gadgtfreek Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) After getting everything moved around, here are XT32 my measurements: FR 10.3 feet FL 10.4 feet (about 10.5 feet apart from each other) Center 9.6 feet Sub 1 12.2 feet Sub 2 12.0 feet FR -7.5db Center -12db FL -8db Subs (after boost) -3.0db on both New reference volume is -2.0db because of center bottoming out. I found it to be 77db with 0.0 reference volume and a test tone, so I adjusted the other speakers up +2db to match. Subs were originally set to -10.0db, which is what I wanted. After boosting them 2.0db for the center, and then another 5.0db because I think it sounds better, I end up at -3.0db. Edited May 23, 2015 by gadgtfreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgtfreek Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Some more OCD stuff for anyone interested in speaker placement ideas: 7ii's are toed in, one corner is 21" from wall and the other is 16" Subs are 6" from the wall 64ii is 11.75" from wall Space in between edge of 7ii and edge of 64ii is 41.5" Like I said, this is sounding real good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgtfreek Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 we watched taken 3 last night (I wont get into how good the movie wasn't) but spreading these speakers out obviously allowed them to breathe. I had zero complaints, and the dialog was crisp, clear, and throaty. Neeson has a pretty deep voice, and with the center and subs so close, it sounded like it was all coming from the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Some more OCD stuff for anyone interested in speaker placement ideas: 7ii's are toed in, one corner is 21" from wall and the other is 16" Subs are 6" from the wall 64ii is 11.75" from wall Space in between edge of 7ii and edge of 64ii is 41.5" You measure your speaker distance to the nearest quarter inch? Yeah, you've got OCD. You've got it bad. +++ Like I said, this is sounding real good... But on the positive side of OCD, it sounds like you've really got those speakers dialed in. Edited May 24, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 It's OK to use the avr test tones to set the speaker and subs. Having the subs 6 ft. from the wall is like cutting their amp power in half. Does the avr stop at -12 for the center speaker? You may need an attenuator if -12 is the max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgtfreek Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) Sub backs are 6" from the wall, not 6'. And yeah, 11.75" is OCD, I have no doubt there. You should see me when my wife asks me to hang a picture... Yes, the center is bottomed out at -12. At 0.0 db volume with a -30dbfs tone it reports 77db. So, at 0.0 I made all my other speakers 77db, and then use -2.0 as reference volume now, not 0.0. The XLR attenuators were just too clunky IMO, it is just as easy to level match to the offending speaker at reference volume, and then use a "new" reference volume. Gonna watch American Sniper in a minute. Edited May 25, 2015 by gadgtfreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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