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Pioneer SC-05 and Aperions 5.1...anyone else calibrate?

Last post 01-13-2010, 9:54 AM by Oliver Amnuayphol. 2 replies.
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  •  01-12-2010, 2:53 AM 12582

    Pioneer SC-05 and Aperions 5.1...anyone else calibrate?

    Hey guys.  I have a Pioneer Elite receiver SC-05 and am using Aperion speakers in a 5.1 setup. (Purchasing my sub very soon) I wanted to know if you guys let the auto calibrator on the receiver calibrate the system (MCCAC) and if you do, do you futher calibrate it after it auto sets everything?

     I want to get the best setup but have very little experience in calibrating an audio system.  What do you guys think I should do? 


    Nick
  •  01-12-2010, 5:36 AM 12584 in reply to 12582

    Re: Pioneer SC-05 and Aperions 5.1...anyone else calibrate?

    I personally found the MCACC calibration had a negative impact on my speakers. When using any receiver processing via MCACC it  killed the speakers vibrance. When checking the EQ, it removed the bass and treble, leaving the speakers sounding lifeless.  Manually correcting EQ, made little difference, as the other processing effects still impeded the sound quality. I ran auto MCACC as well as  adjusting every possible setting in manual MCACC, however none of the configurations  did anything to improve sound while processing was applied. It had a very negative effect on the subwoofer especially, it set distance and speaker level on the sub incorrectly every time. 

    I called Aperion and spoke to both Jason and Oliver, their recommendation was to do a manual setup with no MCACC processing. I deleted all MCACC presets, did manual setup...speakers sound great. They indicated that calibration programs , be it from Pioneer or other manufactures often provide less than desirable results. I certainly found that to be the case with my setup.

    I suggest you give it a shot, with and without MCACC and decide for yourself. In my case, MCACC had a negative effect on my speakers.

     

     

     

  •  01-13-2010, 9:54 AM 12604 in reply to 12584

    Re: Pioneer SC-05 and Aperions 5.1...anyone else calibrate?

    Indeed, while some of the auto-cal systems have gotten better lately, usually a manual calibration is still the way to go. Sure, it takes a little longer; but the results are well worth it. But it's pretty easy to try it out, see what you think, and defeat it if you don't like it.

    Hope you're enjoying your speakers!

    Happy Listening,

    Oliver


    Oliver Amnuayphol
    Home Theater/Audio Guru
    Aperion Audio
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