So after fixing up my sub, I decided to run through the setup process again. I haven't done it in a while and a few things have been moved around a bit so I thought it would be worth the effort.
Interesting no matter how many times you may have done something, how you can still learn a thing or two. I ran the sub's auto EQ first, then went through Audyssey. COming to the end of the process I was given the choice between the Movie curve or Music (Flat). I chose Movie as per usual and then went on to check Audyssey's settings. Everything went A-OK, but I was left with two questions I had never thought to ask myself before.
The first was my manual level calibration after the fact. It dawned on me that perhaps Audyssey's settings wouldn't be applied to the inbuilt test tones. A quick Google later and my hunch was correct, so something new learnt, levels should be checked after the fact using a test disc, not the receiver's own tones.
Then the other question, is the Movie curve always the best option? I wasn't actually sure what the difference between Movie and Music was but Google informed me that Movie applied a rolloff to the high end (starting at 4Khz, down by 2db at 10kHz, down by 6db at 20kHz) whereas Music offered a flat response. According to Audyssey unless you have a very well treated room or if you sit within the near field, Movie is prefereable due to the effect the average room has on high frequencies.
I thought about it, and sitting 2m away from my centre channel and 2.3m from my fronts, I think my situation may count as near field. I like to think my room is pretty decent as well. Anyway, so yesterday I was watching movies, shows and playing games, all the while swapping between Movie and Music, and to me Music (Flat) is better. Things sound more boxed in when Movie is engaged, it may be more cinematically correct to have Movie engaged, but I find it robs some scenes of a bit of excitement.
It's a setting worth experimenting with I think.
Interesting no matter how many times you may have done something, how you can still learn a thing or two. I ran the sub's auto EQ first, then went through Audyssey. COming to the end of the process I was given the choice between the Movie curve or Music (Flat). I chose Movie as per usual and then went on to check Audyssey's settings. Everything went A-OK, but I was left with two questions I had never thought to ask myself before.
The first was my manual level calibration after the fact. It dawned on me that perhaps Audyssey's settings wouldn't be applied to the inbuilt test tones. A quick Google later and my hunch was correct, so something new learnt, levels should be checked after the fact using a test disc, not the receiver's own tones.
Then the other question, is the Movie curve always the best option? I wasn't actually sure what the difference between Movie and Music was but Google informed me that Movie applied a rolloff to the high end (starting at 4Khz, down by 2db at 10kHz, down by 6db at 20kHz) whereas Music offered a flat response. According to Audyssey unless you have a very well treated room or if you sit within the near field, Movie is prefereable due to the effect the average room has on high frequencies.
I thought about it, and sitting 2m away from my centre channel and 2.3m from my fronts, I think my situation may count as near field. I like to think my room is pretty decent as well. Anyway, so yesterday I was watching movies, shows and playing games, all the while swapping between Movie and Music, and to me Music (Flat) is better. Things sound more boxed in when Movie is engaged, it may be more cinematically correct to have Movie engaged, but I find it robs some scenes of a bit of excitement.
It's a setting worth experimenting with I think.
