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DaveLandry

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Ok I'm dying to get the best sound out of what I have currently.

Right now I have an Aiwa AV-D57 receiver, Bose 201 front book shelf speakers, KLH Center and rears, JBL 10" floor impact sub.

My problem is when I use the test option on the receiver they all sound the same. But when I play a movie I can barely hear the rears.

Also with the sub channel what is the best setting to have it at?

Thanks,

--Dave
 

ChrisWiggles

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Its very difficult to get the levels close by ear. Also, the surrounds should just provide slight ambient effects in the mix. Occassionally, in action movies especially, specific effects will pan hard to them, but other than that they should not draw attention to themselves.
 

Ted Lee

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but other than that they should not draw attention to themselves.
i agree. a very common "mistake" (i use the term loosely...i'll explain in a bit) is for people to think the rear's should be chock-full-of-action. not true. most of the time the rears are used for ambient effects - rain, background noise, traffic, etc. the only time you get those hard-effects are things like bullets, planes flying overhead, etc.

however, don't think that it's not within your right to pump up the rear channels. if you enjoy having a pumped up rear channel, so be it. it's your system after all.

finally, i'll say you should calibrate accordingly first...then try it for a few days...then pump up those rears if you're still not satisfied.
 

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