| Re: Audyssey
I just bought a Denon 2808ci that has Audyssey MultEQ XT. I had upgraded from a Denon 3805 which has an auto parametric EQ feature. Audyssey does a lot more.
My first try with Audyssey pointed out a phase problem in my front right speaker. A friend that works in a audio store had made me some cables that had one set of banana plus on one end and two on the other so to bi-wire. IMO bi-wiring does nothing but they were free so what the hey. Anyway he had hooked them up for me 6 months ago and I thought things sounded fine. When I looked on the back I could see that the woofer was in phase put the tweeter was reversed. The 2808 picked that up but the 3805 did not.
After correcting the phase problem I completed the tests for one position. My first impression was...where the heck did the bass go. The center channel also sounded very bright.
Further inspection revealed that the sub was turned down to -12dB and it set the distance at 16 ft. Actual tape measure distance was 9.4 feet. Audyssey had also set my fronts as large and the center and surrounds as small. I have 4 Klipsch RB81 and a RC62 center. I'd figure the surrounds being the same make and model should register the same. It pegged the crossover for the RB61's at 60Hz (they are rated down to 46Hz by Klipsch). It set the center at 80Hz and it's rated to 54Hz by Klipsch so fairly accurate IMO.
I ran the MultEQ again with 3 positions. The sub was still set low (pretty much muted) but after adjusting the channel level things started to sound better. I also adjusted the center channel level slightly up and set all speakers to small and the sub to LFE+Main. I'm still not 100% happy with the sound and the bass is inconsistent. Some scenes it's over powering where as in others it's hardly there as opposed to being at a nice level on the 3805.
I'm going to redo the MulEQ setup this weekend for 8 positions. I'll also be sure to set the crossovers and LFE differently. My current room is not the best. One side is open and the other is a solid wall. The measurements are about 10x12 (listening area) but with the open side it really extend out to more like 10x24. There are no acoustic treatments other than the couch and carpet.
I will post my opinion after I've done the tests again.
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