Stumbled across this forum a couple of weeks ago after upgrading from a Denon 3802 to an RSX-1067. Thanks for creating such a fabulous resource on Rotel equipment. I've read through many of the past threads concerning the 1067 and subs but still have some questions.
I have the RSX-1067, RDV-1050, B&W 703 (fronts), B&W HTM7 (center), B&W 705 (rears), and M&K MX-105 sub. The 1067 is configured with large fronts and a sub.
1) The speakers are great for music without the sub. Listening to mostly dvd-audio's, should I simply disconnect the sub channel from the DVD player?
2) Using the 1067's test tones, I calibrated the speaker levels. When calibrating with Digital Video Essentials, the sub is way too low. To make DVE level's appropriate, I had to adjust the DD, DPL, and DTS subwoofer levels in the 1067 to 9 or max. It seems weird to need to adjust them this much. Is this normal?
3) Assuming the sub levels needed to be adjusted because the level is low when going through the dolby decoding logic, should I expect the adjusted levels to be appropriate for my DirecTV signals, which will go through either DPL or DD? I can't get test tones from the DTV receiver.
Note - I also played the test tones from both sides of the 1812 Overture DVDA. This confirmed that for DTS I need the 9 adjustment, and if I leave the sub channel connected for multi input, 0 adjustment is needed.
4) Why would I not want to set my crossover to 40 Hz? It seems like I should use my speakers as far down as they reach and then crossover to the sub. Using DVE, I can hear the speakers kick in around 33 Hz.
Thank you.
- Gerry
I have the RSX-1067, RDV-1050, B&W 703 (fronts), B&W HTM7 (center), B&W 705 (rears), and M&K MX-105 sub. The 1067 is configured with large fronts and a sub.
1) The speakers are great for music without the sub. Listening to mostly dvd-audio's, should I simply disconnect the sub channel from the DVD player?
2) Using the 1067's test tones, I calibrated the speaker levels. When calibrating with Digital Video Essentials, the sub is way too low. To make DVE level's appropriate, I had to adjust the DD, DPL, and DTS subwoofer levels in the 1067 to 9 or max. It seems weird to need to adjust them this much. Is this normal?
3) Assuming the sub levels needed to be adjusted because the level is low when going through the dolby decoding logic, should I expect the adjusted levels to be appropriate for my DirecTV signals, which will go through either DPL or DD? I can't get test tones from the DTV receiver.
Note - I also played the test tones from both sides of the 1812 Overture DVDA. This confirmed that for DTS I need the 9 adjustment, and if I leave the sub channel connected for multi input, 0 adjustment is needed.
4) Why would I not want to set my crossover to 40 Hz? It seems like I should use my speakers as far down as they reach and then crossover to the sub. Using DVE, I can hear the speakers kick in around 33 Hz.
Thank you.
- Gerry
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