SteevieO Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I have a Denon AVR3000. My main speakers are Klipsch Forte II, center is Klipsch KV2, rears are Bose 2001. When listening to music only, what is the best setting for the AVR3000? Should I set it to phantom to remove the center channel and just use the mains? On Dolby setting using all 5 speakers? How about the mode? I mostly listen to 70s rock (Pink Floyd, Who, etc.). Setting it on Rock mode seems to give it a funny sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I don't have a Denon receiver, but I dislike any processing or matrixing when I listen to music on my system. I set the receiver to dvd direct which bypasses all tone controls and effects settings. Try using it just as a two-channel stereo receiver without the use of extra processing or tone controls. You may find that you like it this way, you may not. To each his own. I personally find that the more processing that you apply to a signal, the worse it tends to become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 Michael hit the nail right on the...head...er, bag! It shouldn't hurt anything to experiment and try out different settings (you may even like them), but in my opinion, for any serious 2-channel listening, use little or no processing to enjoy your music to its fullest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesfan70 Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I agree. I have a Denon AVR-3600, and for listening to 2 channel music, I don't use any of the DSP modes. I either listen to it in the Direct mode (2 ch no sub) or the Stereo mode (2 ch with sub). I don't even use the tone controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 You try the different options and see what you enjoy the most. There is no 'right' -- except in the context of what you enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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