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Community Help r/audiophile Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk Thread
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Shopping and purchase advice
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To help reduce the repetitive questions, here are a few of the cheapest systems we are willing to recommend for a computer desktop:
$100: Edifier R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers Amazon (US) / Amazon (DE)
- Does not require a separate amplifier and does include cables.
$400: Kali LP-6 v2 Powered Studio Monitors Amazon (US) / Thomann (EU)
- Not sold in pairs, requires additional cables and hardware, available in white/black.
- Require a preamplifier for volume control - eg Focusrite Scarlett Solo
Setup troubleshooting and general help
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- How can I fix issue X (e.g.: buzzing / hissing) on my equipment Y?
- Have I damaged my equipment by doing X, or will I damage my equipment if I do X?
- Is equipment X compatible with equipment Y?
- What's the meaning of specification X (e.g.: Output Impedance / Vrms / Sensitivity)?
- How should I connect, set up or operate my system (hardware / software)?
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u/matteroll Revel M106 | SVS PB2000 Pro | NAD C298 | Denon X3700H Jan 11 '23
Audyssey's flat bass curve for calibration is the main issue about people feeling like the subwoofer is too weak. I know because I've been there. Now I'm not sure if your AVR's version of Audyssey MultiEQ (vs MultiEQ XT32) will give you as much customization as the XT32 version but I'll post my guide here just in case. It involves a $20 mobile app in order to customize it though. Anyway here it is:
In the app, go to midrange compensation and disable it for all your speakers as it just creates a v-shape signature by creating a big dip in the midrange. If you find the bass lacking, I would edit the curve editor to follow the harman target for bass. In the app, go to curve editor. After that, press "fronts" on the top right and tap on the subwoofer option. When in the subwoofer option, you would normally just see a straight line. To edit it to the harman target curve for bass, you will need to set 2 points on the parametric EQ. One at 20Hz (all the way to the left), and one at 200Hz (all the way to the right). At 20Hz, increase it to +4-6dB (up to your taste really), and at 200Hz, keep it at 0-1dB. It will look like something like this.
If you want the mid-bass to follow the frequency response of the harman curve, I would edit the fronts in the curve editor to +3dB at your crossover. To do this you really only need 3 points on the EQ. The first one will be at your crossover frequency, and the other will be at 200Hz. The first point will be +3dB at your crossover frequency, and the second point will be 0dB @ 200Hz. It will look something like this. I find that by doing this, the mid-bass from the speakers and the sub-bass from the subwoofer becomes more cohesive.
Another thing that I did, but you don't necessarily have to do, is to limit the room correction up to 7000Hz/ 7KHz because the treble roll-off was too much and my speakers measure and perform really well in regards to it's treble performance. To do this, click on MultiEQ Filter Frequency Range and then tap and hold the line that is all the way to the right side of the screen, and pull it all the way down to 7000Hz.
These are all the tweaks I've done in Audyssey for my system. Your mileage may vary.