Bass/Treble settings

[Corpsman]

I have my receiver maxed out at 10 to each speaker for bass and treble. I typically prefer "bright" sounds. Are there any suggestions for adjustments for each speaker zone, or to just leave them as they are?

 

[RacineBoxer]

Most people are running their systems flat. +0 at both bass & treble.


The thought is, the more you change those settings the more you are "coloring" the music from the way it was designed by the artist.

 

[zumbo]

Flat here. 0.

Klipsch treble at 10.

 

[poutanen]

Flat here... I used to be of the +bass flat-mid +treble mindset (when I was in my teens) but not anymore...

I run the YPAO to get each speaker roughly equal to the rest, and run the whole system flat. As flat as possible is what I like...

 

[croseiv]

Flat here (0 dB). I can't see how maxing out your levels can sound good at all. If I need more bass I just turn up my sub's level....I think my ears would bleed with your settings...

 

[no. 5]

Klipsch treble at 10.

That seems excessive.

 

[zumbo]

That seems excessive.

Ya think?

 

[Adam]

I have my receiver maxed out at 10 to each speaker for bass and treble. I typically prefer "bright" sounds. Are there any suggestions for adjustments for each speaker zone, or to just leave them as they are?

My only suggestion is to set the levels where you like them.

 

[croseiv]

My only suggestion is to set the levels where you like them.

Yes this is true, but treble at +10 with a Klipsch horn tweeter seems a tad much. Must have some super absorbant walls or carpet.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I have my receiver maxed out at 10 to each speaker for bass and treble. I typically prefer "bright" sounds. Are there any suggestions for adjustments for each speaker zone, or to just leave them as they are?

No set numbers to set them at as you'd have to use instruments for proper EQ settings. But, with just one treble and bass control, it would alter most everything and may make things worse, not better.

 

[timone]

He prefers "bright" sound.

It boils down to one's preference.

My preference is to make sound as flat as possible (which depends on EQ settings) with a tiny tiny bit of bass emphasis.

 

[Exit]

I set all tone controls flat and use YAPO also, but you can set them the way you like if that is what you want. When you use a lot of bass and treble boost for music it may sound good, but flat works better for surround sound. A friend of mine who was the manager at an audio store told me the best audio gear doesn’t even have tone controls. That was back in the 80’s, but it is something to consider about tone controls

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I can't even imagine turning the treble up with a Klipsch speaker...ouch....

 

[EYEdROP0]

Im a firm beliver that any modern speaker will produce the most detail and resolve the best with no EQ adjustments or "sound enhancers". To most people, raising both bass and treble will sound better because it makes the speakers sound more powerful, or lots of treble sounds "crystal". I used to be obsessed with bass and had a huge smiley EQ. I started listening to more detailed music and was told to set it flat. It took a day or two to relise flat is best in about ANY situation. I bet when you try flat, youll be like "this is too quiet and sounds bland". But just leave it flat for a week, hear the difference.

Flat + low distortion = lifelike sound reproduction, which is my personal goal as an audio enthusiast.

If you use any EQ, use a parametric equalizer so that you can set a specific frequency range and raise those frequencies together flat. A normal EQ only raises one set frequency. I used a parametric EQ for a short time because there was a huge mountain at 50-70 hz. I stopped using it because I found the sweet spot for the sub.
EQ sould always be a last resort.

 

[Corpsman]

The Bass and Treble adjustments are only for the front. The problem I am having is that I have this really high end receiver (well it was a few years ago), and movies sound great, but I can't find the best setting for just listening to music. I have built in DSP settings for Music but for some reason, none of them seem to give me a 5 channel stereo effect. I guess I have not found the best settings for listening to music. Also, I mostly listen to music through DirecTV's XM channels. I would have thought that it was a 5.1 feed, but I guess it isn't. So what listening option will reproduce 5 channel stereo?

 

[bpape]

Are you using the same player for music and movies? If movies are OK without the excessive tone control settings but music is not, it suggests something else is amiss to me.

Bryan

 

[TLS Guy]

My only suggestion is to set the levels where you like them.

Those settings are asking to blow tweeters and woofers. Anyone who can be in the same room with Klipsch speakers at +10 on a treble control, needs a quick march to an Audiologist, for a hearing test!

 

[MidnightSensi]

You might be better off lowering the bass and treble closer to nuetral (leave it a bit higher if you want) and just turning up the volume instead. It sounds like you want dynamics and its usually better to use amplifier gain rather than boosting the input signal.

Those settings are asking to blow tweeters and woofers. Anyone who can be in the same room with Klipsch speakers at +10 on a treble control, needs a quick march to an Audiologist, for a hearing test!

Next time try being more dramatic. Really.

 

[TLS Guy]

You might be better off lowering the bass and treble closer to nuetral (leave it a bit higher if you want) and just turning up the volume instead. It sounds like you want dynamics and its usually better to use amplifier gain rather than boosting the input signal.



Next time try being more dramatic. Really.

OK. You try it!

 

[fredk]

Yes this is true, but treble at +10 with a Klipsch horn tweeter seems a tad much. Must have some super absorbant walls or carpet.

Or less than perfect hearing?

Flat here as well (as flat as my room will allow that is).