Mid & Treble Pots

sbcgroup1 · « **on:** 3 Sep 2004, 01:24 pm »

First off...Happy B-Day, Rob & congrats on the SOA, John...

Anyways, do any of you crank those midrange & treble knobs on your speakers? I quasi-reset the knobs on the 40s...have both around 1:00...haven't critically listened to them to set 'em yet. I've been busy learning my pre/pro and tweaking the speakers during movies. Last night, I turned the treble pot all the way up on my 30C to bring out the dialogue. It sounds so much better now. Will I damage the speaker? Should I have done something else before I did this? All I know is...I like it!!

And you know what's even weirder...so far I like movie sound better w/o using the 30c as a center (just using the 40s). It just sounds so much more fuller with the dialogue and mid bass. Something wrong here too? Maybe if I lower the volume on the CC and raise the fronts a little more to try and blend them.....

Any input?

So far the system is dead quiet except for my rear surround Pinnacles, which I think is the crap in-wall speaker cable causing the hiss & hum....the VMPS are SO much better of a speaker!

Also, my African Ebony finish speakers aren't fully wrapped. Shouldn't they be? Anyone else with this situation?

Thanks,

-Ed

zybar · « **Reply #1 on:** 3 Sep 2004, 01:54 pm »

You can have the pots fully open if it sounds better without any damage to the speakers according to previous posts by Brian.

George

ctviggen · « **Reply #2 on:** 3 Sep 2004, 01:56 pm »

Hey Ed,

Did you balance the speakers with a sound level meter? (I use the Avia DVD for this, but you can use test tones in your preamp.)

sbcgroup1 · « **Reply #3 on:** 3 Sep 2004, 02:43 pm »

I want to try and use some test tones...still figuring out my pre/pro... I got hung up on the remote for a while and just got the OSD working last night. It didn't show up when I routed it thru my scaler, so I had to use an RF modulator and a little tv.

-Ed

Brian Cheney · « **Reply #4 on:** 3 Sep 2004, 03:28 pm »

While the sample mls cabinets sent us in April had veneered backs, the production cabinets (made in his new facility) do not. The veneer stops about 1 1/2" into the back baffle and is then painted.

ctviggen · « **Reply #5 on:** 3 Sep 2004, 07:56 pm »

Ed,

I would definitely use a sound level meter and set the speakers to that. It really helps. You could easily have a 3db difference in speakers. I'll be interested if you still like not have the CC after a while. My GF and I were watching Shallow Hal, and he shuts a door and the bass from the RM30C (and the RM40s) shocked me (and her). We both jumped.