Hello all,

I ran the Audyssey set up (per the AVS Forum guide) on my Denon AVR-3808ci today and had a few questions.

First, I had the 5DBs set in "Movie" mode (switch down), where I think the two sides are in phase. Audyssey would complain that they were mis-wired each time, and also would set the two levels equally (+3.5db) despite the fact that one speaker was 2x farther away (can't move the walls). Additionally, it measured the crossover point at 200Hz. So, I flipped them to "Music" mode (switch up, I think). This stopped Audyssey from complaining about wiring problems and also made the two levels seem more plausible (+1.5db and +3.5db), as well as caused Audyssey to pick a more reasonable 80 Hz crossover. The initial measurement position was almost exactly between the two 5DBs. Should I care about these things?

Next, Audyssey measured the 12D Subwoofer distance once at 0.0, once appropriately (10.9 feet, which is very close), once wrong (20 feet). After my final full 8-point calibration, it decided it was 19 feet. Should I change this distance or leave it alone? Why, with nothing else modified, did it get so many different distance readings on my test (1-point measurement) runs?

Finally, Audyssey varied on how it decided to treat the Center 6C channel. The first time, it decided it was Large. All other times, it decided it was Small, including my final measurement. In all cases it measured a 40 Hz crossover, which since it has the same woofers as the 6T (I think) seems reasonable. Should I switch it back to Large or is it irrelevant?

Due to some (good) personal events, I haven't had a chance to do much more than play with the auto calibration, so I can't report on very much. That said, the 12D is definitely a huge, massive improvement on the 8D if your goal is to "feel" the bass. More care in listening will be needed to see if it also sounds better!

Thanks!