...)And some... » Read More Welcome to the day and age of "ultimate configurability"...There are some receivers, though not the 1020, that you can listen while adjusting(Pioneer doesn't include that till you buy an Elite). Once receivers went from an EQ that controlled all, to controlling each individually...you gain ability, but lost "easy".You shouldn't, really, be messing with the EQ, unless you have one of these...Scosche SPL1000F 135DB Max Spl Meter (not necessarily this one...)And some form is sine wave sweep(you can find one online) « Show Less
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Polk describes the speakers as being a 4-way tower speaker with three 5-1/4 inch drivers. Arranged in a MTMW configuration suggests the crossover is a 3-way, perhaps they claim a 4-way because it can be connected with a bi-amp capable receiver. I upgraded the xover with a VR3 Mod that replaced the stock components with higher quality ones. The upgrade was well worth it.
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Set to high because you wired through the high from your head unit. The crossover switch is for how you want your output from the amp to be, "high,mid,low" if your running the amp to your normal speakers in the doors then you want to either be on mid or high whichever one makes your speakers sound the best. It's more of preference with the two. Also make sure your gain is down all the way when you first test speaker sound , with radio turned up to just below distortion accures then slowly turn gain up until slight distortion is heard then turn down until it goes away and then your set and will now know the loudest radio volume setting too.
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Thank You for the reply. yes I did mean DB the settings are 0 DB and -3Db I set it at -3db for now. I am till waiting for my sub to arrive. I got a Alpine SWR-T10 10" 1800W 4-Ohm Type-R Shallow-Mount Car Audio Subwoofer. I will take your advice thank You
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Thank you for suggesting the settings; I had played around with the other sound settings ( Rock, Pop, etc.) buy didn't try the Equalizer settings. I tried adjusting them and am well satisfied now.
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Play with the audio settings. There are quite a few. Default settings sound poor (hollow,low volume) but can be adjusted to more than adequate. Cant remember orig settings, but can give you my AUDIO setup config:SRS TruSurround HD <Off>SRS TruVolume <On>Equalizer Settings <OFF> *important* Base <75>Treble <50>Make sure the EQ setting is not set to Rock, Pop or Disco (they sound like garbage). Setting it to OFF allows access to Base & Treble menu/adjustments. Overall the sound is above average for what you are paying. More than ample volume once you get the settings tweaked. Play with the audio settings. There are quite a few. Default settings sound poor (hollow,low volume) but can be adjusted to more than adequate. Cant remember orig settings, but can give you my AUDIO setup config:SRS TruSurround HD <Off>SRS TruVolume <On>Equalizer Settings <OFF> *important* Base <75>Treble <50>Make sure the EQ setting is not set to Rock, Pop or Disco (they sound like garbage). Setting it to OFF allows access to Base & Treble menu/adjustments. Overall the sound is above average for what you are paying.... » Read More Play with the audio settings. There are quite a few. Default settings sound poor (hollow,low volume) but can be adjusted to more than adequate. Cant remember orig settings, but can give you my AUDIO setup config:SRS TruSurround HD <Off>SRS TruVolume <On>Equalizer Settings <OFF> *important* Base <75>Treble <50>Make sure the EQ setting is not set to Rock, Pop or Disco (they sound like garbage). Setting it to OFF allows access to Base & Treble menu/adjustments. Overall the sound is above average for what you are paying. More than ample volume once you get the settings tweaked. « Show Less
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some receivers allow you to "bi amp" a speaker.it separates the highs and the lows sent to the speaker.some think sounds better by passing the speakers internal crossover.I don't think so.now if the speaker had no crossover and you HAD to bi amp,then it would sound better no doubt.
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In my opinion it depends on how you set the crossover freq. on your receiver for the center channel. I have the Jamo set connected to a 7.2 set up with 3 way sony tower ss-F5000p for the left and right surround and with 2 polk audio subs. The crossover setup on the receiver plays a major part in my setup.
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It's not very practical to buy speakers, test them and then return them and repeat until finding the best solution. I'm sure going to stores and listening is good but it might sound different when you get it into your home setup.Do you have any suggestions on a good 5.1 setup for the onkyo 606 that doesn't break the bank?
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Hey W. Chou is your X-box hooked up with hdmi? cause if it isn't then the problem is the Onkyo 5300 series does not up-convert so it has to come out of the receiver the same way it goes in. If your hooking up component video from the x-box then you have to run component video to the projector i almost made that mistake but i got the onkyo 7300 series that does up-convert it even sends standard composote video through HDMI .
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The tower speaker may have larger speaker and that generally means better bass response. I use a subwoofer with mine and am quite pleased with the sound quality. The receivers ability to set speaker types will also be a factor. In a nutshell you ' hear them just fine but how much do you also want to feel the music and effects.
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try changing your center channel speaker to large(in the settings) i had my center channel on small and i had the sub level at +7,after i changed the center from small to large...WOW,i now have the sub level at 0 and it actually sounds better.....
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Does your amp have a built in cross over? These are full range speakers. But they won't handle a lot of bass, so base blockers is an option. Or you can buy an active crossover and adjust the frequency. Also, make sure your amp is putting out enough to avoid clipping or you will could damage the speakers. Steve Meade makes a tool to adjust your amp properly. And be aware, if the amp is cheap, it may not put out the power it says it does.