Posts by Shawn_Mandel

Quote: Originally Posted by audyssey Hi Shawn, That's what seems strange here. There is nothing for Audyssey to "engage". It simply measures what it "hears". So, if it's working for the other speakers you connected and...

Quote: Originally Posted by audyssey OK, so now we need to make sure the tweeters are indeed playing. Do you have a CD with high frequency test tones or pink noise? Hey Chris, I really appreciate your...

OK. So I've inserted my Digital Video Essentials (DVE) Blu-Ray and ran a 15Hz to 22kHz frequency sweep and I believe that the tweeters kicked in on the higher pitched frequencies.

Chris, right, I apologize for my misunderstanding. My mains do indeed have two pairs of terminals and, yes, they are there and tightly connected.

Chris, how would I test my connectors to my tweeters? Would I have to take something apart ?

Chris, thanks for the very quick response. No, I'm not bi-amping. The banana plugs are connected to the bottom pair connectors on the mains. I've even tried connecting the banana plugs to the top pair connectors on the mains. I...

I'm getting "speaker not detected" on my main speakers which is preventing my Audyssey calibration process from completing. I have a Paradigm Reference Studio 100 v.5 system that is brand new. So I don't think I have any drivers blown...

Hi, Just to let you know that I just bought my AVR-3805 at Kebecson for CDN$1435 + taxes. Their list starting price is CDN$2000. I am ordering the mic from them for CDN$65 + taxes. Prior to that, I shopped around at Dumoulin...

Chris, What is your take on dipole/bipole vs direct reflecting surrounds? Thanks, Shawn

Hi Ed, You mentioned that for the surround speakers, I should get direct reflecting rather that dipole/bipole. What is the advantage of direct reflecting vs dipole/bipole surround speakers setup? Since my receiver cannot handle a...