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In Reply to: RE: Looking for inmate opinions about multichannel posted by Fitzcaraldo215 on September 22, 2016 at 17:09:35
IMO it is total nonsense to have same volume from rear speakers as from the front. It is best to start off with equal volume from all speakers and then adjust rear speakers to suit your listening environment. Furthermore if using floorstanding speakers it is not very practical and unnecessary to have 5 speakers the same size.
My rear speakers and centre speaker are much smaller than front ones. rear speakers are at half volume level of the front ones. MCH SACD set up as I have described is excellent provided of course the recordings are first class. Economically buy a good mid price AVR that has a pre-out which can be connected to your stereo amp for front L & R speakers the receiver takes care of remaining speakers.
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Agreed. Although many authorities... will theorize volume levels, speaker size and settings ultimately you have to do what fits your budget and room layout/size accordingly for YOUR tastes. The guidelines are great tools for starters and perhaps some never see a need to change anything but I've always adjusted levels.
For instance my center is always a little higher than my mains, and surrounds are slightly lower than my mains, speakers set to full range.
And believe me when I say these are correlations that tie in well with both movies and music!
For me it was very important to have the largest center and surrounds I could get as I prefer to get the 3 subs crossover well below the recommended settings of 80 htz. as I firmly believe that their is audible mid-range information at that level. So full range speakers all around, for my tastes.
IMO you are also correct in having Pre-outs on the avr, if ones ever going to go the upgrade path it's a must! Also a very affordable way to test the waters and entertain going further.
When done to one's own satisfaction multichannel can be very rewarding, satisfyingly lifelike.
Regards,
/// Tim W. ///
I agree for music & HT centre channel should be slightly higher than main front speakers. I have never found it necessary to get involved with subs as I use excellent transmission line speakers that give adequate bass for me.
Edits: 09/24/16
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