New Setup help and suggestions

[buster6070]

Hello all,
Fairly new to this board and looking for some advice. First off my components.

Harman Kardon AVR 3600
L&R = Polk RTiA3
C = CSi3
SR&SL = FXiA6
Sub = Velodyne DPS 10
51" DLP TV
Blu-ray

Ok so I'm very satisfied with everything but just looking to maybe tweak it a little. I used the EZ/EQ and it set my FR & FL to large and I back that down to 80 on the crossover like the rest of my speakers. Is this correct for these speakers? I'm not sure how to determine what settings are correct for these speakers, but would love to know how. It had my sub set to LFE + FL&FR but was just to much bass for my taste so just set it to sub. Also turned the sub LFE down -10 as the bass just seemed to high. Also my front R&L have the option to bi-amp and seperate the highs from lows. Is this worth it and what would I need to do this?

Only problem I'm having is the sound lags sometimes. It doesn't seem to happen slowly over time but more like the reciever has a brain fart and all of a sudden is a second behind. So I don't think using the audio delay feature on the AVR will fix it. As all my video sources are 1080p I just have the reciever passing the signal straight through to my TV. I'm gonna try having the reciever process the video signal as well to see if this prevents these brain farts, but just wondering if anyone has had similar problems. Thanks for any advice and help. Oh and everything is connected via HDMI.

 

[buster6070]

Pic's of setup

 

[Knucklehead90]

Don't expect much by bi-amping from the same amp. After all you are 'drawing from the same well' so to speak. True bi-amping involves more than one amp and often involves active crossovers for best results.

Crossing your speakers - all of them - over at 80hz is pretty standard regardless of the size - as long as they can play down to 80hz. This also has the benefit of relieving the AVR from having to play the lower frequencies - letting the sub do the 'heavy lifting'. The lower the frequency the more power it takes to create sound at the same SPL.

Your surround speakers are way too high for effective surround sound. Try looking at the recommendations from Dolby Labs.

As for the HKs EQ/EZ set - I've used several HKs with their auto setup and I find myself having to reset speaker and sub levels - often they aren't close to what I prefer. The only thing I leave alone is the distance values.

 

[buster6070]

Oh yeah, wasn't gonna bi-wire them. Meant bi-amp, but looks like that can get pretty pricey. And as far as the surrounds I had no other option because of they way my living room is made and g/f didn't want them easily viewable. Suprisingly no one really notices them that high up, and probably one of the reason I had to crank the rear channels up. I've watched 3 or 4 movies now and the surround effect is actually better than I anticipated with the speakers that high. I plan on adding 2 more speakers in the near future that would be at ear level to make a complete 7.1. Thanks for the input though.