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So would re-setting my SPL to a louder level for the centre channel be the same as manually increasing the sound level via my remote? It's only on movies (DVDs) that it's s problem. When listening to football & other sporting events it's fine. Is it safe for the centre channel to have it...

Some fellow Aussies on this site - great to see. I've got Mirage speakers (the mains have powered subwoofers) but I also have an Aaron sub240. That baby shakes the damn house down in action movies - one of the best value & best performing subwoofers I've ever heard. Like your handy work...

I had my HTS set up by the guys at the place I puchased the system from - they had the SPL meter - my issue is that the centre speaker has to 'give out' it's infor (dialogue) at a higher sound level because I am also getting sound effects etc from 5 other sources. The drivers of my centre...

With 5.1, 6.1 & now 7.1 HTSs is it becoming more common to have to turn up the volume of the centre speaker? With my AVR (Denon) I can individually turn my speakers up to +12 or down to -12; the usual settings for my speakers is 0. When watching DVDs my centre channel is competing with 2...

But surely this is not the way to go. If you were to speak to a home theatre 'expert' he/she would never recommend this. I have always thought that it would work (2 x bookshelf speakers acting as the CC) but I have never heard a home theatre audiophile mention or recommend it. With my...

The tweeter is supposed to be as close to ear level as possible so when I have experimented with having a single bookshelf as my centre channel(cc) I turn the speaker upside down & have the tweeter beneath the woofer. To solve the problem with magnetic interference I simply put the speaker on...

This is something which has bugged me for years - why don't speaker manufacturers make decent centre speakers? They make kick ass front speakers, awesome rear effect speakers, earth shaking subwoofers & combine this all with pidly centre speakers which get drowned out when action gets...

You Canadians think you're getting shafted by the price? Here in Oz the RRP of the 3805 is $2499 which is surprisingly down from the RRP of the 3803 which was $2699. Considering the Oz dollar is worth 70 US cents in theory the 3805 should only be worth roughly half what we have to pay. We...

Geez, that's amazing! I have the 1603 & when watching DVDs I have the volume between -5 & -10. BTW, my room is 6 x 8 metres. I assume because the 1804 is more powerful that you only have to have it up to -23? Have I got that right? Is this the advantage of having a more powerful AVR -...

So let me get this straight. If I fork out AU$2700 on a top line AVR (yes, that's how much we pay for a Denon 3803 in Australia) I'm not going to get 110w x 7? Is it just me or are AVRs way, way over-priced? If an AVR which is 6 x 90w (Denon 1804) costs approx AU$1200 then why do we pay...

Speakers which have 1 tweeter & 3 woofers - do those woofers have music/voices coming out of them or do they just act as a 'subwoofer' with "doof, doof, doof" coming out? What about the towers which have 1 tweeter, 1 midrange & a powered sub. Does having the powered sub allow more power...

Dude, you are like every other person on this website (excepting a handful). We jump on here, ask questions about what we shoud get & hope there is a common theme. What ends up happening is that 20 people give you 8 different answers & you end up no more clear on a solution than before. I...

Why do some tower speakers have only 1 tweeter & 1 woofer while others have 1 tweeter & maybe 3 or 4 other drivers? More drivers may look aesthetically superior but does it necessarily mean they sound superior? What are the pros & cons of each? Cheers everyone! Steve.

Just wanting opinions on the Play Station 2 as a DVD player. I have been told that it will work fine & it gives the same quality sound/vision as a medium priced DVD player. Anyone have an opinion on this? Cheers. Steve.

bentlry, why did you upgrade from the FRxC to the Omni-CC? What are the rest of your speakers in your HTS?

'Al H', I'm in a similar boat to you mate. I have big speakers in my HTS but I 'only' have the Denon 1603 (70 wpc) driving them. The lousy thing is that to upgrade to a Denon 3803 would cost an extra $AU2000 which is a lot of moola! I don't want extra 'bells'n'whistles' I just want more...

Cheers guys, really appreciate all this. This is my first HTS so the receiver was an entry level - I have already upgraded my main speakers so the next step is to upgrade the receiver & get something with more punch. Denon, Marantz, Yamaha, Onkyo, NAD, H.K. are some of the more popular...

You are correct - I worded my question incorrctly. But your comment about people having AVRs which have power surplus to their requirements - why would anyone buy a 130 wpc receiver costing triple or even quadruple the price of a 70 wpc receiver if the difference in sound quality was minimal...

Most tower speakers are rated requiring a minimum of 150w & often far exceed this. Most receivers start at around 70 wpc & go up to around 130 wpc. If you have main speakers in your HTS which have a required power consumption of up to 200 watts then how powerful should the receiver be...

My HTS consists of the Mirage FRx9s, FRx1s, FRxC, an Aaron sub240 (2x10inch sub) & the Denon 1603 receiver. My question concerns the FRxC - does anyone else out there have this speaker matched to the FRx9? I have read on a few other websites that the OM-C3 centre speaker is a better match...