Hey guys, I got a quick question on audio system calibration / speaker placement.
I connected the new 5.1 JM Labs Chrous speakers to my system which includes LG 7832 (Zenith 318) DVD player, Toshiba 57HX83 TV and Marantz 5300 receiver.
It's been ~ 2-3 weeks and the speakers should be worked in already.
Initially when I hooked the system up the sound was a bit on the bright side, and I figured it was just the fact the speakers weren't worked in yet. I gave it a few weeks, and sure most of the brightness has gone away but I have noticed the following problems.
1. When watching movies the speakers are pretty 'directional'. Instead of blending into the sound stage, I can pin point where the speakers are, and this is especially the case for L+R Front speakers. The L-central-R pans aren't natural at all. When watching a concert / listening to music though, this isn't the case at all. The sound stage is deep and imaging is good for music.
2. This doesn't happen for every DVD's but for some DVD's, the high end (e.g. dialogues) sounds a little 'muffed'. It almost seems like there's something covering my ears when it comes to high-end's. Again, this doesn't apply to all DVD's, but it seems like this problem is more obvious for DVD's with good quality sound tracks. The DTS track on Moulin Rouge, for example, really exaggerates this problem where as say, Indiana Jones sounds a lot better.
Do these problem have anything to do with speaker placement? Is there anything I can do about it? I have listened to these JM Lab speaker in the store before and they sure didn't have these problems.
I have not change the HT-EQ setting from default, and have set the treble and bass setting to 0. The system was carefully calibrated using a SPL meter.
For my current speaker placement, my Front L+R speakers are a little toed in, ~ 15 deg so that the the L speaker is pointing towards the L side of my couch (Left of seating position when facing TV) and R speaker is pointing at the R side of the couch. There's ~ 2.5m between the 2 speakers, and I am ~ 3m from each speaker so it is quite ideal. I have set all speakers to 'large' as per the instruction of the speaker manufacturer.
The center stage speaker is placed on top of the TV, pointing a bit downward.
Any suggestion / comments?
Thanks!
I connected the new 5.1 JM Labs Chrous speakers to my system which includes LG 7832 (Zenith 318) DVD player, Toshiba 57HX83 TV and Marantz 5300 receiver.
It's been ~ 2-3 weeks and the speakers should be worked in already.
Initially when I hooked the system up the sound was a bit on the bright side, and I figured it was just the fact the speakers weren't worked in yet. I gave it a few weeks, and sure most of the brightness has gone away but I have noticed the following problems.
1. When watching movies the speakers are pretty 'directional'. Instead of blending into the sound stage, I can pin point where the speakers are, and this is especially the case for L+R Front speakers. The L-central-R pans aren't natural at all. When watching a concert / listening to music though, this isn't the case at all. The sound stage is deep and imaging is good for music.
2. This doesn't happen for every DVD's but for some DVD's, the high end (e.g. dialogues) sounds a little 'muffed'. It almost seems like there's something covering my ears when it comes to high-end's. Again, this doesn't apply to all DVD's, but it seems like this problem is more obvious for DVD's with good quality sound tracks. The DTS track on Moulin Rouge, for example, really exaggerates this problem where as say, Indiana Jones sounds a lot better.
Do these problem have anything to do with speaker placement? Is there anything I can do about it? I have listened to these JM Lab speaker in the store before and they sure didn't have these problems.
I have not change the HT-EQ setting from default, and have set the treble and bass setting to 0. The system was carefully calibrated using a SPL meter.
For my current speaker placement, my Front L+R speakers are a little toed in, ~ 15 deg so that the the L speaker is pointing towards the L side of my couch (Left of seating position when facing TV) and R speaker is pointing at the R side of the couch. There's ~ 2.5m between the 2 speakers, and I am ~ 3m from each speaker so it is quite ideal. I have set all speakers to 'large' as per the instruction of the speaker manufacturer.
The center stage speaker is placed on top of the TV, pointing a bit downward.
Any suggestion / comments?
Thanks!
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