Marksony
Standard Member
Hi all, as the title suggests I need some help setting up my new mono. And I have read the how to guides inside out.
Some times I am impressed with the mono, other times not.
Will try to keep it brief, I have a Sony STR-DA1200ES (will change when funds allow). I have set all the speaker sizes to small and the crossover on the receiver to 120hz. Using the built in test tone I measured all my speakers from my listening position with a radioshack SPL meter at reference volume 0dB all read 75dBC with no gain, I set the sub to run hot at 85dBC using the gain on the subwoofer (11 o'clock position).
The sub has 0 degrees of phase, and the filter is set to LFE on films this is fine, with music horrible I have to change the filter to 120hz, not sure why?
My listening is 50/50 music and films. My room is almost a perfect square 4.4m x 4.2m and 2.4m ceiling height and a concrete floor.
Position wise I only have four place's, have tried three so far. I used REW room simulator and the flattest response was half way on a side wall. But it didn't sound bassy there.
I've attached the graph, I have no way to measure at the moment for REW. So used test tones from 200hz to 25hz nd measured from my listening position. Column A is the frequency B is where REW said and C is the current position. Column B is blue and C red.
In its new position it goes deep and loud. But music is hit and miss. If I listen to something like Kanye west black skinhead you can definitely tell it is there, but if I listen to something like Richard Marx hazard and I'm not impressed.
Any ideas or suggestions? Oh the graph starts on the left at 200hz moving right to 25hz.
Some times I am impressed with the mono, other times not.
Will try to keep it brief, I have a Sony STR-DA1200ES (will change when funds allow). I have set all the speaker sizes to small and the crossover on the receiver to 120hz. Using the built in test tone I measured all my speakers from my listening position with a radioshack SPL meter at reference volume 0dB all read 75dBC with no gain, I set the sub to run hot at 85dBC using the gain on the subwoofer (11 o'clock position).
The sub has 0 degrees of phase, and the filter is set to LFE on films this is fine, with music horrible I have to change the filter to 120hz, not sure why?
My listening is 50/50 music and films. My room is almost a perfect square 4.4m x 4.2m and 2.4m ceiling height and a concrete floor.
Position wise I only have four place's, have tried three so far. I used REW room simulator and the flattest response was half way on a side wall. But it didn't sound bassy there.
I've attached the graph, I have no way to measure at the moment for REW. So used test tones from 200hz to 25hz nd measured from my listening position. Column A is the frequency B is where REW said and C is the current position. Column B is blue and C red.
In its new position it goes deep and loud. But music is hit and miss. If I listen to something like Kanye west black skinhead you can definitely tell it is there, but if I listen to something like Richard Marx hazard and I'm not impressed.
Any ideas or suggestions? Oh the graph starts on the left at 200hz moving right to 25hz.