Theta Digital Casablanca III and Von Schweikert


Do any of you have experience in setting up the CB III with Von Schweikert Speakers? Maybe with any set of speakers? My confusion lies in the setting of the different crossovers, high pass and low pass filters, and slopes. I am not familiar with "phase relationships and vector mathematics" as the manual says.

My setup of VSA speakers are VR4 SR-MKI as the left/right, a single Unifield 2 as a center, TS-150s as surrounds and S1 as the subwoofer. Any help that you can provide would be great.

Ray
rkissner
Everyone is giving me some great ideas, thank you so very much. Malcolm02, when you indicate the .1 channel, what do you mean?
Thanks again all.
Ray
I hope you’re using the Theta “Master Quickstart Guide” to set up your Casablanca. That takes 99% of the hocus-pocus out off the table.
Rkissner: "Malcolm02, when you indicate the .1 channel, what do you mean?"

The .1 in 5.1, ie. the subwoofer/LFE channel. So your speakers are running full range for the 5 main channels, which yours are capable of handling, and the subwoofer is only handling the channel that is explicitly assigned to it. Simple and straightforward, and you can spend more time listening to music and watching movies and less time fussing with crossovers. My 2 cents anyway. Or you could experiment with crossing over the center and surrounds, but you mains are flat to 20Hz, right?
Thanks again for all the help. I have used the quick start guide to set this up, but I want to fine tune what I have. The manauls are pretty good with the setup, but changing setting is not all that clear. I had set up with the expectation that I add my turntable at a time when I got a phono preamp. Now that I have that all set up, I wanted to make adjustments and wanted to reach out to some experts to figure out how to do it optimally. Thanks again.

Flat to 20Hz? I really don't know.
Ray
Rkissner... There's a guy that lives in Richmond, Indiana that Theta refers prospects to when a Theta owner is looking for someone to set up their system. If you’re interested, I’ll forward what contact information I have. I would think that he prefers to be “hands-on” in the set-up, but for a fee he might be willing to consult with you over the phone.

Also, if you look at Theta’s website, you’ll find that Theta owners can actually download the settings that others are using.