Hi again all.
Ive posted a couple of threads at an earlier date re. adding another peice of Arcam gear etc (I want to forget about this in the short term as answers here will help me decide).
Sorry if the below is a little long winded......
Im a very happy owner of all the gear listed below. After a recent AV install at my fathers ive got the bug again and now its time for me to further improve/add on to my current setup (which Im sure as always is gonna cost).
After long deliberation on the area of my equipment I wish to improve, Ive decided to target centre channel performance.
A little background stats as to the main uses of all eqipment on a weekly basis:
70% Watching Sky and listening in surround mode
20% Watching DVD and listening in D/D / DTS
10% Listening to CD / FM radio (Direct mode o the AVR)
Thus at this point, its most important to me to improve on the sound (centre channel in particular) from Sky and DVD. Im more than happy with the sound of FM radio and CD from DV79 via direct mode of the AVR300 when listening to my biamped (using chan 6+7) monitor floor standers.
Its the centre channel (via monitor 'silver' centre speaker) that I am dissapointed with the most and want to improve on (all other speakers are working very well). Via both Sky and DVD this channel seams to often lack audio clarity and sound level. This has always been the case, since my original system installation over a year ago; I know what your thinking......why hasnt he done something about this already and has lived with it for so long, the simple answer is that I became a dad for the first time and so much was put on hold.
The digital interconnects from Sky (QED optical) and DVD (Black Rodeum coax) are both good quality, thus I think and hope that these two areas are covered.
Ive had the speaker housed within a purpose built AV cabinet (built by my dad). My first port of call to try and improve the C channel has been to simply relocate the speaker to the top of the cabinet and one or two other places. This has shown zero improvement.
Later today Im going to rewire and replug the speaker cable to the centre speaker (cant do it immediately as my wire cutters are at my dads and will be collecting later), however I am positive that it was done correctly in the first place. I'll be amazed if this has any improvement. However any advise on biwiring and suitable banana plugs will be greatly appreciated.
Ive currently got both '+' wires pushed and clamped into one banana plug and both '-' wires into another banana blug at the AVR side. These then split into four separte plugs at the speaker side. Ive already double checked that all wires are in the correct plugs.
Speaker cable being used is QED silver anniversary biwire (using this same spec cable to F/L & F/R also). The main difference here is that Im biamping F/L & F/R but biwiring the Centre.
Regarding the volume levels of the AVR300, Ive got the centre channel turned up to max already.
If I assume that the check and rewire of the speaker cable has no benefit later today. What should I look at next to improve/test the C channel? Whether that be more tests or more new equipment.
Many Thanks.
Ive posted a couple of threads at an earlier date re. adding another peice of Arcam gear etc (I want to forget about this in the short term as answers here will help me decide).
Sorry if the below is a little long winded......
Im a very happy owner of all the gear listed below. After a recent AV install at my fathers ive got the bug again and now its time for me to further improve/add on to my current setup (which Im sure as always is gonna cost).
After long deliberation on the area of my equipment I wish to improve, Ive decided to target centre channel performance.
A little background stats as to the main uses of all eqipment on a weekly basis:
70% Watching Sky and listening in surround mode
20% Watching DVD and listening in D/D / DTS
10% Listening to CD / FM radio (Direct mode o the AVR)
Thus at this point, its most important to me to improve on the sound (centre channel in particular) from Sky and DVD. Im more than happy with the sound of FM radio and CD from DV79 via direct mode of the AVR300 when listening to my biamped (using chan 6+7) monitor floor standers.
Its the centre channel (via monitor 'silver' centre speaker) that I am dissapointed with the most and want to improve on (all other speakers are working very well). Via both Sky and DVD this channel seams to often lack audio clarity and sound level. This has always been the case, since my original system installation over a year ago; I know what your thinking......why hasnt he done something about this already and has lived with it for so long, the simple answer is that I became a dad for the first time and so much was put on hold.
The digital interconnects from Sky (QED optical) and DVD (Black Rodeum coax) are both good quality, thus I think and hope that these two areas are covered.
Ive had the speaker housed within a purpose built AV cabinet (built by my dad). My first port of call to try and improve the C channel has been to simply relocate the speaker to the top of the cabinet and one or two other places. This has shown zero improvement.
Later today Im going to rewire and replug the speaker cable to the centre speaker (cant do it immediately as my wire cutters are at my dads and will be collecting later), however I am positive that it was done correctly in the first place. I'll be amazed if this has any improvement. However any advise on biwiring and suitable banana plugs will be greatly appreciated.
Ive currently got both '+' wires pushed and clamped into one banana plug and both '-' wires into another banana blug at the AVR side. These then split into four separte plugs at the speaker side. Ive already double checked that all wires are in the correct plugs.
Speaker cable being used is QED silver anniversary biwire (using this same spec cable to F/L & F/R also). The main difference here is that Im biamping F/L & F/R but biwiring the Centre.
Regarding the volume levels of the AVR300, Ive got the centre channel turned up to max already.
If I assume that the check and rewire of the speaker cable has no benefit later today. What should I look at next to improve/test the C channel? Whether that be more tests or more new equipment.
Many Thanks.