William_Gravem
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2004
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All,
Last night I threw on a Star Wars DVD and tried the THX audio check. The first check was simply a test to make sure my speakers were in the right places, and my first question is simply, why doesn't my subwoofer make any noise when I do this? I encounter the same thing when I'm calibrating my system through the receiver.
The second test was a phase test. It seemed to go through sets of speakers, and when it tested "in phase" I was supposed to hear the sound coming from between two given speakers, when it was "out of phase" it was supposed to sound like the sound was coming from an un-locatable source.
When it tested the rears, the "in phase" sounded like it was coming from straight behind me, but the "out of phase" test tones seemed to make the sound vanish. Is this normal?
Just an FYI, I have an Onkyo 601 receiver, 5.1 with Axiom speakers (M22, VP100, QS8) and an SVS PB12 sub. I also have a non-ideal layout. Condo with L-shaped living room, 6-box coffered ceiling, and the back of the room that the speakers face is 1/3rd wall, 1/3rd pass through into Kitchen, 1/3rd pass through into dining room.
---Bill
Last night I threw on a Star Wars DVD and tried the THX audio check. The first check was simply a test to make sure my speakers were in the right places, and my first question is simply, why doesn't my subwoofer make any noise when I do this? I encounter the same thing when I'm calibrating my system through the receiver.
The second test was a phase test. It seemed to go through sets of speakers, and when it tested "in phase" I was supposed to hear the sound coming from between two given speakers, when it was "out of phase" it was supposed to sound like the sound was coming from an un-locatable source.
When it tested the rears, the "in phase" sounded like it was coming from straight behind me, but the "out of phase" test tones seemed to make the sound vanish. Is this normal?
Just an FYI, I have an Onkyo 601 receiver, 5.1 with Axiom speakers (M22, VP100, QS8) and an SVS PB12 sub. I also have a non-ideal layout. Condo with L-shaped living room, 6-box coffered ceiling, and the back of the room that the speakers face is 1/3rd wall, 1/3rd pass through into Kitchen, 1/3rd pass through into dining room.
---Bill