Yammy Noob

[hchytd]

Sorry in advance for this double post (my error)...

I just got the Yamaha RX-V2500 and will be hooking an aperion audio 5.1 speaker system to it within the week. I am reading the huge yammy manual and learning alot, however, I had some noob questions for y'all (especially to those who may own this same receiver):

1. Once I hook up all 5 speakers and sub, what would y'all say are the next steps in order (with this receiver)?

2. For those who have this receiver, any tips, tricks, or preferences you have found in using it (and tweaking it?

3. Any feedback on which settings and features you really like best (and ones you simply never use)?

Thanx in advance,

-Tiffany

 

[cthomp]

Aperion

Tiffany,

I don't know much about the Yamaha receivers but I am very interested in what you think of the Aperion speakers. Please let me know when you get it all hooked up! Did you go with the 633T tower speakers? Are they as nice as everybody says they are? Why did you pick the Yammy over Denon?

Good luck on the set-up!
Craig

 

[chicagomd]

I have the 1500, so this might vary a bit from your system.

I would recommend after you have everything hooked-up to run the YPAO auto-setup feature.

-After to do the auto step-up go into the manual set-up features and tweek the speaker size, LEF channels, etc. My YPAO sets my fronts to large and runs my low frequency to the subs and the fronts. There may be some other things you need to tweak, but in general I think the YPAO does a pretty good job.

-After I did this I spent the better part of the afternoon programing the Yammy remote.

-I like the THX decoding for DVDs, the Pure Direct or Stereo for music, but that is just personal preference.

Good luck.

Enjoy!

 

[hchytd]

thanx

Thanx guys,

Hey ChicagoMD, tell me more about tweaking after the auto-setup. The review I read on the 2500 had a similar experience between manual and auto. Specifically, here his experience with the auto was that it was great and fairly accurate, however, his manual meter resulted in the same differences as you: specifically with the size: small instead of large.

So, are you saying that after the auto you changed the eq settings from large to small? What did you do for your sub settings? What Cinema DSP settings do you like best for flix?

Thanx again,

-T

 

[zumbo]

Follow these tips before you run YPAO.
http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/setup/avhardware/audiovideosetup.php

Select SKIP in the speaker size section when you run YPAO.

Use the remote to power on/off the receiver. If you use the power button on the front panel, it automatically turns the other ZONES on.

 

[gcmarshall]

after you hook the speakers up, run the auto setup, as the previous poster suggested. before running that though, make sure you select (within the autosetup menu) your preference of "natural", "front" or "flat". personally, i found the "flat" option to be a little bright or "harsh" as the manual suggests it might be. i have good speakers up front, so i chose the "front" option and it works well for me. music is warm and rich. on the other hand, the "flat" setting, with its brightness, was a tad better for movies where brightness can be an asset. best bet is to try each setting and see which you like better.

take advantage of the remote's macro capability and universal capability. though not as pretty looking or as easy to use as some stand-alone universal remotes, the one that came with your receiver is pretty powerful for a receiver remote. it will do most things the average user needs and you can put all your other remotes away in a drawer.

as far as settings, just play around when you watch movies and listen to music to see which you like. only you can decide what sounds good to you. at the risk of biasing your opinions, i find that the THX movie mode is actually a little too quiet or subdued for my tastes. the DSP modes such as Adventure can be fun, especially with good movies like jurassic park, raiders of the lost ark, etc., but i find myself in standard DTS or Dolby Digital modes more often than not.

on that note, DTS is GREAT. when at all possible, buy movies that have both the dolby digital and DTS soundtracks and play them in DTS. of course, you need a DVD player that will play DTS.

good luck. it's a very good receiver, in my opinion.

 

[zumbo]

DO NOT run auto set-up first.

Follow Audioholics recommendatios in the MANUAL SET-UP section from the link in post #5.

Then select SKIP in the speaker size section of auto set-up.

I assume your speakers are bookshelf, so FLAT is the best place to start.

Select SWFR for LFE.

Following this set-up as a starter will have your sub working all the time, provided you follow the Audioholics guidlines.

 

[hchytd]

Thank you!

Thanks guys...

I will heed all your advice.

On a final clarification, are you both saying I set up (via manual settings first) "flat" and SWFR for LFE, to then next choose Auto-setup and have the rest set up via auto (other than skipping "speaker size" and putting that to small)?

-Tiffany

 

[zumbo]

You got it. Don't forget to choose your crossover freq.

I would recommend running YPAO while you are alone. Have the heat/ac off. And no outside noise. I got my best results in the AM. The mic is VERY sensitive.

 

[hchytd]

Great!

Cool...

Doesn't auto-setup choose a good crossover frequency during/afterwards? If not, are you saying I should choose my crossover frequency in manual-setup before auto? If so, what's a good one to choose? Thanx again!

 

[zumbo]

Set crossover in manual set-up before YPAO

80 is the best place to start. I use 60. Depends on your specs.

List your speakers specs.