Recent content by Silent Chaos

Hello everyone, Long time no see. I recently acquired a Martin Logan Motion 8 center speaker to add to my current system in my tiny man cave room. It's roughly 12' x 16'. I have not changed the arrangement of the speakers and don't plan to. Do I still need to calibrate them? I realize both...

UPDATE I'm sure this is something that happens to very few of you here but I apparently missed on triple checking the connections. I've been out of phase on the front right speaker. The black striping is faintly marked and I guess I switched the two up. No more -10db on that speaker. The...

The phase setting is at 0

Well I reset everything and used a tripod to re-run the auto cal. I got almost the same results. I realized from other readings and the manual that the sub is hard to calibrate. It still showed the distance at 29 feet but it showed the mic picking up at +2db above the others. As far as my...

I did not use a tripod. Actually set it on top of a box on the seat get the right height. I guess I will need to find one around the house. I did cold swap initially but I think I had to switch HDMI cables. I may have done that while it was on. So I guess if I ever want to unplug or plug in...

I guess I will need to get the SPL meter just to make sure. The sub is right in between the center and front right with woofers facing the speakers. it is 4.5 inches away from the wall and roughly 9 feet from where I'm sitting. I thought the front right was off cause it was so close to the...

Hello, Well I finally got my system running. But then I decided to auto calibrate on my Sony STR-DN 840. This actually did a decent job except for it set my front right speaker at a distance of 3 feet 3 inches and at -10.00db. My front left is at 9 feet and +10.00db. They are both the same...

Hello. I wanted to update everyone on the system setup. I was able to get the Polk Audio CS10 for the center speaker to go with my four Monitor 5 speakers. Also replaced the sub with a Pinnacle Baby Boomer. I wanted to get the BIC F12 but it ended up being way to big for the room. Also got...

Good point. Would what I think sounds clear in the store sound more full and deeper in my room that is obviously smaller? Or will it just depend individually on the sub?

Thank you for the advice on the subs. I realize the Engergy and the Baby Boomer are probably overpriced more than the others. I listened to the Energy at Best Buy who had it on sale for $350 also the PSW111. I will have to go back and listen to the BIC12 as it's only $180. I've mentioned the...

Thank you for the description on the polk center. The CS10 in the TSi series is the one I'm favoring over the TSx series. I'm thinking this should do well with the Monitor 5 speakers I have after reading about the importance of matching brands. Yes the BU-1 is very basic. SInce the room is...

Thank you for the advisal on the Martin Logan Center. I understand now how a really great speaker regardless of performance can ruin the whole song if it's not playing "with" the band.

Hi, I am definately keeping the Polk as I would then have to buy all new speakers if I need to match the speakers. I'm currently trying to find places that have better models for the Polk centers other than the one entry level. I was able to find a Martin Logan Motion 8 I did like that would...

Hi everyone! Brand new 5.1 HT rookie. I've had two speakers until this year when I finally took the plunge and got some more.

Hello just recently moved and I was able to acquire several "classic" speakers to create a mini man cave. The room the setup is in is about 12' deep 11' wide 8' high. I currently have: Receiver: Sony STR-DN840 Sub: Infinity BU-1 Front & Rear: Polk Audio Monitor 5 Center: Sony SS-CN495H This...