Help!? About to EQ my Sierra-1 NrT Speakers. Avoiding Screw Ups.
My listening: (room ... 13x18 with 8.5 ceiling. Listen to Smooth Jazz, pop, classical, Classic rock, dance, etc)
So here is the deal .... when running room correction software with my Yamaha receiver, it makes my sound a bit too dull. It pretty much cuts a lot of high frequencies. So what I did is ... i turned EQ off and just kept setting made my software for the Crossover, range, volume, etc. EQ = OFF.
Now ... here is my issue. With EQ turned ON, sound is too dull, BUT with EQ turned off, sound is a bit too bright for my listening pleasure. Specifically for music. Movies I am OK with.
Tonight I am going to start playing with EQ as it allows me to adjust sound for EACH speaker.
What should I know?
Should I EQ each speaker identically or make center brighter (for better speech) and my L and R more realistic for music?
Which frequency should I adjust to add a little more mids and cut a bit of too squeaky sound in the highs.
Example ... saxophone was just a bit toooo bright. Could be toned down a bit. Voice however sounds very nice. Drum cymbals are sometimes too bright too.
Testing this on MP3 music (mp3 256-320kbps).
Any input will be very helpful. Thanks.
A/V Receiver - Denon AVR 4311ci
L/R - Ascend Sierra-1 NrT
Center - Ascend Sierra-1 NrT
Surrounds - Ascend HTM-200
Sub - Rythmik F12
TV - Sharp LC-80LE650U 80-inch
Screen - 135" STR-169135-G Silver Ticket 4K Ultra HD Ready
Projector - Epson Home Cinema 3100 1080p
SACD Player - Sony C222ES