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I am trying to find the best match within my price range for a reciver and I know I need a reciver with some type of sound calibration software, but with so many different options are all the calibration softwares similar or is one company's better than the rest? I was looking to spend 300$ or less and I am willing to buy refurb is needed. My setup will be RTI8's, FXI A4's, and a CSI3 with DA S100ETH sub. I would prefer something with Bluetooth or AirPlay if possible too. Suggestions?
 

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Speaker placement and room setup is most important. After that having some sort of room correction can be helpful (*not everyone will agree with that statement).

Most modern AVRs have some sort of speaker setup built in. Denon and Marantz use Audyssey (Onkyo no longer uses Audyssey). If you are looking specifically at Audyssey, then XT32 is by far the best. Getting XT32 for less than $800 is unlikely. Audyssey XT would be next followed by 2EQ.

With a $300 budget I would no be too concerned about EQ. Get the one that has the other features you are looking for. See what you can find and list them here before you buy.
 

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I was not specifically looking at audyssey, just sound calibration in general. I have a few receivers I have been looking at. Any suggestions which one would work best for my setup ? Pioneer VSX-1124, Yamaha RX-V677, or Onkyo TX-NR626.
 

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It has variable crossover.
Variable crossover is useful if some of your speakers have a very different frequency capability. For instance, say your mains can handle down to 80hz just fine, but your surrounds only can handle down to 100hz (they're smaller); in that scenario, without variable crossover you'd have to set your whole system at 100hz.

That said, I have that situation in my secondary room, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

Edit: I don't know what I was thinking, I'm going to blame lack of caffeine - but after I posted it occurred to me that I spent hours trying to find the best crossover setting, as my mains sounded better at 80 and my surrounds sounded better at 100. So yeah, if you have different mains/surrounds a receiver with a variable crossover is nice (particularly if you are using the system for music).
 

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With his speakers I don't think a lack of a variable crossovers should be a deal breaker. RTi8's aren't known for their deep bass and the center and surrounds are good to
 

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Thanks for all the suggestions and info. I think I'm going to go with the Onkyo due to the multiple mic position audyssey, and variable crossover, and it's on sale for $299 on Amazon right now.
 

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Ok, so I now have the receiver and speakers, except the fxi4's. For the setup, should I bi-amp the rti8s ? And where should I put the variable crossover at ?
 

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Bi-amping is a waste of time (when done in this manner).

Try running Audyssey and see where your crossovers are set after it finishes.

BTW - There's a guide to running Audyssesy in my signature. It is a bit out of date but the basics are there.
 

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Yes does seem a bit low. While that is what was measured in your room, realistically you should set them higher. Try 60 Hz or 80 Hz. You have room to play to see what sounds best.
 

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I set my main/surround speakers at 40hz. Centers are 60-80.So, no. 40 is not "too low" for the RTi8.The center should be 60-80. Which, unless you listen to "all channel stereo" mode for music, center mixes in most films rarely go under 80 anyway.
 

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Just because they can doesn't mean they should....

The Onkyo receiver is not all that powerful to push these low frequencies (that's why we have higher powered amps in our subs). Optimal placement for these lower frequencies is not always the same as optimal placement for the mains.

Even though I have very capable mains and a decent amp, I still cross my speakers at 80 Hz. The only time I run them as full (or large) is when I listen to stereo music (especially vinyl).
 

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