Otto... thanks on the compliment on the equipment quick list.
As far as I can tell with the Rives cd, before a little eq work the missions were a slightly more bass feel to them, a little heavier, maybe..?. I rolled off the 80 htz & under to the sub thru the eq for the mains & they blended very well in a left to center to right sweep. I dropped the highs a bit too. I may have to redo that after some new furniture pieces & rug are in place.
The 8024 I was referring to is the behringer 8024, 31 band rta & eq. Seems to be a very nice piece. My Onkyo Does NOT have any internal eq ability.So, I want to have the best I can do with what I got to work with...( don't we all). I am up for any & all suggestions... 85% or more is watching movies, concerts: like the Eagles, or Diana Krall, then regular tv, well HDTV, with the receiver "ON" and then dvd-a, sacd music.
Glad to have found SHACK
Mike