@tice34
For Audyssey, use all 8 microphone positions. The first one should be dead centered where you sit, all other 7 should be where your head could be if you are slouching, leaning forwards, they should not be more than 3ft from the 1st position. Also, try to avoid placing it right up against any headrests.
Have Dynamic Volume (a dynamic compressor) off.
Have Dynamic EQ on. However, it’s default is for the typical mastering of movies, change the Reference Offset based on the type of content you listen to. 5dB for classical, 10dB for tv/pop/hip-hop, 15dB for heavily dynamically compressed music (a lot of metal/rock). I watch a lot of movies and tv and play a lot of hip-hop, so I go in the middle and choose 5dB, as the movie default results in way too much bass for music.
What Dynamic EQ does is use the Equal Loudness Contours to adjust the frequency response based on playback levels, so that it always sounds neutral. However, you have probably noticed that if you play a movie on your system and then switch a pop/hip-hop song, you lower be volume, so that throws the Dynamic EQ off because they are mastered to different levels, so that’s why the offset is available.
If you feel you can’t get Dynamic EQ to work with your tastes, then it off.
If you feel you can’t get Audyssey right, use the L/R bypass, so it only corrects the subwoofer.
For Audyssey, use all 8 microphone positions. The first one should be dead centered where you sit, all other 7 should be where your head could be if you are slouching, leaning forwards, they should not be more than 3ft from the 1st position. Also, try to avoid placing it right up against any headrests.
Have Dynamic Volume (a dynamic compressor) off.
Have Dynamic EQ on. However, it’s default is for the typical mastering of movies, change the Reference Offset based on the type of content you listen to. 5dB for classical, 10dB for tv/pop/hip-hop, 15dB for heavily dynamically compressed music (a lot of metal/rock). I watch a lot of movies and tv and play a lot of hip-hop, so I go in the middle and choose 5dB, as the movie default results in way too much bass for music.
What Dynamic EQ does is use the Equal Loudness Contours to adjust the frequency response based on playback levels, so that it always sounds neutral. However, you have probably noticed that if you play a movie on your system and then switch a pop/hip-hop song, you lower be volume, so that throws the Dynamic EQ off because they are mastered to different levels, so that’s why the offset is available.
If you feel you can’t get Dynamic EQ to work with your tastes, then it off.
If you feel you can’t get Audyssey right, use the L/R bypass, so it only corrects the subwoofer.