Nice write up. I have heard some great things about the PBK. It's also reasonably priced as well. I also think its great that your thinking about giving Audyssey another shot. I hope I did not come off the wrong way in the previous thread. I was just trying to help.
I have included a link to Audyssey's FAQ page which should help answer some questions. Just about every manufacture has poor manuals and fails to include important info.
I have copied and pasted two things which you spoke about in your previous thread in regards to Audyssey.
http://www.audyssey.com/faq/index.html#subwoofer
Hope this helps.
My subwoofer is physically closer than the distance reported by MultEQ. Why?
Many powered subwoofers do not provide the capability to defeat the built-in low-pass filter. These filters, by their nature, introduce additional delay in the signal and MultEQ finds that and reports it. The optimum solution is to turn the filters off (often called "LFE mode" in subwoofers). If that is not possible, set the low pass frequency to the highest possible setting and leave the distance reported as is. MultEQ will compensate for the added delay and time align the subwoofer to the satellite channels so that the optimum blend is achieved.
Why does Audyssey set my speakers to Large (or Small) when I know they are not?
MultEQ does not set the speakers to Large or Small. This is a decision made by each individual AVR manufacturer and each uses a different speaker roll-off frequency to make this decision. Audyssey recommends the decision should be made using 40 Hz as the roll- off frequency. That is to say, if a speaker is found to roll-off below 40 Hz it should be called Large and all other speakers should be called Small.
If your AVR manufacturer sets your speakers to Large then all content below the crossover frequency is lost as it is not redirected to the subwoofer. Audyssey recommends changing the speaker setting to Small manually after the calibration is finished.
