First off, hello to everyone. I am a new member of the Aperion owner family. I have a few things to say and a question or maybe two.
I have to say that I am very impressed with the speakers at this point, I have had them for three days now. I bought the 4T hybrid system. I am running a Sony STR-DG820 that is also new. My last surrouind sound system was purchsed 12 years ago and it was all Sony, speakers included. I have learned much since then I assure you ;-).
So I decided to let the 820 do the setup for me even though I have read that the accuracy of the auto cal systems is questionable. But I wanted to start enjoying the setup NOW not after hours of reading the crappy Sony manual and mind you it is a cryptic manual to say the least. To this point I was feeling that the system was lacking a little in the bottom end so I sat down and decoded the sony manual and set the system up manual. Wow, what a difference. The auto cal had the sub set at a negative dB setting of around .5 or 1 I cant recall exactly. So that explains the lack of bottom end. It had the crossover settings wacked too for everything. I now have everything dialed in pretty close but still have a few things to learn and experiment with.
I cant totally blame the auto cal as my accoustical enviroment it a bit harsh. I live in a duplex and the first floor is bassically wide open with 9 foot ceilings and ceramic tile floor through out. Ouch, can you say reflections......
My question is in regards to the sub. The 820 doesnt have a parameter for sub crossover setting. Should I be trying to do it in the sub itself?