Just ordered the Yamaha RX-V1500...

[msmith855]

And the only thing that a couple reviews I've read has mentioned is that the auto speaker calibration (YPAO) is perhaps not as efficient as one would expect of the unit. Since there seem to be a lot of RX-V1500 owners in here I thought i would ask the question: What were the most common things you had to adjust manually after running YPAO? Or did you discard the settings entirely?

For reference I have:
Center channel: Infinity Beta C360
Front speakers: Infinity Beta 50
Subwoofer: Yamaha 100 watt (yeah I know.. but it's next on the list to upgrade)
Surround: Acoustic Research something or others (right after the subwoofer on the hit list)

*** For those of you that have been paying attention I initially DID order the Pioneer 1015, but after finding out I was going to wait on backorder for several weeks I made a deal with the devil (okay she's not the devil, but might as well be when negotiating with my wife lol) and got the one I originally wanted in the first place!

 

[Azz123]

Youve got yourself a nice Receiver - congratulations!!

Just a few bits from the top of my head....
The key here is to experiment, and have a ball doing so!!

A camera tripod is a great tool to have for the YPAO. You can get one with retractable legs pretty cheap. Retractable legs are handy as you can adjust the legs to be at different heights when setting the mic up on YOUR chair.
When you run the YPAO....
Prior -
Set "Speaker Size" to SKIP. Go into Manual Setup and adjust these settings prior to running YPAO.
Ultimately (IMO) you want to have all your speakers to small, and set BASS OUTPUT to SUB.
However as your Subs capabilities are a little questionable at the moment, you may want to experiment with fronts set to LARGE and Bass Output to BOTH until it's upgraded.

Manually set crossover to the freq you desire - this is really going to be dependant on your rears at this stage. 80Hz (THX) MAYBE a safe place to start depending on your speakers abilities. You may have to experiment with this. If you run YPAO in this area, it may be set a little highish. I'd say YPAO will also set your front speakers to LARGE if you run the test.

IMO and situation, the 1500 benefits from the extra headroom obtained from having all <60Hz material delegated to the sub.
Nemo's Whale sceen and the Rocket exiting the cave in the Incredibles were two handy pieces of media for experimenting with this.

Play with the EQ settings. I'd say with the combination youve described and your specs for your fronts (???) being 35Hz - 20kHz @91dB, set the EQ to front till you get the rears updated... Post speaker update, try FLAT (worked for me).

Excluding speaker size and crossover, my Sub distance was the only thing I had to adjust manually - it was +2-3 metres out.

Experiment with different settings, perhaps leave the EQ settings at FRONT while you establish the crossover point for your sub (remember this HAS to be based on the speakers that have the least amount of ability to reproduce BASS on your system). Depending on the material you listen to, and your personal tastes, do whats right for YOUR ears!!

There are a few threads about with setting up the 1500 - I know I bent some peoples ears a few moths ago with a zillion questions.


Enjoy your purchase, Oh - and setting it up!!

A

 

[kiran_sham]

Thats one terrific receiver and what I call "bang or the buck". Congratulations!

I left most of it for YPAO to do, that really does the job for you. But as Azz mentioned, you may want to experiment with the settings to a certain extent.

 

[msmith855]

Wow.. good info, thanks guys! I think I will try setting the bass to output out of BOTH the front and the sub for the time being at least until I can upgrade the subwoofer itself. The bass on the front speakers is pretty darn good all in and of itself anyway. But it looks like I have a lot of things to experiment with.

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Thanks again!! It should arrive tomorrow... maybe I need to call in sick to work!

 

[Buckle-meister]

...lol

I'm usually not too bad at figuring out the acronyms, but I cannot for the life of me think what LOL stands for.

Educate me .

Regards

 

[msmith855]

hehe... sorry working on a computer all day makes me forget that there are real people who have lives outside the cyber world at times!

lol = laughing out loud

<granted it's an over-used acronym, but that's the literal meaning>

I'm usually not too bad at figuring out the acronyms, but I cannot for the life of me think what LOL stands for.

Educate me .

Regards

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

I'm usually not too bad at figuring out the acronyms, but I cannot for the life of me think what LOL stands for.

Educate me .

Regards

Buckle,
I was about to say you are showing your age, but then I saw your dob as 1975! My 62yr old father just asked me what lol meant. LOL!

 

[irishmcmorgan]

My friends dad has that receiver and its awsome..........I can not call my self audio proffesional but I know when I hear a very good receiver with nice ocmponents and a very very easy to use operations system..........hope you like

 

[msmith855]

Thanks! I'm waiting on the DHL truck as we speak....