david.byrne
Auditioning
- Joined
- May 22, 2002
- Messages
- 12
Hi all,
I'm new to this site and will be asking you for advice soon on my new dedicated room, as soon as we move!, but for now a simple question I hope.
When I run the test tone setup and get all the channels even the films sound as though the rears are way to low. I always bump the levels up and get the films sounding right rather than the test tone levels, They are on +6 (out of 12) when my fronts are 0 and centre +2.
Does this mean I am ruining the setup.
Also when I move (we are looking for a new place now) I will have a dedicated room that's my only condition, I am sharing a converted garage with my kids toys at moment (ages 6 and 9), this is not good, I want to install bipole or dipole surrounds (whats the difference?) in a room (hopefully) 5m x 5m where should the speakers be on the walls in a 6.1 system with two centre backs. I understand they should be at the sides and on the rear but how high and how far apart.
My system so far is this:
Denon 3801 Amp
Pioneer DV-515 DVD
B&W 603 S2 fronts
B&W CC6 S2 centre
Shortly to be upgraded...
Mission 707 Rears (119 years old now!!)
Acoustic Energy Centre Rear (My old centre front)
For timber matching I'm thinking about upgrading to the B&W DS6 S2 x 4 for the rears and surround backs but should I think about aiming higher for future upgrades, The M&K Surround 55 get brill reviews in What Hi-Fi but will it ruin my setup being to good or different?
And lastly (honest) what is the best (Cheap!!) sound insulation, if I convert another garage I wouldn't mind putting some in.
Thanks for reading,
Dave
I'm new to this site and will be asking you for advice soon on my new dedicated room, as soon as we move!, but for now a simple question I hope.
When I run the test tone setup and get all the channels even the films sound as though the rears are way to low. I always bump the levels up and get the films sounding right rather than the test tone levels, They are on +6 (out of 12) when my fronts are 0 and centre +2.
Does this mean I am ruining the setup.
Also when I move (we are looking for a new place now) I will have a dedicated room that's my only condition, I am sharing a converted garage with my kids toys at moment (ages 6 and 9), this is not good, I want to install bipole or dipole surrounds (whats the difference?) in a room (hopefully) 5m x 5m where should the speakers be on the walls in a 6.1 system with two centre backs. I understand they should be at the sides and on the rear but how high and how far apart.
My system so far is this:
Denon 3801 Amp
Pioneer DV-515 DVD
B&W 603 S2 fronts
B&W CC6 S2 centre
Shortly to be upgraded...
Mission 707 Rears (119 years old now!!)
Acoustic Energy Centre Rear (My old centre front)
For timber matching I'm thinking about upgrading to the B&W DS6 S2 x 4 for the rears and surround backs but should I think about aiming higher for future upgrades, The M&K Surround 55 get brill reviews in What Hi-Fi but will it ruin my setup being to good or different?
And lastly (honest) what is the best (Cheap!!) sound insulation, if I convert another garage I wouldn't mind putting some in.
Thanks for reading,
Dave