How To Set Up An AV Receiver HDMI, Bass Management and More
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Audioholics GoFundMe: bit.ly/GOFUNDA...
www.audioholics...: How To Set Up An AV Receiver - In this video Gene explains in full detail how to set up an AV Receiver correctly. He focuses mostly on bass management and speaker set up. This includes, properly setting speaker size, distance, level, crossover points and subwoofer mode. Ever wonder why you get no bass from the sub in two-channel mode? We address this problem in the video and give you the proper solution to fix it.
RELATED VIDEO:
• How to Set Up your AV ...
Be sure to get your FREE Top Picks AV Guide here & you also get signed up to our FREE Newsletter (sent once a week) with the latest and greatest articles/reviews:
www.audioholic...
Remember to visit:
www.audioholics...
...for more myth busting articles and reviews.
FOLLOW AUDIOHOLICS ON :
-------------------------
HOME PAGE
www.audioholics...
FACEBOOK
/ audioholics
GOOGLE PLUS
plus.google.co...
TWITTER
/ audioholicslive Become a Patron of our TH-cam channel for cool features unavailable to regular subscribers: / audioholics
I’m completely new to home audio, thank god for these videos.
HI Gene:
I just bought a Denon AVR X3600H; and the MENU looks a lot different...you think you can make an updated new Denon MENU walkthrough? Please!
I’m still learning and I thank you for your help thus far!
I'm watching this now and it's still so helpful! Thanks!
Fantastic video, and the audio quality was very clear! These instructional videos are what the community require to ensure everyone knows how to do the basics and get them right!
I will Receive Dolby Pro logic ii when I play Sonic Riders and Shadow the hedgehog and Sonic and the black knight and secret rings and Sonic Riders Zero Gravity and Sonic Unleashed PS2 and Wii and Dolby Surround Pro logic ii Sonic Adventure DX Director's cut and Sonic Heroes.
I learned so much from this, I really appreciate this! Thank you!
Gene, thank you so much for taking the time to post this. I am not even a rank beginner audiophile but I know what I like when I hear it and I've never understood how to balance my surround system (installed in 2001) without someone else being paid to do it. That all completely changed today when I watched your video, made the suggested changes and I was simply blown away that your suggestions immediately brought back the beautiful sound environment I had enjoyed in the past before numerous recent changes.
I have the following in my system and you just saved me $150 from having someone come out to do the balancing and it didn’t hurt at all that I DID have an SPL meter, I’d just forgotten!
Panasonic Plasma 3D 65" HDTV TC-P65VT50
Marantz AV7701 pre-tuner and receiver
Marantz MM7055 5 Channel Power Amplifier
Surge Protector Panamax M8-AV-PRO Hi-Definition 8 Outlet (receiver, amplifier and TV are protected)
LG UBK80 HD Blu-ray Player
Velodyne EQ-Max 15 Subwoofer
front speakers B&W CDM 1NT
center speaker B&W 700 Series HTM71 S2
surround speakers B&W WP 1
I can now enjoy concerts and movies and everything else - so thank you!
Excellent tutorial with common sense instructions. I am building a new home and designing a home theater with several zones. Like most of your videos, this provides very important insight and technical aspects that are never articulated in the owner’s manual. Thanks for another round of audio education.
I have large mains with tons of lowend. I also have plenty of power on tap. I set my mains to small X-over at 40Hz and LPF of LFE at 120Hz. I also use a PEQ, 20Hz and 80HZ being the worst offenders. I have gotten so much B.S. over this, but I have told everyone that 80Hz is not for every setup and why would I kneecap my towers. I have tried it X-over many ways and also measured the room about 1000 times. I stand by my settings. Long story short your video made me feel vindicated. Great video!
You are awesome! I've had a denon receiver for a few years and could never figure out how to set it up. I don't like the way it sounds and I cannot put my speakers the distance that it requires of me when I use the auto set up. I have looked at a lot of videos and couldn't find anything. I might be coming back if I run into any issues. Thanks again!
Thanks for all the videos you do. I can’t learn enough.
Gene this video was VERY helpful for me to set up my new SVS SB2000, thank you!!
Just what I was looking for. I greatly appreciate the tutorial!
Cool video! I’ve had over 10 AV RX and still find it helpful. Especially new tech.
Brilliant! Wish I had done this two years ago! Thank you
I have the Marantz SR8500 7.1! works great up to now!
Can you be able to guide me on how to setup Marantz SR 4002?
Thank you!
eh, imo, the best setup is whatever sounds best to your ears. I use that method after setting virtually every option in nearly every combination of subtle to extreme to determine what sounds best. FYI, it's never what the mic/speaker setup determines the best settings are, , my manual setups tweaked to what I think sounds best rules the day every time....Takes a while , but if fun if you're into tinkering lol.
The video was nice. Can you explain what is the zone 1 and zone 2 setup in denon 1912 , which I am using
Super Video. We definitely need more such videos, Please.
On a Pioneer VSX1130 and need to know how to set the Receiver to output the Bass to the bass speaker. and not the speakers, main, surround front left center etc.
thanks for that good info I'm going to try that tomorrow on my receiver
Excellent video Gene! Love all the " how to" step by step videos! Thank you for taking the time to explain this!
how do you adjust the manual EQ. and how do you find the settings for the different speakers.
Spock is indeed a technological wizard. 🖖
Great video, Gene. I enjoyed the straightforward approach sans the clowning around with Hugo. Any thoughts on doing a subwoofer calibration video using REW?
Now that is a tutorial...great narration...thanks
How about a video on AVR lifespan? My pioneer 7.1 110 W per channel with 5.1 connected wiĺl be 13 years old in January how much longer will it last?
Ok question should I use my treble and bass on my sony home theater????
I'm wanna listen too surround sound and bass smoth come directly too you center speaker vocal near ear..can filling inside the movie that best setting.
Hey topgun. I just installed the Yamaha Aventage a6a. I was apunipressed with the power output. I do have it running as a 5.1.4. It’s one thing that I don’t have it tweeked right. I tried opening the web editor confirmation but I was unsuccessful. Since I’m home I decided TO purchase the Emotiva Basx2 and call for reinforcements. I really appreciate the reviews,testing n new finds. Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks Berto
Great video and looking forward to more one-one!
It would be nice to have it shipped for you to look at
Good and useful video. Please consider producing a video for setting an AV receiver for the special needs of people with hearing losses, for example, the great many people who suffer a high frequency hearing and sound definition loss as they grow older. What settings would change to improve audio definition and increase volume at the affected frequencies? In other words, how can someone set a receiver to perform like a hearing aid through a sound system? Thank you very much.
Any chance we could get some info on:
#what sound level did you run the test tone at?
#input channel gain?(on denon)
#any chance for an update on Dolby atmos enabled (bouncy house speakers) crossover (have not been able to find a real answer / have them on 150hz now)
You got reply I have same question?
Are you at all familiar with the Denon AVC 3030? Purchased this in 1995.
Good stuff Gene, as always
Still using Denon AVR-3805 and analog 7.1 inputs, glad OPPO's have 7.1 outs.
Very clear and concise. Thanks!
My Sony won’t show volume in decibels. What should I set my volume at from 0. To use my SPL for level check. Thanks
Thank you so much
This is great. And this info is all over the web now. But what I and I think allot of others want is an eq set up guide. Have searched the web for days and nothing. Is it just by ear? Is there a app I can use. I have a denon avr 791 but no set up mic. If this comment gets to you guys I would love to see a eq walk thru. Thank you.
P.s buying used receivers that don't have a set up mic is a common occurence now. So i think this could help allot of ppl
I have a couple of questions.
1st: I'm confused about your mains setup. You set them to Large with LFE +Mains so that your mains get the lowes as well but then you set the crossover for your front speakers to 250 Hz. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of setting the fronts to Large?
2nd: I just got a Denon AVR-A110 to go with my Revels & was curious if you knew anything about the Audyssey MultiEQ app. I had to call Denon support for a bad remote so I asked them which to use the on board setup or the app and their reply was the on board setup. I was curious what your opinion was on that. Did I waste money on the app or do they really just deliver two different sounds that is user preference?
3rd: You said the distance measurement of the auto setup was fairly accurate but I have found that on both my AVR-A110 & my old AVR-5308 that the measurements are 1 to 2 feet short which brings another question. If you run the auto setup but then go back & manually change say the speaker distance or front speakers from large to small, does that screw up your auto setup? It doesn't seem to but I wasn't sure if I just been lucky & the settings worked good anyway... lol
Thanks
Thanks!! Wow! I just Learned a ton thank you very much.
can you please show setting for Yamaha 3072?
Hello, how do you Connecticut the receiver to the screen? I've used an HDMI cable connected to the Monitor out output but nothing happend. What els is it to be done? I habe a Denon AVC-A1XV
What do you suggest for manually setting the distance of the subs? I noticed audessey puts them farther than they really are.
I have yamaha Av receiver Rx471 with Bose 5.1 cube speaker. how to configuration speakers keep in small or large
Hi guys. Thank you for your videos. I have suscribe to your channel and I will be having a look on all these nice information. So far I have seen you know very well the Denon receivers. I have am AVR 1611 and I am experiencing problems with sound quality. I have set the unit with audyseey auto eq. I prefer to use if for music from CDs and for movies. For radio listening and for internet audio streaming like Spotify
I am using manual setup for eq. Nevertheless let's talk you about my problem. Let's say that I been listening music, so I was using audyseey , dinámica eq. and dynamic volume. Let say I have turned the unit off. Then next day when I turn it on again, I feel the sound very flat, and no powerful. I have realized tha even the display of the unit is telling me that audyseey is being use, that dynamic eq. and dynamic volume are ON, I can realize that that functions are not working. So what I use to do is turn some of these functions off and on again and the good sound came up again. I have already reset the microprocessor, and set up all again (is not so fun to do it frequently). The questions are: Do you know that the AVR 1611 have been realizing factory with bugs like these in the software.? Have you ever ear about a failure like this in Denon..? Doy you know how to check if my unit have installed the latest firmware available? I will really appreciate your comment and advice. Regards. Osvaldo
I would like to know about the eq adjustments and if possible in a detailed way.
I have the JAMO S606 TOWER SPEAKERS I GOT THEM SET TO 40HZ
subwoofers often times can not tape measured. often times their "acoustic distance" must be longer as the tape measured one. mine are set to around 4 meters by audyssey. the tape measure would be 3.5 meters.
That's true and it's bc your sub had built in DSP and adds group delay. Some subs can add as much as 10msec. So you would have to compensate almost 10ft of delay as a result.
Can you denon avr x 6500 speaker set up Please .Thank you.
I ran audessy calibration on my onkyo tx nr5010 with all klipsch speakers, 7.2 sys., klipsch rp280f fronts, rc 64ii center,
It gave me 150 crossover, don't understand why.
Hi sir the setting page that appeared on the screen … is it an app? 😊
Excellent video! Thank you.
Hi … Please share Denon AVR X3300W… Sound setup (crossover and calibration)
Thanks, just what I needed 👍🏻
I’m running a Denon AVR 1700h. With bass management do I set up lfe+main. I do listen to cd’s alot, but I want to do what’s best for all content
Is there a SPL meter app I can use? Never used a SPL app or otherwise Thanks
very interesting and informative video. i am still a little fuzzy on the base setup. the options of combining lfe and regular bass with your main speakers and how the crossover setting affects them isn't really clear to me. my v2700 yamaha has a separate lfe level control and i dont have a clue where it should be set. someone told me that the lfe is typically 10db over the sub base. i think this subject could use a video by itself. you guys do a great job of translating some very technical information into plain English thanks.
I always wondered if I was supposed to make the rear speaker levels the same on an SPL meter as the front speaker...
Hey Gene, is there ANY test files out there with sounds other than static hiss for each channel or trailers with random jacked up stuff going on??
can't we come up with a 7.1.4 test that individually tests each channel with a combo of recorded sounds like- woman's voice, a knock on some wood, a clank of some dishes, some keys getting picked up and a car door being shut??
like for real, so much about the sound industry makes no sense...
any ideas??
I have the AVR s650H. My question is should both subs work when streaming music via Bluetooth? Thanks
Every time I watch this video I learn something new. One question on crossover. I've got pioneer dolby atmos add ons. Should the crossover be 80 hz or 90 hz. I have them set at 80 hz, but it seems like maybe I'm feeding them too much info. If that makes sense. They sound great but the atmos effect is somewhat lacking IMO. I maybe expecting too much.
very informative as usual. thx
Hello I have a question about the volume setting, and how to adjust if the output is louder because it's set a certain height or is lower because the volume settings is set to a lower output if that makes sense. Basically I feel like I have to turn it up to - 7.0 dB before it's to the volume I want to hear. Please help.
Thanks
You should of had made this a 2 video topic. One on this more advanced setup and another on either an older Reciever with more basic settings or one more recent with less features. There are many people out there with receivers that don't have an osd feature and could get an understanding of what you're trying to say. Keep in mind not everyone has the most recent gear let alone run 3 subs at once. Look out for your general audience more.
That's coming next!
How does the newest Denon without Pro logic handle a 2 channel source.Do you get some kind of equivalent pro logic for listening to normal tv in stereo?Would be much obliged for this information if you have time.Your small logo which looks like a compass and a square looks ominous..Possibly not..Very good explanation of manual setup..
I'm thinking this may be old and I have a question... Not sure you will answer. In the set-up menu under volume there is something called scale, limit, power on menu and mute level. How would I set those? Thank you.
Thank you
I have a question to ask you how do I calibrate my speakers properly if I don't have a auddessy mic it didn't come with the receiver and my front stage I am running cerwin vega and I don't know how to calibration for my speakers please let me know what I can do and I'm also running 4 power amplifiers and hooked up to the pre out puts and I just need to know what I can do
hi i own an old denon 3313 ci , i cant seem to figure out how to go manual on setting the graphic eq. at times the audesy settings i dont like all the tonal changes it does . help
5:10-5:27 My brain... so many questions, I can't even start.
What's the best way to go from Denon AVR-3806, to Yamaha YST-SW160 subwoofer?
A) 6ft speaker wire to sub's speaker terminals "in", then 6ft "out" to speakers? (would AVR have to put out more power, like would it bypass the sub's amp??)
OR B) The AVR's sw pre out to either L or R "input 2" on the sub, and then long 12ft speaker wire from AVR to the front speakers?
OR C) Same as "A," but add a subwoofer cable (or RCA if there's no difference), but keep the speakers running from the speaker out terminals on the sub... would that help the signal not degrade as much?
I've just got the 2 channel's atm. I see you've set your fronts at -4.5dB why is that and what should I be setting my fronts to?
he makes all speakers equal out to 80db with spl meter. all speakers will require different amount of power going to them
Hello how to set the ohms I wish to make 4 ohms on my front speakers for stereo and maybe for everything if it's better but only the front can do 4 ohms I can't find the setting and it's confusing really this is my first av receiver I swapped it with the old 5.1 Dolby digital so I'm behind on these things that are new to me
Gene you are awesome man. I had my Marantz 8801 set to LFE +main. I now set it to LFE only. BTW on LFE+main does the bass also go to the main towers or is it added to all of the speakers. All of the other tips you mentioned I had set. I re-metered everything after the change. I don't do room correction. I let room correction do the distance which was accurate checking with the tape measure and sub adjustment for group delay but the outputs are set with an SPL meter.
LFE+ Main will only send LFE signal to the subwoofer channel unless the manufacturers owner manual dictates otherwise.
I troubleshooted a TCL-Roku TV with a Sony receiver. I could only get a stereo sound from the left right speakers. However the AM/FM radio 5.1 speakers all worked. Also I could not get it to run the calibration, the TCL could not find a signal from the Sony, but the Sony seemed to connect to the TCL. But the Sony's AM/FM tuner popped up on the TCL's screen. I'm stumped.
I didn't know about the 120hz crossover for the LFE channel, I've always set mine at 80hz along with my speakers.
l34052 hey, I think he saying to set the front sound stage to 80. And the LFE to 120. To capture all the bass effects.
I set mine to 100.
I’m a novice. Lol! Just saying.
Larry
I've been trying to hook up my phono ( audio technica AT lp60 usb) to my Denon avr 1613. No sound, line is on the phone, phono plugged in to cbl/sat, still no sound. Can anyone help?
I’m confused. Set the front speakers to higher crossover because they can handle the bass but the rear surround lower because they can’t?
no you got it opposite.
Hi! Thanks so much for this video. I noticed you passed up the manual eq option, are we not supposed to touch this at all? Simply leave it as is? On my Onkyo I have the option to turn it off and on so I just want to make sure no adjustments are to be made here. Thanks again for all your help! I hope you continue to feel better.
Xavier C on mine I lowered the bass and raised the highs to make the dialogues clearer
Is there any application that you would hookup a single sub by using the high level speaker inputs on the sub so the full freq receiver output would output to both front tower speakers along with the subwoofer?
Plz do vedio on onkyo tx-sr 601.
My home theater set up 9.1.6 projector epson home cinima 3800 4k blu ray oppo udp203 4k receiver denon avrx6500h my speakers front klipsch r28f features (7lll) center klipsch rc 64lll surround all 4 klipsch rs62ll atmos elevation rp140sa front height klipsch rs250s cilling polk audio rc80i for my external amplifire i use audio source amp210 for this set up which one i have to use the right amplifire.my room basement 3000 cubic squre feet .Thank you.
Can you make an vedio for Pioneer receiver? Thanks
Hey . I was wondering what will be the best setting for the test tone db cuz I've more sound coming out in the center than my front l&r
hi.when listing to movies ,the sound from the main people talking is impossible to hear properly.I am using only a V surround system.
Great video!
Great video. I have a Yamaha rx -v675 receiver 7.2. Nuance powered front speakers/built in subs and amps. Nuance center and rears. My problem is that I have no idea what most of this new technology does and settings that I don’t understand. My old Sony receiver from 2006 used to absolutely crank my speakers. This new receiver doesn’t seem to be giving me the same volume of sound. I’m pretty sure I do not have the receiver set up properly in the settings. If you are able to help me set this up properly I would really appreciate it. I’m setting it up manually.
Most important is the track information at low frequency, 70% music don't have quality bass information.
Is that why my two subs sounds empty and flat when listening to music? During movies I get that deep bass and everything sounds great but when it comes to music it's barely outputting anything. I have dual pb2000 pros so I'm expecting the whole house to shake when listening to music... Any solution for this?
@@thelonestranger777 Go to speaker setting change Bass to LFE+Mains. Then back and set crossover for fronts to 90hz or 120hz. Make sure main speakers are set large. It will shake everything.
@@tahirhameed-mth1530 I also heard someone mention that. I'm guessing this isn't a common issue everyone is having? I was wondering if it was my receiver itself or if I had to turn on music optimizer. The onkyo menu is really lacking compared to the denon and Marantz line from what I see.
Anyway, it would suck if I had to change the setting to main+LFE every single time I want to listen to music. I spent way too much time calibrating my subwoofers with minidsp to keep main+LFE on 😔
@@thelonestranger777All other 5.1 to 7.1 formats will bypass these settings. Don't worry about that.
@@tahirhameed-mth1530 I really hope you're right.... Waiting for everyone to go start their day before tinkering with my speakers.
So, I setup my Marantz receiver using this video. I have Martin Logan speakers which are 4ohm speakers. My question is my Marantz receiver is rated 4-16ohm. Do I set the receiver impedance to 4ohm to match my speakers, or do I change it to another impedance setting 6ohm, 8ohm etc...
do i need a 4k receiver for a 4k tv? i bought denon 650 not happy with power compared to my old 1912 thx
If u don't have side speakers it won't let u put back speakers and u can't use the calibrator app
Little confused about the 'Levels' bit Gene. Two comments/ questions:
1) You mentioned that you like to calibrate to 80 dB (instead of the inbuilt 75 dB calibration). Isn't the 75 dB in place to allow enough headroom for the receiver, so that it has enough power during the peaks?
2) Isn't using the SPL meter with this pink noise incorrect, as the pink noise is sans Audyssey? I think you had mentioned in another article, that we should always calibrate levels using pink noise from a disc, not using the pink noise from the receiver (as the noise via the disc is post the Audyssey processing).
Please clarify - thanks!
I can help.
1) I believe he's setting 80dB for his sub pre Audyssey correction in order to obtain a lower post Audyssey receiver sub level offset (around -6/-8 is preferred) to get to reference levels. Then you leave the sub's gain knob alone and you then have the necessary headroom from within the receivers sub output to avoid clipping at the sub's amp input. From there you can raise the levels up 6(within the receiver) to add 3 dB thus running your subs a bit "hot" but staying below 0 dB to avoid clipping the amp input. This particular method is recommended by well known subwoofer designer Mark Seaton of Seaton sub's.
2) this is true after you've run Audyssey and saved your settings not before. Afterwards yes you want to use a test disc to keep Audyssey room correction in the mix. Hope this helps.
I understand the calibration for the subs as I have a Seaton sub (and a JTR Captivator). However, Gene is not talking about the sub specifically - he is referencing all the speakers when he mentions 80 dB (see 7:25 onwards).
Lihkin Ihahs Great sub's. Yeah, I watched the video as well. He probably feels like "reference is preference" and was showing just a manual calibration with his particular post Audyssey level bumps to his speakers due to his room treatments and speaker config. Can't speak for him on that though. Was just here reading a response I got and just saw your post and thought I could help. No offense meant. Wish I had the space for a Cap !
No offense taken Thomas - thanks much for your input. I appreciate it. Yeah the Cap is a beast and honestly I had no idea what I was missing in movies till I got it. :-)
Good deal ! Yeah I can't even imagine the smile on your face when you first got it setup and watched your first bass heavy movie. I'm jealous. Mark is a subwoofer genius and a great contributor to the subwoofer community. He's taught me a lot in forums and sounds like a great guy. I have a small space but I filled it with 2 Rythmik subwoofers so I'm happy in my little fish bowl.
hi
how can i use YPAO yamaha calibration on stereo speakers sound settings the receiver has all kind of settings but no stereo settings how do I start here with ypao calibration device i have the yamaha rx-a3080 end the klipsch rp-8000f speakers end how do i set this speakers ( Big & Small end 80hz or lower i have 1 sub for stereo music) thanks.
grz : from Ben (Belgium)
is there any solution for pioneer AVR vsx-1131 FACTORY RESET?
I HAVE USED ALL POSSIBLE METHODS FOR RESET,BUT CAN'T DO IT.
PLEASE HELP ME.
Where is your manual?
Can I ask , u set front tower speakers to 250hz will effect anything or the watts over or change it to 120hz and what about need to set how many db ? Kindly give some idea ? Tq
Gene, great video thanks for taking time to do it. I recently purchased a MiniDSP UMIK-1 and the MINIDSP 2x4 after hearing your testimony on how it helped you balance out the seat to seat consistency of your Bass. I watched your video and read through the write up that you did and it's still a bit dvanced or better yet assumes that the reader is familiar with some of the ways to manipulate the software's. would it be possible for you to do a video tutorial on the various steps to achieve results like you did. right now I have 2 Subs and two rows of seating in a barn shaped room. I'm still learning how to use REW and it would be a great help to see a video from someone like yourself explaining how to actually measure the room . and more importantly what to actually measure for the seat seat consistency . since my Pioneer sc-99 can send out two separate signals to the subs like your Dennon AVR, I'm confused as to how to best apply that feature. for example did you calibrate each sub for 1 sitting position or did you measure each sub at all seating positions and then use an average? did you instead calibrate all subs for the main listening position and then measure all of the subs at once at each sitting position and do an average of that? seems like there's endless measurements that can be done so I'm wondering what in fact isbeing finally inputted into the MiniDSP 2x4? thanks again for all the great info you and your team put out.
Austin Jerry on AVS Forums literally wrote the book with a detailed REW how to that's linked on his AVS signature I believe. He also provides in forum support for the MiniDSP 2x4 non HD in a dedicated thread there as well as a detailed setup tutorial in a file he also provides for it. He is the man when it comes to REW and MiniDSP setups. No offense Gene. Just trying to help.
I have an Integra DTR40.3 and noticed that whenever I chose a THX option such as cinema the bass almost disappears. Do I most likely have something set wrong? I used the Audessy system to set up the 5.1 surround. Audio source is HDMI. Thanks in advance and for all the great information you share.
What volume should i set on AVR while checking DB Level with SPL. Zero volume is not giving any sound so i should set volume more than 50. Pl reply.
How to on pro logic 2 in my panasonic SC HT930