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I used the advice from both you guys and finally found somebody to come out next Wednesday! We explained the problem and he basically repeated verbatim what Gregg said. And then I followed Arthur's advice and found the nearest repair facility. They even said it would cost about $300 which is...

Thank you very much! We are having a difficult time finding anybody that still fixes Mitsubishi television sets. Is this something that can be done by ourselves? I like to think I am fairly efficient in figuring this stuff out -- but perhaps not for something as advanced as this. Again, I...

Hey everybody, I've had a Mitsubishi WS-65857 since 2000. Never had one problem. Not one. Now, a week ago, I've had this weird problem that started out temporary, but is becoming more frequently. At the top and bottom of the screen, it goes from a perfect picture to a blurred picture with some...

Anybody notice some dialogue distortion during "Magnolia" at all?

Weird, they only posted my last sentence on here. Let me try this again. I keep reading about speaker sensitivity and I think I understand the concept. The JBL S38's have sensitivity at 89dB and the S-Center is at 91dB. Should I use these sensitivity numbers to decide how far back I should...

t drop a line here and let me know how far you sit back from your main speakers. Mike

Hi- I have an STR-DE975 Sony receiver with JBL S38's as the two front speakers, JBL S-CENTERii, rear speakers, and SVS 20-39PCi. On my receiver, it has a function where I can individualy set each speakers crossover (I have the SVS one disabled before anybody asks). I have all of the...

Hello- I just got a pair of JBL S38ii about a couple months ago. When I watch some DVD's (whether loud or quiet movies), I seem to get a lot of distortion coming from my two JBL S38's. It's happening so frequently that I don't think it can be the source material on the DVD. I have the SVS...

Hello there- I did some rearranging of my home theater room. I have a 65" Mits Widescreen TV and it looks best at about 16 feet away, so I moved my seating arrangement around so that I am seated 16 feet away from my TV. My only corner available IN FRONT of my seating arrangement for the SVS...

Thanks for the reply. I went and calibrated the SVS to where it went between 86 and 88 and I'll see how that does when I pop in a DVD tonight. I have my sub in a corner 16 feet away...maybe it's too far away, I don't know, but that's the only corner available and it is only one foot to the right...

I'm glad I"m not the only one with those kind of problems. I haven't watched this one in a while, but I remember in "Out of Sight" when Cheadle is boxing another inmate in a prison scene, I think either Ving Rhames or Clooney's dialogue is strained or distorted. I don't know if anyone else has...

Hi- I have the Radio Shack Digital Meter. I just got the SVS 20-39PCi and am trying to decide how to correctly calibrate it. I have the Sub in the corner, and am getting a fairly good response that varies between about 2-3dB, which is the best I've gotten so far. However, I have heard...

Ok, I have the whole set up. JBL S-Center II, JBL S38's for mains, SONY STRDE975 receiver, and SVS 20-39PCi. However, when I watch some films, I get distortion even when I am 5dB from reference level. I was wondering, after I list the movies and the select scenes, if you have any of these...

Hi I have an STR-DE975 from Sony, and I'll have to see how I have my current subwoofer hooked up. I have set the crossover on the sub itself all the way to 150Hz. Now, with my receiver, I can individually set the crossover for each speaker. Should I still connect it the way you mentioned...

Hi, I just ordered the JBL S38 Series II speakers and they should be arriving late this week or early next week. I've heard that these sound really good with a good subwoofer. I don't have enough money for a new subwoofer right now, so I want to know how my current subwoofer will match up...

Thanks for the reply. I hear the dialogue very well. It is not a VOLUME issue, rather it is QUALITY issue. Could my crossovers be causing this problem? I have them all set at 80Hz, but I can change them to whatever I want. The dialogue sounded very much like everyone had a cold. Instead...

I have an Sony STRDE975 receiver with separate crossovers for each speaker. I have a JBL S-CENTER Speaker and a JBL subwoofer. On the sub itself, I have the x-over frequency set all the way up and put the x-over for the sub on the receiver to 80Hz like everyboyd recommends. I have JBL Tower...

Hello Well, I have used Avia and have all of the speakers (including the Sub) calibrated to 85dB from my seating position. As I stated above, when I used an 80Hz crossover for all of the speakers, the dialogue didn't sound too good. However, I messed around a bit and got good results with...

I have used Avia to do the calibrations, but the dialogue in my movies sounds really weak. There's no deepness or clarity to it. I have my crossover frequency at 80Hz on all of the speakers. I don't really know how to do the warble or phase tests, but they sound pretty good to me. However...

Hello- Is it all right if my "sweet spot" is not in the center of the room. My couch is closer to the left front speaker than the center speaker. I am about 17 feet away from all of the speakers, but my couch is positioned to the left. Will this ruin my calibration? Can I take measurements...

Hi- I've seen some people say that you set the subwoofer crossover to 80Hz. However, I've seen many posts that say you should put ths subwoofer xover at the highest it can go (150-200Hz). Is it just a matter of opinion? Or is there a "correct" answer? I have a JBL Subwoofer, pretty heavy...

When I turn the EQ on, I can control the settings for the Front, Center, Surround, and Subwoofer separately. For the Center functions, they are these defaults Center Bass: 0dB Center Bass Frequency: 250Hz Center Mid: 0dB Center Mid Frequency: (unknown at the moment, but I don't...

Thanks for all of the replies. I'll look into all of those options. I'll start with the red decoder. You see, I didn't really want to do it at first, because when I did the blue test, everything was set perfectly. However, when I did the red test, I checked back and all of my blue options...

Hi Yeah, I've done the calibrating part. All of the speakers are set at 85dB, and the sub is at about 87dB. I've done the distance arrangement and it all seems accurate. It's just that dialogue that doesn't as good as it did when I used to have the EQ running. Also, should I set the...

Hello I just got the AVIA disc today and I think I did all of the video calibrating stuff correctly. However, when I put in any DVD, the colors of everybody's faces is a real ugly, almost orange-ish look to their faces. On the disc, they said to turn off TV color tones. I don't know what...

Hello- Thanks for the advice. I did everything you said. I put everything at 80Hz and did not use the EQ. I like all of the sound, except for dialogue. It didn't sound clear, clean, or... fresh. It sounded like everybody had kind of a cold, or spoke in monotone. Is there anything I...

Hello, I am a first time poster on here. You guys have already helped me so much, and I really appreciate it. A lot of people have had the same questions that I have had, so it was nice to see them answered without me actually having to type it. However, I have run into sort of a problem. I...