Frostbyte Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Hello. i just bought a set of r820f’s after a buddy said he loved his. “Lots of bass! “ well, I’m not that impressed, so either I was expecting too much, or I don’t have something setup correct, or not strong enough receiver? onkyo tx-nr575 5.1 system, in my living room 16x24? i know that it’s not going to replace a powered sub, which I have, but I was hoping for more than what I’m getting. Wanted some bass without needing to have the sub on all the time. Mostly watch movies/tv/streams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 @Frostbyte, Welcome to the forum. 7 hours ago, Frostbyte said: i just bought a set of r820f’s after a buddy said he loved his. “Lots of bass! “ In his room with his equipment. 7 hours ago, Frostbyte said: well, I’m not that impressed, so either I was expecting too much, or I don’t have something setup correct, or not strong enough receiver? onkyo tx-nr575 Could be some or all of those things. 7 hours ago, Frostbyte said: 5.1 system, in my living room 16x24? Good size room might need a bit more grunt to push those 8" woofers. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Make sure you have the speaker configuration set to "full band" inside the Onkyo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbyte Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, pbphoto said: Make sure you have the speaker configuration set to "full band" inside the Onkyo. They are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbyte Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 44 minutes ago, willland said: @Frostbyte, Welcome to the forum. In his room with his equipment. Could be some or all of those things. Good size room might need a bit more grunt to push those 8" woofers. Bill If I’ve gone though the eq a bunch already, should I just figure a new receiver? If so what should I look for in a new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Frostbyte said: If I’ve gone though the eq a bunch already, should I just figure a new receiver? If so what should I look for in a new one? Experiment with placement and toe-in first. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Are the metal jumpers in place and firmly tightened down at the speaker terminals? Edit: Disregard, your model does not have dual binding post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Agree with Bill on speaker placement first. Also, try turning off an EQ/DSP on the Onkyo. I'm not sure how to do this as I've never owned one. But try enabling whatever minimalist 2-channel (no sub) setting they have. Usually this is called something like pure-direct or analog-out. Make sure your AVR isn't doing something strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Make sure the wiring polarity is correct from your amp to the speakers. If one speaker is wired is incorrectly the bass will be greatly reduced through cancellation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbyte Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Thanks for the help everyone, I did go through and try all those. The stereo option was the closest, and was what my buddy was referring to anyways. He didn’t mention that first time, go figure. Still wasn’t what I was expecting. Ended up just getting a new receiver, and that fixed the issue. The onkyo tx-nr 575 just wasn’t powerful enough. Went with Denon avr-s950H that has 7 dedicated amps, and it’s night and day difference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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