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Matt, I infer from your last post that going back to your old setup resulted in more punchy LFE, is that so? Sid

I was about to post something about this very subject. An audio dealer told me that when you send the LFE to the mains, most receivers/processors attenuate the signal because full-range speakers are not designed to accommodate fullblown LFE. I was very skeptical since I have never heard of...

Ralph, I have a very similar room layout (a couch up against the rear wall) and I was mulling over precisely the same issues. In my case, the surrounds must also be mounted at least 8 feet high. With respect to what Bob was saying, I believe that bipole speakers meant for surround duty...

This model is actually an integrated amp, not a receiver, and to my knowledge it was originally sold in markets outside of the US. I believe it is the same as the RX-V1 receiver, minus the tuner section. It's not a bad deal, but you can probably get an RX-V1 for around the same price, and...

I am also in the process of upgrading my surrounds. My problem is that the listening position is a couch sitting right up against the rear wall. Also, the surrounds have to be mounted up at least 8 feet high. Because of that, I was afraid that I would lose too much detail using dipoles or...

The ability (for better or worse) to change the delay for each DSP program is indeed a quirk that seems to be peculiar to Yamaha (I myself have an RX-V3200). I think it has to do with their particular emphasis on DSP processing, which I used to play around with a lot (but I no longer have...

You've got it right, it's similar to the front center channel delay and is calibrated the same way: add 1 ms of delay for each foot that the rear center is closer to the listening position than the surrounds. As for the balance setting, it is simply the volume level relative to the other...

Any 6.1 receiver worth its salt should have a variable delay for the rear center as well as a relative balance setting. Setting these correctly should eliminate the possibility of imaging in the wrong spot. You can also use a more diffuse-sounding (e.g. dipole) speaker for the rear center if...

My question to those of you who have surrounds with switchable polar configurations is, do you leave it on just one setting or do you switch them depending on type of source material? Thanks everybody for your input. Sid

Yeah, I would love to go with a bigger center (and mains for that matter), but I am pushing the envelope as far as WAF is concerned :frowning: . Anybody out there using the Polks or CSW S500s? Or does anybody mix and match?

Well so far there are 2 votes for the Def Tech BP 1.2's. Those would certainly be a guaranteed match for the Promonitor 100's. What fronts are you guys using?

Good point Alex, I forgot. I am planning to use Def Tech Procinema Promonitor 100's for the mains, with a Procenter 100. I know in theory that ideally all speakers should be timbre-matched, but isn't it less critical for fronts vs. surrounds (as opposed to mains vs. center). Thanks.

Well nobody answered my previous post (boo hoo) but maybe this one has a better chance. I am considering the following speakers for side and rear surrounds. They all have bipole configurations or are switchable to bipole: - Def Tech BP1.2x (bipole only) - Axiom QS4 (quadpolar) - Polk...

Yeah, OK, my prose is too prolix.... but come on, I need some help here! Thanks in advance, Sid

I am upgrading my home theater system from 5.1 to 6.1, and plan on upgrading the speakers (Energy Take 5's) as well. The problem: The listening position is a couch right up against the rear wall. The side walls are 3 feet away from each side of the couch. For various reasons (esp. WAF), the...

I also like Yamaha, having just purchased an RX-V3200 (that replaced a Yamaha DSP-A3090). Nothing to say against Denon, though, and having a variable crossover is an advantage that may or may not make a difference to you. My own subjective impression of the Yamaha is that it is very clean and...

Don't the MiniMons have a rear port? Then you probably don't want to mount them directly to the wall. Another alternative is a mounting bracket with a shelf or arm that clamps to the bottom of the speaker, so no drilling is needed. They extend out from the wall so you have at least a few...

I must also very respectfully disagree with David. Although I do quite a bit of listening in plain old stereo, I believe there is nothing inherently more "natural" about it than dsp post-processed sound. One can talk about the way a recording was *intended* to sound, but a recording engineer...

Well I guess we're getting somewhat OT here but what the heck. It's a common mistake, but what I actually have is a *front* projection system, not rear. I had originally thought to buy a rear-projection TV (RPTV), but I knew my wife would never go for it. Anyway in our newly renovated house...

Scott, that's good to know! Nice to have the opinion of someone who was actually able to do the comparison. I picked mine up on Ubid brand new for $1209 plus shipping. They have been appearing there every couple of days (there was one up for sale this weekend). But they only give a 30 day...

Yeah Dan, it's a tough decision that has hounded me as well. But I don't think you will be disappointed either way. If you haven't already seen it, there is a PDF file that compares the 3200 to the 3000 here: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/prod...fo/rxv3200.pdf and more specs for the 3000...

Nice set-up Marty! I was once veeeery close to buying a pair of Def Tech BP-2000s, they were real monsters physically and sonically. Well I still haven't even unpacked the V3200 yet, and I may not get to do so until sometime this weekend. Just too much stuff going on in my house. I'm like a...

I think DPL2 should beat the heck out of multi-channel stereo, but I can't speak from experience. I thought that multi-channel stereo simply reproduces the mains in the surround channels, while DPL2 actually extracts different information for every channel. As an inveterate gadget freak, I...

Dan, I can't speak from experience since I haven't heard DPL2 yet, although I am very familiar with Yamaha's proprietary effects. Back in the days when I listened much more to music other than Britney Spears and Radio Disney (i.e., before I had kids) I used to use and play with the effects and...

P.S. Did anyone ever tell you that you look an awful lot like Michelle Pfeiffer?

Well Marty, it looks like YOU are the expert on this baby! Have you got it all set up yet? How do you like it compared to the v3000? Do you miss those front effects channels? What's the rest of your setup like? Mine arrived yesterday and it's sitting at home, still unopened! I was thinking...

Apparently Yamaha never went for certification for Dolby ES or THX. I don't think a THX logo has ever appeared on any Yamaha product. But if it keeps costs down without compromising quality, who cares? The v3200 does have "Dolby Digital/Matrix 6.1" which is their implementation of ES, as well...