Axiom ?

[Stoner51]

This is not just an axiom question but a general speaker ?. I have just purchased Axiom M22 and VP150 center. I had Bic Acoustech 135 center and ht64 bookshelf. I am having trouble with dialog and the surrounding effects. In order to here the dialog the volume has to be up very high, thus the effects are loud. I am using my Denon 3808. This was watching F4 Silver Surfer, but also happens with my Dish 622. Is there anything I can do to fix this. I had similar trouble with the BIC's.
steve

[mkinder]

I'm not familiar with the Denon AVR's but I'm sure you can adjust the volume for the center channel. Perhaps raising the center channel volume, or lowering the volume for the L/R will help. You also might try a friend's AVR just to make sure the Denon is working properly.

[Stoner51]

I have two AVR 2106 and 3808 and the same problem. I have adjusted the center to +8.5 and L/r at 0 is this normal? I thought they would all be set at 0 if everything was the way it should be?

[mkinder]

Doesn't sound normal. Try calling Axiom customer support and see if they have any suggestions.. i hear they're pretty good after the sale.

[mkinder]

Does the Denon have some kind of auto-calibrate feature? You can try that and see what it sets the channel volumes to. If the auto-calibrate is also having to kick the center way up.. then Axiom would have a better idea that it's indeed a technical issue and not just your preference in how you like the dialog to sound.

[mkinder]

Another thing to try would be playing a CD in 3channel or 5channel stereo. Set all the channels to 0, and see if the center is still weak.

Good luck.

[jcPanny]

First I would try to calibrate all of the speaker levels properly using the autosetup on your receiver or test tones and an SPL meter.

Once this is setup properly, you may still find that some source material (blockbuster action movies, etc.) has a large dynamic range such that the voices are soft and sound effects are really loud. Try increasing the center channel speaker level 2-3 dB (from calibrated setting) for this type of material.

Many receivers also have a night listening mode or similar feature that compresses the dynamics of the source material so that there is not such a large volume difference between the loud and quiet scenes.

[3db]

First I would try to calibrate all of the speaker levels properly using the autosetup on your receiver or test tones and an SPL meter.

Once this is setup properly, you may still find that some source material (blockbuster action movies, etc.) has a large dynamic range such that the voices are soft and sound effects are really loud. Try increasing the center channel speaker level 2-3 dB (from calibrated setting) for this type of material.

Many receivers also have a night listening mode or similar feature that compresses the dynamics of the source material so that there is not such a large volume difference between the loud and quiet scenes.


Good call. I was going to ask if the OP had calibrated his system.

[Stoner51]

I ran the auto setup, and it seems to be a little better. I will have to watch that movie over again to see.

[3db]

I ran the auto setup, and it seems to be a little better. I will have to watch that movie over again to see.

I would recheck all of your interconnects as well to make sure everything is connected to one another as it should be. Something still feels amiss

[Thaedium]

Yah I agree with 3db on this one. I had a similar problem the first time I connected my Studio's. Recheck all your connections, not just the interconnects.

My problem was related to the fact I was bi-amping my mains, and I had the mid/high connections not fitted properly so it wasn't producing the sound. Might be something as simple as that for you.

Also as jcPanny mentioned, compression may be a signifcant contributing factor. The more compression, the more level the overall volume is. The less, the more dynamic the range becomes.

One question though, have you tried playing around with the different options for sound decoding on the reciever? If so, note any big differences?