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  1. #11
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    Default Re: New Sierra-1 owner..

    center channel is in.

    so now i'm trying to understand here... I was using the setup guide forum from avs...

    when i do the audyssey setup according to the forum, they ask me to lower the sub until the -+ is about 10 or less. WHen i do this, my sub ends up being NON existant.. i can stand on it with my hand there and almost NEVER feel it even working.. there is no "punch" my wife says..

    i walked through the setup a MILLION times and changed the speakers to small and the sub setup to crossover ...

    i guess my problem is.. is this what it is supposed to be? am i just THAT out of touch with what "real" sound is?

    The other thing i am struggling with is i got 3 sierras for the front and a sub.. what decoding do i use.... dolby or multi channel stereo..

    grr! i am still playing with them.. I sat for 5 hours playing with the settings..

    I am a video guy.. that is what i do for a job.. i can look at video and be like.. no that is blown out .. the blacks are crushed.. the signal is distorted.. the stupid 240hz is screwing up thevideo..

    BUT I CANT DO THIS WITH AUDIO! ... lol ... grrr

  2. #12
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    Default Re: New Sierra-1 owner..

    This is what I would do, start completely over and let Audyssey do its thing. But first do this, set your subs gain control to half and let Audyssey set the crossover, you will go back and reset after its done. Don't worry about anything yet until Audyssey is complete with everything installed.

    After all is done and if Audyssey says your subs output is too loud fast forward Audyssey so it will still calibrate at half gain on your sub amplifier. Now go back and start with setting mains to 80hz and sub at 80hz manually. Do listening tests at that crossover setting then manually adjust for your liking. If anything you may lower so your mains are running down to 60hz and sub set to 60hz. If you like that setting based on your room, i.e. not boomy, then re-run Audyssey but keep all settings/crossover points/sub gain control at half.

    Decoding should be Dolby, my directTV default is Dolby Digital. With that being said you can always explore post processing with the various modes like Dolby PLII Movie which I do like while watching tv. It really makes regular tv fun. Straight Dolby Digital is awesome but more surround effects happen with the other Dolby modes post processing. There is Neo 6 Cinema but I find it looses high freqs and rolls off too much for my liking. This is the stuff I love next to room correction craziness!

    The "half gain rule" is used in prescribing output in Audiology and is a simple starting point and more times than none the sub is usually left here. If this doesn't work, order a pizza, I'll bring the wifey, let our girls go shopping to let us mess with your receiver and enjoy awesome sound
    Last edited by hearing specialist; 06-01-2012 at 06:58 AM.

  3. #13
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    Default Re: New Sierra-1 owner..

    ... SO FRUSTRATING! ...

    I will have to mess with it again tonight. I was reading the setup guides for the Audyssey.. it seems the real sound of bass shouldn't be what we "know" ... reference i guess is to be played REALLY loud.. soo i will play with the half and stuff.. i think at this point i am going to do a factory reset on the reciever and start fresh..

    If you lived closer I wouldn't hesitate... I will have to get pictures of the setup..

  4. #14
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    i believe I have hit a nice blend of perfection... everything sounds so good right now... These speakers are amazing...

    i am putting in a little picture of my system. It is a horrible picture taken by my wife at night... i will get some better ones..


  5. #15
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    Default Re: New Sierra-1 owner..

    I especially like the picture of your pup too! Looks great and i'm glad everything is sounding good.


    Brian in Bakersfield...

  6. #16
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    Default Re: New Sierra-1 owner..

    Quote Originally Posted by jonstahura View Post
    i believe I have hit a nice blend of perfection... everything sounds so good right now... These speakers are amazing...
    Glad you got the setup issues sorted out and are now enjoying your new Sierra-1's. Did you get the Q-Plug kits to experiment with modifying the rear ports?

    The bamboo looks good with your wood panel floors. Is that the new Klipsch sub between your AV console and the right speaker?

  7. #17
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    i did not get the q plugs.. i'm still trying to figure out what they do... maybe soon i will.. it is like the NrT upgrade.. i'm not sure if at my level i will notice a difference.. i want this to settle in and be like.. ok i get it.. now what.. and maybe before my year is up.. i will upgrade to the towers.. lol

    That is the klipsch.. i was not sure to put it on the outside or inside.. ... and so to make it more "uniform" i put it in the inside.. lol...

  8. #18
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    Default Re: New Sierra-1 owner..

    The whole ensemble looks good: TP-24 speaker stands, AV cabinet, & Klipsch sub - even with the sub being a little shorter than the AV cabinet, it looks like a matched set.

    I got Q-Plugs b/c my center will be enclosed in a center speaker shelf in my TV stand, and my surrounds will be almost against the side walls. Depending on the room, there can be boominess if the rear port of a Sierra-1 is closer than 18" to a wall. But the jump up from a standard soundbar is so big that your sound quality is still much better, and you can always fine-tune later.

    I'm trying to figure out what to do with my HTIB once I get the new system set up - sell it, gift it to someone I like, or...?

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