ivanhurd Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 My 706 is still running strong in bedroom duty. As far as the question RCA vs XLR. RCAs will work fine in short runs. If you are going to have the amp and pre/pro separated across the room, XLRs will be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 One step closer, amp and new cables arrived today. Pre/pro is delivering tomorrow. Gonna be a busy weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Sounds like an audio tinkering weekend! Congratulations on the new equipment. Setting up new stuff is always fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Sounds like an audio tinkering weekend! Congratulations on the new equipment. Setting up new stuff is always fun. Most definately. I love hooking up gear and especially new gear! Everything arrived today and all is in the media console. I had to cut the back open to accomadate the deeper separates and allow for some cable management. I went with balanced XLR's and replaced all of my HDMI cables with a uniform set. I'm trying the Redmere ones from Monoprice. Almost forgot they are directional but double checked and all is correct and working great. Just finished re programming the harmony remote and gonna call it a night. The difference with the separates is amazing!! I can't quit smiling. [] I haven't run Audyssey yet which excites me even more to think how much better it will be after calibrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Man that looks awesome, make me want to go out and buy something, With the grill off that RC 64II is flexing a lot of muscle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 The difference with the separates is amazing!! I can't quit smiling. My feeling exactly. I haven't run Audyssey yet which excites me even more to think how much better it will be after calibrating. Me either. The day you do should tie all together.[8][8] Don't procrastinate like I have with my NAD pre/pro Audyssey setup[:$], though it does sound good straight out of the box.[] That Onkyo and Emo sure does look good(so does the RC-64II) tucked in that cabinet.[Y][Y] Enjoy. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hey tas you gonna buy the black trim? I waited so long and actually got some for a finders fee. I found a month old xpa-5 north of me with all emo 2 meter rca's and the black trim for 500$. So my buddy didn't want the trim or the cables. So they were given to me for finding him such a good deal. But when I threw the trim on it looks sooooo much better. Now I need to order it for the xpa-2 and the erc-2 as well. But I'm getting so close to being out of the military I have slowed my spending a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 I haven't run Audyssey yet which excites me even more to think how much better it will be after calibrating. Me either. The day you do should tie all together. Don't procrastinate like I have with my NAD pre/pro Audyssey setup, though it sure does sound good straight out of the box. Thanks Bill. I'm getting too old to procrastinate. I don't even buy green bananas anymore.[] I have to wait 'til the house empties out to get all set up. Gonna hit 100 here today so hopefully it wont take too long while the a/c is off and quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hey tas you gonna buy the black trim? Yeah, I meant to order at the same time but I was hard pressed to hit the checkout button thinking about the amp Bill HAD for sale.(congrats) I'll probably order sometime in the coming days but no hurry for now. Is that procrastinating? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 SOOOOOO..... How's it sound after you calibrated it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 SOOOOOO..... How's it sound after you calibrated it?? Absolutely amazing!!!! [] I've been watching blu-rays and playing cd's all day. Still tweaking a few things but so far so good. The XT32 really makes a huge difference with my subs and having independant x/o's for each speaker is really nice (I couldn't do this with the MCACC on my Pioneer) So Audyssey says it's ok to change cross over settings after running the set up as long as you don't lower them. The Onkyo set the fronts and center to 40hz which seems awfully low. I set them to 80hz and the surrounds at 120hz but I am still tinkering with them. Lot's of new info to digest...Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, etc....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well, One week in and I couldn't be happier. After a few days of listening to cd's and watching BR's, the new components sounded great. However I still felt like something was missing. I had only ran the audyssey at 3 seating positions so I tried it at all 8 positions as recommended. The difference is night and day as all speakers now blend together seemlessly. It is also louder and more refined at lower volumes. The subs now have more of a low end thump as well at a lesser volume. I am really appreciating the meaning of "headroom" with the new amp. The OSD is soooo much better than the Pioneer it replaced and the remote is a close second to my harmony one as it has 3 activities (my movie, my tv, my music) now programmed. The Onkyo has a really nice interface for programming the remote. Just type in your component(s) model # on the OSD, aim and click at the processor and your done. I was worried about heat even tho I had cut open the back of the enclosed cabinet but so far both units are running cool to mild to the touch and no hum what so ever from the Emo. Anyways, just thought I'd share my excitement with my new expendatures........ [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Good to hear that everything worked out and no hum from the amp, lol. The Pioneer's have terrible remotes for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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