Thejtl Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 So I'm reworking my media room in preparation for the arrival of the Reference rf-82ii pair I ordered the other day. My 5.1 system has been kind of cobbled together with a Yamaha center (cheap), b&w 685 fronts and Paradigm Atom rears. The rears aren't properly focused and I don't feel like they do a ton. Right now ha have a set of Reference r-62f towers I'm going to return to BB after the other towers get here. It's going to be a while before I can get more speakers to match what I'm getting. Would I just be better off running 2.1 rather than the cobbled 5.1 or should I just live with it until I can afford more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) give it a listen and see what you think. I would think if HT is your thing, that it might be okay with a little creative EQ'ing Edited August 3, 2014 by Schu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Would I just be better off running 2.1 rather than the cobbled 5.1 ... That's what I did. I've had some friends roll their eyes when I say this, but the reality is genuine 5.1 is very difficult to pull off correctly from an acoustic POV...especially where a dual-purpose rig is concerned. So I simply stuck it out until I found a place with a good room and acquired matching speakers. If you're trying to drive a 5.1 arrangement and find it more distracting than complementary to the ears, then by all means nix the center and surround channels. But I also agree with what Schu says, in that if there's some adjustability there, perhaps some tweaking can get you by for the interim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Depends on your priorities. If music is important, two very good channels beats five mediocre channels any day. Listening to music through all that processed muck is tiring. Shakey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrofan Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I have 7.2 for movies and love it but when I listen to music its just my lascala's and the subs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 13.2 for most movies, as some sound better in 2.2 (older mono &/or music heavy). 2.2 for most music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 give it a listen and see what you think. I would think if HT is your thing, that it might be okay with a little creative EQ'ing Why not try the 5..1 and if you don't like it, go to 2.1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I'm betting you're going to end up going 2.1 until you piece together some Reference surrounds and center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I have 7.2 for movies and love it but when I listen to music its just my lascala's and the subs I agree 100%. For movies 5.1 when I want to jam music its the 7II's and the sub only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 This wold be a case of needing to try both and go with what you think works better for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejtl Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Set it up as 2.1 for now. Trying to figure out how to defeat the Ypao stuff on my amp. Will report more later. Can't wait for the 82s to get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejtl Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 I care most about music. Gaming probably second. Movies and tv are not as big a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Stick with matching 2.1 over mismatching 5.1 for music. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I don't like using YPAO. I like to listen and decide for myself what sounds best. The amplifier - no matter how smart or state of the art is not me, and likewise it's not going to know my tastes as well as I do. I'd also recommend going 2.1 instead of mismatching audio. I think you'll feel a lot better going that route. Not much to stick out when dealing with Klipsch anyway, you're still going to get great sound, you won't even miss the smaller speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Think if I were you, I'd start with 2.1, then 2.2, & so forth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 13.2 for most movies, as some sound better in 2.2 (older mono &/or music heavy). 2.2 for most music. 13.2?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Earl, as listed in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I don't like using YPAO. I like to listen and decide for myself what sounds best. The amplifier - no matter how smart or state of the art is not me, and likewise it's not going to know my tastes as well as I do. I'd also recommend going 2.1 instead of mismatching audio. I think you'll feel a lot better going that route. Not much to stick out when dealing with Klipsch anyway, you're still going to get great sound, you won't even miss the smaller speakers. Couldn't agree more. I've heard great things about the Audyssey XT32 on my Onkyo 3008. Tried it out(carefully, three times), and was not satisfied with the results. It insisted that my left channel was 1.5db too loud, but my ears strongly disagreed. It smoothed out the high-freq "bite" but left the overall sound feeling hollow and much less "live". Vocals also sounded too bottom heavy, kinda like when you ride in a friends car and they have the bass cranked up so all the DJ's voices are rumbling and muffled. Turned it off and never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 You may bypass Audyssey LR for Music easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejtl Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 The Yamaha has the YPAO system, which is similar to Audessey. There's no obvious way to disable it, but I'm assuming that YPAO only sets levels and doesn't do any processing and when I set up in manual mode it undoes whatever YPAO has done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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