5 Common Mistakes When Setting Up Your Home Theater

[@Audioholics]

What mistakes have you made when setting up your home theater? Are they one of the five on this list?

[@deltadcrouse]

Had my center channel set to large set it to small world of difference thanks Gene always helpful and always informative big thumbs up 👍

[@berthacdellasala]

You wouldn't let me make them ;)

[@CoachCole71]

Had a friend excited to show me his 5.1.2 all IN CEILING system. Didn’t have the heart to tell them what they were missing. Brand new construction via builder suggested setup 🤢🤦‍♂️

[@jamesfromwellington]

For a long time waited looking for a good speaker package option before upgrading from 5.1. Eventually my system's video overtook and I decided to grab some cheap speakers just for testing. A year later I'm still enjoying atmos on miss matched speakers. I will upgrade eventually but I'm enjoying just being able to listen at home at the full spec of the source

[@berthacdellasala]

@@CoachCole71 That's the biggest problem. They really are not getting it at the builder level, unfortunately.

[@whyrde7241]

Are people still using REW? I found it a bit tedious initially but massive improvement especially at the top end of my KEF Q series and blending multiple subs. (noob audio enthusiast here) Thanks BTW Gene you have been a valuable source of information and guidance.

[@rb032682]

@3D - I know some people who use REW. I'm using Sonarworks Reference 4.? correction in my DAW which feeds right/left and active sub. The best improvement I have ever made has been getting the proper amount of acoustical treatment installed. Good acoustic treatment is like magic when used with electronic correction.

[@dkindig]

I recently used REW to work on my sub placement and EQ. Great program! Made major improvements in suckouts below 80 Hz just by moving my sub (using a UMIK-1 mike, btw) and then used REW to auto-generate para EQ's in a MiniDSP HD and smooth out my bass response significantly. I will be using it again soon to tweak my auto-eq settings on my receiver next and get the top end just where I want it. I have 2x4 panels of 4" thick fiberglass wrapped in acoustic cloth at my primary and secondary reflection points and to be honest the room is a bit over-dampened.

[@AudioGearhead]

Speaker level and distance have been the most important. I've gone back and fourth with the auto eq, always end up turning it off and manually setting levels with a sound level meter. Awesome video.

[@chipmunk6386]

Great stuff Gene.! 2 channel / surround system, room acoustic treatment must be a jungle for most "serious" enthusiasts. Diffuser or absorber, or mix.... First reflection point.. Behind speaker... Ceiling... Rear wall...Experts can't agree on this topic. Would be awesome if, i/we had your in depth talk about this. Thanks again 🙏👊🏿✌️

[@Mark-ug6bp]

thanks Gene - I learn more from your channel than I do anywhere else. Keep up the incredible work.

[@jeffleonard343]

Always wondering, Did I do a good job on setting my speaker levels and delays? Keeps me up at night lol

[@SqueamishPuppet]

Yeah Audyssey always sets my fronts to large and full range. I'd go back and change them to small and crossover at 80hz. BUT I got a mic and a minidsp HD for my subwoofers and found a huge dip at 80hz. I now crossover my speakers at 100hz. Which is crazy for towers but let me tell you the sound difference was amazing! I also set no EQ from Audyssey on the L, R, and sub.

[@1wired4sound]

I have gained some knowledge over the years, since I bought my first system in ‘74. Some trial and error and videos such as this have helped greatly. The biggest problem I’ve seen over the years is terrible speaker placement, especially the front 3. Main L/R speakers shoved in corners, cc’s on the floor, sound path blocked

[@rb89509]

Thank you for talking about crossover frequency and subs. I just checked my High Pass Amp and Low Pass. The electronic crossover on the High Pass was close, I had it set at 83Hz. The Low Pass was set at 265Hz for some reason. I've got them both set at 79Hz. I'm using a pair of dreaded Crown XLS-1500's. The High Pass amp is driving a pair of Klipsch RB-81 Mk II's. The other Crown is running in Low Pass Bridged mode powering an Klipsch R-115SW. I got one of their subs with a bad amp, so I drilled a hole in the back plate, and made it a passive. I wish I would have checked the impedance of the sub's driver while I had it open. Either way, the XLS-1500 produces 1050W bridged @ 8 ohms or 1550W bridged @ 4 ohms. As long as you don't over drive the pre amp outs on the receiver, these Class D amps aren't that noisy.

[@davidjeanpierre2358]

Great video and advice! I limited audessey to 500hz and my system sounded more natural.i also realized my seats were in the wrong position as i always felt the bass wasn't as strong as it should be.i moved them 3' back from center of my room and now i have punchy bass that is tight and i can feel it now. I'm going to try 300hz limit and see if i notice a difference. Keep up the good work!

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[@ankurjohriddsmd]

Great top 5 pics Gene... Other important things to get sound as close to perfect: - Good room treatment (absorption/diffusion/treatment of 1st reflection points... - get 2 or more subs for more even bass response - Use a quality preamp with high quality DACs - shielded audio cables and good power conditioner and amps to deliver clean sound - get a RTA mic and do room analysis in a quiet room without any external noises.

[@harryjohnson6255]

Love your audio knowledge, I recently tested 3 different AVRs and used their microphone calibrations, and you are spot on, you have to tweak the calibration from distance, size, htz and levels.. what was amazing the lower end amph had great home theater sound but lacked in HiFi quality.

[@pinoy1hitko]

WOW!! What a difference that made just by measuring with a tape measure and adjusting DB volume levels. Even changing the distances by 1/2 foot to a foot, you can hear how much better it sounds..Thank you so much!!!

[@johnbarsby8382]

When setting up I always run the auto-setup first so that its get a rough idea of the speakers, distances, levels and the EQ of all the speakers to the room. I then go in and manually adjust the speakers distances to match what they actually are and then level test all channels. Works well.

[@garcjr]

I always turn the surrounds up afterwards.

[@flyers10az]

The distances it sets are for the delay. Though you may be 12 feet from the speaker, it might set it at say 10 feet due to how things are reacting in your specific room. Your gear in my room at the same 12 ft seat distance could return 14ft. Both are correct as our rooms are unique.

[@HFIntegrale]

@@garcjr Especially the atmos ones in the ceiling. at least +2db.

[@nicolaijrgensen2733]

I run the auto-setup, turn of the auto-EQ and set it up by my self from the listening position were the mic for auto-setup was placed and in that way I get great base, middletone and treble for my taste, works great for me.

[@MichaelSamuelson99]

This video was amazing! I appreciate the tips greatly. 200% increase in the sound quality. I found the auto eq butchered my listing experience. The biggest tip was setting the sub LFE to 80 and using the SPL meter to set up the levels. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

[@Fluterra]

Unless your main speakers are really good in upper bass, passing through at 80dB is too low. 90-100 is better. Most speakers costing

[@brickman409]

I think that I will have to go into my receiver's settings and set the front speakers to small after watching this. I have noticed that 2 channel audio does sound weak from my system. Also going to try to spread out my front left and right channel speakers. I will have to watch your video on setting delays though, because that sounds complicated! One thing that might actually be good about my older early 2000's receiver is that it doesn't have any of that fancy auto calibration stuff, so it's basically forcing me to manually set all those things like EQ and delays. Thank you for the great tips in this video! I have owned a surround sound system for a few years now, but I have not really gotten into calibrating everything properly. It's nice to find ways to boost performance of my aging system for free!

[@Methodical2]

My brother had my parents center channel in the back of the listening area in the basement. It was strange when the dialogue was coming from behind me. I had to redo everything and place the LCR in front. I told him and my parents not to touch anything, ever, and let me know if something is out of whack.

[@dmo848]

Lol oh that's funny

[@Methodical2]

@@dmo848 I know.

[@MrRondonmon]

Mama: We had one helluva effects whenever somebody was trying to sneak up on somebody, it was lifelike !!

[@tg6373]

As always, extremely helpful. Thank you!!

[@patrickheredia1431]

I've already corrected speaker placement which had a huge impact. Can wait to get home and see if I can't get the eq set up with the new avr I just hooked up. Bass is an issue I was having with it.

[@CC-um5cu]

Hey, when it comes to the subwoofer on my 5.1 you are correct, because when it comes to movies its great but with music, I'm always saying where’s the BASS? It’s hardly ever there. New carpet being installed this week and I just got a new Yamaha RX A2A so will use your recommendations once everything is done. Thank you!

[@atypicalsarge4748]

What's a tape measure?! Great video my man. Keep up the great work! Adjustments made and quality improved on my older Avanatages x3

[@thenaylor]

I like the tip for switching all speakers to small. I'm going to try that tomorrow. 👍

[@mfkhometheater7742]

I agree on the auto room correction. I had a bad experience with Anthem ARC about ten years ago. I'm suspect it works better now but I still plan to do everything manually in my new theater. My analogy is that automatic room correction is like a point and shoot camera, for someone that doesn't know or want to know how to set manual settings it's possibly better than nothing but it can never match a proper manual setup.

[@dirkbisschoff8946]

Very good advice thanks Gene! Invest in good quality speakers, less EQ needed if any.. 🤘

[@deltadcrouse]

Gene 1 coronavirus 0 keep it up man I’ll keep watching 👍

[@liquiddag]

Great video, would love for you to do a step by step setup for ypao/yamaha.

[@Audioholics]

Good Idea.

[@J.R.Hernandez73]

@@Audioholics I would definitely be interested in that YPAO tutorial for either the Yamaha RX A2080 OR RX A3080.

[@liquiddag]

@@J.R.Hernandez73 oh nice I have the 1080 I assume it would all be useful.

[@waqasusmans]

@@liquiddag The multi-sub EQ is only available on 2080 and above, I think that's why he asked for 2080. Other than that, it should be the same for 1080.

[@moparblood]

@@J.R.Hernandez73 I agree. I have used my YPAO multiple times and it seems it changes just a bit every time. would love to be able to fine tune it. Especially the subs phase

[@robbearl9224]

Thanks for that . I'll apply a couple of your tips to my home theatre set up

[@asdf51501]

My center channel is on the floor at the moment, but I’m aware it’s bad. Coming this week will be all new stuff: Klipsch RF-7 IIIs along with the RC-64 III center channel and their 15” sub. My 10yo Yamaha receiver is getting replaced with a Marantz SR8015. The fun part will be calibrating all that.

[@Santanilla]

I would rather pay someone to come home and configure my equipment, there are simply too many things to tweak and is overwhelming.

[@pierrecastanets1974]

Interesting comment about limiting the multi EQ correction range. I’ll try it out.

[@TheFritoNinja]

Excellent content, I've done HT install for a few years and I learned some things from this. Most importantly, though, what's your workout routine?!

[@chirfanabusib6081]

Hello, I have to put the Surround Side Speakers on to my Wall. I´ve read its better for the whole row if they are a little bit higher up than ear level and angled down. My question is, if I have to angle down a Bookshelf Speaker, can I use instead a wallmounted Atmos Speaker, because they´re already angled down as Surround Sides?

[@pradeepontube]

Hey Man, I corrected the distance as you suggested, it sound better. Thank you!!!

[@JumpRopeLift]

I see $30 million homes with theaters that have ceiling LCRs...

[@Audioholics]

I know it kills me to see this done so often in new homes.

[@danielallopenna2326]

I suggest to convert the ceiling pre-wire to height channels or ATMOS and go buy floor standing L/R and center speaker for tv stand or wall mount, etc.

[@Xcel]

In general I would never do LCR in the ceiling but the GoldenEar HTR7000 are actually pretty good if set up properly.

[@stopthefomo]

Worst still are $100,000 Wilson speakers in these same homes placed in a reflective room filled with marble flooring, glass windows, zero room treatment

[@JumpRopeLift]

@@stopthefomo lmao, poor puppies.

[@c3p024]

Nice to see you looking healthy Gene, that masculine straight posture is back!

[@amazoidal]

Lifting from the ground to above your head with a barbell does wonders for posture.

[@SBBUK]

Mistake I made - trying to save money and buying a receiver with only Audyssey XT instead of XT32 - the difference is huge, at least in my setup!

[@dm17nc17]

Yes look at the graphic eq from the auto eq , it’s got up to 10db boosts and cuts. It’s obvious on music just turn off and on. So yes limit the correction, work on placement, then treat your room.

[@pnoyryder68]

Gene thanks for the advice. I had my front speakers set to large on my Denon AVR--X4500h (an awesome pair of Martin Logan towers) but I can't seem to get my 2 subs to work, a pair of Klipschs. Now I know what to correct and maybe I'll finally get to fully enjoy them!

[@aaronfriedman8201]

Great video as always! I have never done these mistakes. You have an amazing room and speakers. I do not have such a great room or speakers. After watching your videos I decided to upgrade. I ordered the Focal Kanta for the front end and Kef LS50 meta for the soround speakers. They are not in your league but I can only do what I can afford. I also have to use my main room for 2 channel too since cannot afford separate set up for 2 channel.

[@jtrosario1234]

Gene, thanks for all the great info, you've made a believer out of me. I often call SVS for questions and they suggested not limiting the speakers but setting the crossover 15Hz to 20Hz above the lower frequency response. For my height channels in my 7.2.4 system that's 150Hz. I don't think my small speakers can handle 80 Hz, should I still set the crossover to 80Hz for all my speakers?

[@xavdeman]

Don't Atmos receivers allow you to set a seperates crossover for your height speakers? After all, Nobody in their right mind would mount tower speakers to the ceiling to serve as Amos height channels. Right? Right?

[@jtrosario1234]

@@xavdeman That's funny but yes, the receiver does let me set the crossover for the height channels. My questions is more specific to the 80Hz crossover for the height channels as Gene mentioned in the video. He didn't mentioned the speakers being able to handle it before setting it to 80Hz.

[@totalbliss1]

You're talking about the SVS Elevation speakers? I have those as my height and surrounds in a 7.2.4 setup and I set them for 80hz on the surround and 90 on the heights and they sound perfectly fine for me. Those little speakers are fully capable of producing some good bass so don't limit them. After all, thunderstorms and jets flying overhead have bass in them so it's good to hear that. Everything below that, the subs can take care of . You can always test it yourself by playing around with both settings, turning only the heights on, putting in an Atmos disc with a favorite scene that has a hefty height sound and see what you like. To me, they're fully capable at 80 or 90HZ.

[@BenjAmin-vx3jz]

I would say it depends on your subwoofer. I set crossover of my ear level speakers to 80hz (they could go lower). My height channels should be crossed over at 150hz too. But when I do that, my sub has to handle the height channel bass. That leads to an awful overall bass sound, since my sub is not build to keep clean bass above 120hz. So I set them to 100hz crossover. Sounds overall much better and the few 100-150 hz bass heavy height effects don’t matter that much to me compared to an overall bad bass response. Just try the different crossovers with a few atmos tracks like i.e. the race in ready player one or the arena scenes in alita battle angel. Let your ears decide on that one.

[@jtrosario1234]

@@BenjAmin-vx3jz Thanks, that's kind of what I was leaning towards. I also had to adjust the settings on the subs via the Marantz since Audyssey was giving me some wonky results. Overall pleased with my system but always willing to try new tricks from the gurus on this channel 😀.

[@Anakena3]

Very useful thank you so much. I have a VSX921 pioneer I both my lack of knowledge and misunderstanding of them menus make the experience with this kind a low range equipment not so great. I also I think my center channel sounds poor as it’s embedded in the TV bench. To low on the ground. Thanks again !

[@brooklynrab]

Try using rubber door stops under the front of your center channel speaker to angle it up towards the listening zone. Makes a big diff.

[@donjaun540]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@NathanBRing]

When i set my speaker levels with a spl meter from my phone manually, i notice a massive difference of what the sound was like, it made the movie sound more impressive and more 3d it was.

[@drbarney1000]

Magnepan did some research from old RCA Lab stereo giving three channels across the front to better simulate an orchestra than two channels which were all that record grooves could make. They added a center channel through Dolby Pro-Logic and test audiences all found it could better sound like an orchestra than two channels and it has a wider sweet spot. I tried this with Nagnepan speakers and I agree.

[@jnagarya519]

"Beatles" producer George Martin, on a pre-"Beatles" visit to Capitol Records in the US, was blown away by their three-channel MONO system.

[@frank19690]

with large front floor standing speakers i prefer adjusting in the receiver the speaker size to large position because at small with music you don't have the complete bass from you're front speakers wich i think is better and more accurate(precise) then the one from the sub.So i prefer a sub more discrete and have bass gain from the left and right front speakers (better sound image) i have wharfedale opus 2-2 front speakers ( wich have 2 8 inches carbon fiber woofers in each one),paradigm dsp 3100 10 inch subwoofer and pioneer elite sc37 receiver (yes a bit old but still very good with my 7.1 configuration and even tested the atmos blu-ray demo from dolby that we have in store and the 360 degrees 7.1 effect are all tehre with no blank or have the impression that something is missing.Love youère test and reviews by the way,good job and always interesrting.

[@optimusvader7823]

GENE ,thank you for another great video . I wish people put more attention to those factors , they going to help in setting any system a lot Better . Like you said , use Calibration but Also your Ears .

[@Audioholics]

very true my friend. Good to still see you watching these videos ;)

[@optimusvader7823]

@@Audioholics i will continue for Shure . I miss the live videos , I hope you do one soon .

[@jerryeads4084]

Huh. I've had the center on my 5.1 PSB Imagine setup (T2 mains) on the floor ever since. Only have a cantilever shelf (now occupied by the new SR5015 and Oppo) to move it to, worry a bit about resonance off the shelf, but I'll try it (move the center to just under the tv). Thanx for that one.

[@funkoidi]

Great video once again thanks! The 80Hz rule should come with a warning that it's dependant on the frequency response of your front speaks no? I know it's an edge case, but the Kef T series for instance have crossover values on paper of 110Hz from what I recall, when run through receiver setups I've seen the crossover detected anywhere between 110-150Hz for the T series, going to 80Hz will presumably risk damaging them, hence setting them to 110Hz is surely the right move.

[@Audioholics]

If that's an Atmosphere speaker, yes use a higher crossover. A main channel should be able to play down to 80hz otherwise use a larger speaker or dual subs closely located near each left/right speaker so you can push the crossover frequency higher without localization issues.

[@agustinduenas5902]

I agree that the auto setup programs typically set the bass incorrectly. I used the auto setup for my Onkyo Receiver and didn't like the results, The program set the bass level at -10 dB, which really muted the bass. I went into each setting and tweaked them until I was satisfied with the results. I found that +3 dB on the bass gave the best results with anything more just too room-rattling. I also tweaked the other settings for my listening position and the distances to each speaker from there. My Home Theater System now sounds terrific. I'm thinking auto setups are just a waste of time even when done correctly. I prefer to tweak, then listen to the results before entering final settings. Each listener has different tastes, so the system should be tune to suit the listeners of that particular system.

[@flyers10az]

Heard about the Audyssey app filter recently. Downloading and re-running Audyssey soon.

[@TheJosa007]

I wonder how expensive you may be to come to my home. I live in Austin, Tx. It would be an honor speaking to someone like you.

[@kevinokev1]

How high should the surrounds and rear surrounds be mounted on the walls? You mentioned ear height for the tweeters when referring to the front L, R & C. Would it make sense to try and split the difference from ear height to ceiling? That way the future height speakers in-ceiling could still be discernible? Surrounds in question are DefTech SR-8080's. Thanks for humoring!

[@jlm8699]

Excellent presentation Gene...

[@77nacke]

What settings should i have on my atmos uppfiring speakers if i put my surround and front speakers on 80 hz? My front atmos is on 100 hz and atmos back is on 110 hz. Thanks for a great video👍

[@avs_smart_systems]

Crazy, I`ve been doing this for over 15 years, and always by instinct, I had set up the in-ceiling to small and the curve to 80hrz.

[@johnbanks6529]

Hey Gene, good video, but I like to add one more common mistakes to the list, which is the wife acceptance factor....... because I have seen tower speakers placed under a bed because of the mentioned mistake...... I am sure no type of EQing can change the sound in that type of environment.

[@xavdeman]

It's not just wives that cause this. One of my friends put his front speakers behind his TV because his TV furniture wasn't big enough to have it by the sides. Buy some stands man! But he thinks that's 'ugly'. There's no reasoning with some...

[@Richard-bq3ni]

We wanted new furniture in our house. So a stylist came over to have a look. First thing she said after seeing my Magnat tower speaker was "Those have to go". Speakers were seen as a no-go in a nice living room. But I didn't let them win completely. The resulting compromise is Qacoustic 3020's on a stand with a sub. I am quite happy with that as well. I am just struggling with finding a place for the center speaker. The TV has just 9cm of free space above the furniture, and space underneath is filled with the receiver. There is no speaker available that can sit on top of my TV furniture in front of my TV. So I am looking for a sound bar style center speaker. Any suggestions?

[@xavdeman]

@@Richard-bq3ni Fire the stylist. Wtf kind of remark is it that perfectly fine speakers 'have to' go?

[@adaxbreaker]

Please can you please explain how to setup Kef Q950 with center speaker with no surround speakers thanks 🙏

[@joelane4670]

Hi Gene..my question is,I have satellite speakers..my klipsch speaker say they only go down to 110 hz. But my 2 height speakers do go down to 80 hz. Height speakers are Polk. So what should I be setting them to?.ps. I’m so glade your feeling better bud. Peace..joe l. Thanks! I have 5.1.2

[@dragonstone6594]

I've set up my LCR's in my neighbors gazebo. Is that a good placement?

[@mazen1179]

Subwoofer not blending in with the speakers (common issue I have with my Klipsch sub in particular).... Not sure how to entirely fix it but observed that sealing the port can help (a little) but the price you pay is a lot less impact in bass.

[@hstudio30]

Nice video bud! Learnt a few things myself!

[@josefernandez2722]

Thanks for that. I am using Dirac. Haven't quite gotten it where I like it yet. Can I limit the correction with Dirac to 500 htz?

[@Joricano]

i kept that setting on EQ just on one of the presets just to compare how it sounds compared to the settings i modified after running Auddesy. I found that with the Auddesy calibrated settings my system sounded weak. I almost returned it. Then i played with the settings and basically unleashed the monster that i knew the system was

[@midnitematador6249]

1-3 are common sense or should be anyway... #4 and 5 are really good points and very easy to overlook because it's being done automatically by the processor! 👍

[@m4nc1n1]

I just bought the editor app and I think it does a much better job than just the receiver running the wizard. I also turned off "midrange compensation" for all speakers and the difference is pretty unbelievable. This is my 5th Marantz and I never heard one sound this good (SR6014). Gene, what is your experience with midrange compensation on the editor app? I never knew it was a thing and it is really sad that you need to buy a $20 app to turn it off.

[@munawarh4485]

Thanks for the video - some great info. I have a question. My speakers are all set to small and crossovers are set to 80hz. I’m not sure what to set the subwoofer gain and low pass filter dials? I’ve set the low pass filter to LFE or should it be set to 80hz as well? Should the gain dial be ok full? Would appreciate your thoughts!

[@azeke9288]

I set LFE to 120Hz.

[@dinakarjanga6710]

Hi Gene....Besides having good speakers ,AVR and the configurationin place ,does the dimensions of the room matter in getting a good sound?.

[@mustangfred2006]

I have the Audysee app but seems a little overwhelming to use. Is there a nice tutorial you might recommend?

[@johnpoo1662]

AV forums?

[@dg3297]

what about directional ceiling speakers for the front three speakers I have Sonance MAG6R 2way speakers

[@danhowdle9508]

Really enjoyed this one Gene. Especially the outtakes. Haha.

[@nizamudeenmohideen71]

Wonderful video sir, Thanks so much, I have a issue sir, all set ok. my Front Left channel is not sound. even i exchanged the speakers. speaker is working but channel. could you please guide me what i have to do!? Thanks so much.

[@99dannywood]

So much jargon I didn’t understand 90% of this. Is there a beginners guide?

[@MrSergemccoy]

At least you can repair most speakers by replacing them, the amps and crossovers. Fast way to tell if your speakers or the crossover is bad. Use a 9v battery on the speaker terminals. If they pop or scratch or move in and out the speakers are usually good. If not, try replacing them 1st. The crossover will need a multi tester. Test it on the ohms setting. 8 ohms can read 5 or 6 on the meter. Test the back terminals 1st on ohms to see if it reads close to your speaker rating. Test all the connections with the wires and caps. If you get a read your crossover is usually good.

[@AK-gl9oz]

Gene - At 4:55 in the video you promise a link to a separate link on "How to balance your channels." Didn't see it in the description below. Am I missing something? I've always relied on the auto callibration tools for my receivers and I'm finding from professionals like yourself that this packaged process is pretty much junk. I want to learn how to callibrate my system manually. Thanks!

[@skris8227]

In confused. There is so much talk about phase accuracy but it cannot be that important. If a singer moves towards or away from a microphone the phase changes too, does it not? Assuming the multi way drivers in your loudspeaker are in phase, and the left and right channels are also in phase must be the most you need be concerned about. So what if the tweeter signal arrives 1°out of phase than the midrange driver? Unless both are putting out equal Loudness at the same X frequency (which they can't and won't) it's all moot. And then room reflections mess that up even more! Perhaps a detailed technical video one this is due to explain why this is supposedly so critical? Thanks!

[@imogenaris1697]

Until I get a shorter length living room table, right now I have a long table that's blocking my pair of sub woofers. Is this ok since they produce low sounds, or ideally should you always have them open, with nothing in front of them?

[@macydezort]

Trying to figure out the audessy editor app.Im still trying to dial in my 2 subs. I feel like I'm missing something 🤔 otherwise I'm on point with everything else you touched on. Thanks to your other videos. 👍

[@gilramsey3518]

I turned off Audessey auto-eq and I went from hating my Polk LSIM's to loving them. I set my system up with the microphone exacly as prescribed and it sounded terrible until I turned that junk off.

[@patrickmccrank8414]

Hi Gene. As always great information in direct form. I have what I thought was a base heavy system. It just that the sound doesn't backup my expectations. I set all my speakers to small. They're all towers so tweeters are at or just over ear level. I run two subs but don't get the massive bass unless I crank the volume. Even 4 of the 6 th towers have powered subs. I haven't run room correction because I change stuff out so quickly it doesn't make sense until I get everything I've been chasing. Any helpful ideas are always appreciated. I don't mind critiquing or even a major "wrong". Not if it helps.

[@hometheatergurus]

Great video Gene!

[@mburgiful]

dealing with first refection waves

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

I need some assistance. I have cable box and a Roku, should both connect through the receiver first. But, when we want to just watch news or a TV show without going through all of our speakers how would we make this connection? We’d just like to use the TV’s speakers for news programs and regular TV shows. And is it possible to set up the receiver so that when we turn on the Roku box it “triggers” the receiver to come on automatically? Our receiver is a Marantz SR5010. Thx

[@elconsejero5913]

I will be setting my own home theater in my new construction home, but I am not sure whether I should go with in-wall for all my front and surround speakers or go with floorstanding. I don't want to make a mistake here. Any suggestions?

[@corypetersen5081]

can you make a video on speaker placement with using tower speakers in the back. i want to get towers for my surrounds and make a 7.2 system were would i place the tower speakers in the back and the hight speakers... are the levels the same if their tower speakers for surrounds

[@Schnauzer-2]

Hello Gene. Very interesting video, However I don’t understand how to use the multi Eq Filter. I have used the Audyssey editor with my Denon AVR X 6500 H, but I am confused about how to use that filter. Do I have to set it between 300 and 500 Hz before running Audyssey Multi Eq Editor ? Thanks for your video and my best wishes to you and family !

[@rb032682]

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[@tomkohman4620]

Audyssey always set the subwoofer levels too low and I thought that the flat response police were going to bust my door down if I turned it up. I have sense learned that additional db sent to the subs sounds better to me and that's ok.

[@johnnyf99music74]

Great content.. However, I'm puzzled.. I have a 5.1 using Audessey.. My center is small, my fronts are huge full range.. my rears are full range with 15 inch woofers and my sub is a single 15 inch.. all are amped quite well.. When I set my fronts and rears to small, I seem to loose the bass potential in those speakers and everything sounds top heavy and wrong.. I must be missing something....

[@mdshakhawathossain7661]

can I have your good advice for Klipsch 5.1 Cherry System with 2 RF-7 III Floorstanding Speakers, 1 RC-64 III Center Speaker, 2 Klipsch RP-250S Surround Speakers, 1 Klipsch R-115SW Subwoofer, I am a good fan of Denon Receiver, so which Denon's model will be the best choice for Klipsch RF7iii 5.1? And the second question is for Klipsch 5.1.2 System - 2 RP-8060FA Dolby Atmos Speakers, 1 RP-504C, 2 RP-600M Speakers, 1 SPL-120. which Denon Receiver should I buy for it? and third question is only 2 RF-7 III Floorstanding Speakers which Denon's Receiver should I buy for the best performance? Thanks.

[@fossilhunter09887]

Thanks for this video. I have an Onkyo TX-SR494 and a Polk AUdio RM6750, will the 80hz crossover setting still work with that speaker? The manual of the speakers says set it to 120hz. I hope you could assist me

[@Goatprodz24]

I have a set of definitely Technology and I'm curious about what you say. To set the crossover all of the speakers smalls. My receiver set my front channel, left and right to large.

[@hernanbonilla6712]

Ceiling speakers are ok for lCR bro as long as you get speakercraft aim or any ceiling speakers that you can pivot the tweeter it’s ok

[@jnagarya519]

Yeah -- if you want to hear motor vehicles driving on the ceiling.

[@k-sell4065]

Thank you ! Thank you! Thank you so so much!!!!! Now I understand!!!!!!😃😃😃😄😄😄😄😄

[@stevekarr4613]

I've seen (heard) subwoofer levels set way to high. Peeps want big sub hits. However, when set properly the sub should be inaudible unless there is low frequency bass present in the source material.

[@saxmandave1]

Love the out takes at the end!!

[@MrSergemccoy]

He is right. The auto setup never does it correctly. Had my sub at neg. 9 front speakers at 18 feet and neg. 4.

[@motorcopT2]

Confession: I was the guy in the back of the class throwing spit wads when no one was looking. Now I have to turn to guys like you to help with technical understanding. That being said, I’ve made most of the mistakes mentioned. 😂 I’m staring to build a home theatre system in our Tv room. I happen to have new Marantz equipment my hope is that you will have some time to look over my initial plan before I jack it up. Trust me, I was on the way to doing just that. If it weren’t for this video I was about to have a bad ass intercom too!

[@bhkharikrishna]

Thanks for the suggestions. Will 80hz work for all home theatres. Mine is Onkyo HT-S5915 and will 80hz works for this system also. Please suggest

[@carlossagaro5977]

So, can two of the front lcrs be in the ceiling if they are directional?

[@Bunkysworkshop]

How do you find a person like you that will do all these checks? I am in check with 4 out of 5 items. I didn’t check speaker size and base Managment.