Well done Andrew.. I feel that your video's are very good because you do not make people out to be idiots or experts.. you explain what the new people to HI Fi want to know.. the budget basics.. when they understand that .. they can really enjoy the wonderful road to as perfect as they can afford.
I had my M3 v4's setup today (I often take my speaker setup up and down because I don't have a "perfect" spot to keep them for optimal listening. I had them out from the back wall about two feet and had them about 8 feet apart, they were on 24" stands. I was about 10-12 feet or so from them. It's a very large space (basement), acoustics are quite good. No side wall or rear wall reflections. I was listening to "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield. Wow - what an experience! No subwoofer or anything and it's enough bass for me. These speakers are very very good and the midrange and top end is really incredible. I always have a great time when I listen to these. Job well done.
Thanks brydon10, appreciate the compliment on the M3s! Sounds like you’re doing well with placement, and putting some of the video tips to great use. Tubular Bells is a great album for testing a system.
I am lucky I have a dedicated listening room. So I can pretty much do anything in there..I have my M5HP's almost 4 feet out from the back wall and ever so slightly toed in...Took a while to find where they wanted to live.....But once I did, everything fell into place. Both they and I are happy :)
That's awesome when it all comes together just right! Sometimes the simplest of things, like toe-in can make such a difference. Thanks for watching, and let us know if you'd like any other topics covered.
Thanks Andrew. Thankfully most of your tips my room can accommodate and it's setup that way with Odyssey. One thing I also did was put subwoofer isolation platforms to damping my bass rumbles and such. That helped too.
My bed is 2 feet in front of my speakers and they are at the bed level. I moved them back and tilted them upwards with stands from Amazon, HUGE difference! I'm running 2 front Klipsch R-51Ms.
I have these frequency options to adjust on my AVR; 63Hz 125Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 4kHz 8kHz 16kHz Voices sound a bit thin/ harsh and lack depth. Can you recommend what I might try using these options?
What can also work is a speaker stand angled upwards. My bookshelf speakers are about 30cm from the floor, and it didn't sound right; the timber was fine but it lacked spatial cues. After some experimenting, I eventually picked up a couple of silicone angled stands, and everything became dialed in. I think what was happening was that the floor bounce was the first reflection, and that caused the imaging and soundstage to smear out.
That can sometimes help. It might also be that you are changing the alignment of the drivers by angling the cabinet slightly which is improving driver integration in your room.
Something I learned a long time ago....We "trailer-trash" types, who live in crummy mobile homes, have better listening environments, than those who live in stately "brick and mortar" manors. The cheap. press-board paneling flexes, which reduces standing-waves in the listening room/hovel.
I recently added some Mirage M5SI’s for mains with Mirage OM-9’s for side and rear surrounds and my trusty OM-C2 for a CC with 4 OMD-5’s for my height layer speakers and I’ve found giving the M5’s breathing room and a slight toe in makes all the difference in the world in my room. Also it must be pretty awesome to have your name engraved on the plates on the rear of my OM-9’s Andrew!
Aligning the center channel tweeters with the front channels in a typical home setup is always a challenge especially when a larger 75 inch or bigger TV is used. Angling up the center is the accepted method to come close to a straight horizontal sound stage across the front channels, but I still can't help noticing a wavy pan at times especially at the lows and mids. So I was thinking, what if I have 2 center speakers instead of one, where the one below the TV will have bass and mid bass drivers only and the one on top will have Mid and Highs only. Both centers angled to project the sound onto your seating area. I think that might create a phantom center image on the screen. What are your thoughts on this idea? Of course not discounting the impedance, wattage & perceived loudness factors to match between the two center speakers. Thanks.
Is there anything software-vise that I can make to get rid of the squealing I get from some videos. Not sure if the quality of audio is so bad, it's to loud(no equalizer was used to get rid of the spikes) or it's just that range of sound my speakers can't achieve. Would like to know more, but honestly I don't even know hat I am looking for and how to approach to solve it. (not like it would happen during gaming or Netflix, but a lot of time during YT videos I watch, so.... what is going on there).
I always recommend starting with what you have in your home. Couch cushions, towels, rugs, blankets all can be used to help you find out what's going to make your system sound better. Once you know what works you can start looking into buying an absorber that you feel matches best with your room. A rug and a soft wall hanging makes such a difference, it can be that easy.
I just bought some excellent Mordant Short 906 floor mounted speakers and the wife insists ones put behind the flat screen TV and the other is behind the side of the couch! Cannot win!!
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Great advises, no money required. Every basic audio advise is better than no advise. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Andrew is 100% correct. These are all outstanding tips for any audio setup. Thank you Sir for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, so glad you enjoyed the video.
I love your video on speaker placement. It has made a huge difference in the quality of my listening experience.
Glad it was helpful! That's exactly what I like to hear, that you were able to get better sound just by adjusting your speaker placement.
Well done Andrew.. I feel that your video's are very good because you do not make people out to be idiots or experts.. you explain what the new people to HI Fi want to know.. the budget basics.. when they understand that .. they can really enjoy the wonderful road to as perfect as they can afford.
Much appreciated!
I had my M3 v4's setup today (I often take my speaker setup up and down because I don't have a "perfect" spot to keep them for optimal listening. I had them out from the back wall about two feet and had them about 8 feet apart, they were on 24" stands. I was about 10-12 feet or so from them. It's a very large space (basement), acoustics are quite good. No side wall or rear wall reflections. I was listening to "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield. Wow - what an experience! No subwoofer or anything and it's enough bass for me. These speakers are very very good and the midrange and top end is really incredible. I always have a great time when I listen to these. Job well done.
Thanks brydon10, appreciate the compliment on the M3s! Sounds like you’re doing well with placement, and putting some of the video tips to great use. Tubular Bells is a great album for testing a system.
I am lucky I have a dedicated listening room. So I can pretty much do anything in there..I have my M5HP's almost 4 feet out from the back wall and ever so slightly toed in...Took a while to find where they wanted to live.....But once I did, everything fell into place. Both they and I are happy :)
That's awesome when it all comes together just right! Sometimes the simplest of things, like toe-in can make such a difference. Thanks for watching, and let us know if you'd like any other topics covered.
Great video. I have implemented all of the detailed changes and as described, they all made an improvement.
Great to hear, thanks for taking the time to comment!
Great advice!
Glad it was helpful! Let us know if you have topics you'd like us to cover.
Thanks Andrew. Thankfully most of your tips my room can accommodate and it's setup that way with Odyssey. One thing I also did was put subwoofer isolation platforms to damping my bass rumbles and such. That helped too.
Good point a subwoofer isolation pad can be really useful if you have wood or suspended floors! Thanks for sharing & for watching 👍
@@AxiomHomeTheaters I love that our old family cabinet is rambling with all the glasses and plates in it in my room when I'm playing music loud xD
@@sjsiemka what a fantastic description, love it!
@@AxiomHomeTheaters I'm glad ☺
My bed is 2 feet in front of my speakers and they are at the bed level. I moved them back and tilted them upwards with stands from Amazon, HUGE difference! I'm running 2 front Klipsch R-51Ms.
Great adjustment!
I have these frequency options to adjust on my AVR;
63Hz
125Hz
250Hz
500Hz
1kHz
2kHz
4kHz
8kHz
16kHz
Voices sound a bit thin/ harsh and lack depth. Can you recommend what I might try using these options?
Good tips, thank you
Thanks for watching Nick! Let us know if there are topics you'd like us to cover.
Where do you connect the other end of the grounding cable to?
That reciver is such a BEAST lol! The Hulk man :)
AVRs are much lighter these days.
What can also work is a speaker stand angled upwards. My bookshelf speakers are about 30cm from the floor, and it didn't sound right; the timber was fine but it lacked spatial cues. After some experimenting, I eventually picked up a couple of silicone angled stands, and everything became dialed in. I think what was happening was that the floor bounce was the first reflection, and that caused the imaging and soundstage to smear out.
That can sometimes help. It might also be that you are changing the alignment of the drivers by angling the cabinet slightly which is improving driver integration in your room.
Something I learned a long time ago....We "trailer-trash" types, who live in crummy mobile homes, have better listening environments, than those who live in stately "brick and mortar" manors. The cheap. press-board paneling flexes, which reduces standing-waves in the listening room/hovel.
Nice tips I like em👍
Glad you like them!
I recently added some Mirage M5SI’s for mains with Mirage OM-9’s for side and rear surrounds and my trusty OM-C2 for a CC with 4 OMD-5’s for my height layer speakers and I’ve found giving the M5’s breathing room and a slight toe in makes all the difference in the world in my room. Also it must be pretty awesome to have your name engraved on the plates on the rear of my OM-9’s Andrew!
Sounds like a very nice setup…I’m glad your enjoying them! The M5s and frankly the entire M series need breathing room, as you have discovered.
Good Video. DB level and Crossover is very confusing difficult set up. Pl suggest or make video.
Thank you, I’ll look into it. I’m assuming your talking about subwoofer setup?
Aligning the center channel tweeters with the front channels in a typical home setup is always a challenge especially when a larger 75 inch or bigger TV is used. Angling up the center is the accepted method to come close to a straight horizontal sound stage across the front channels, but I still can't help noticing a wavy pan at times especially at the lows and mids. So I was thinking, what if I have 2 center speakers instead of one, where the one below the TV will have bass and mid bass drivers only and the one on top will have Mid and Highs only. Both centers angled to project the sound onto your seating area. I think that might create a phantom center image on the screen. What are your thoughts on this idea? Of course not discounting the impedance, wattage & perceived loudness factors to match between the two center speakers. Thanks.
I have never tried what you are describing, but I know that placing an identical center channel above and below a large screen can work well.
Is there anything software-vise that I can make to get rid of the squealing I get from some videos. Not sure if the quality of audio is so bad, it's to loud(no equalizer was used to get rid of the spikes) or it's just that range of sound my speakers can't achieve.
Would like to know more, but honestly I don't even know hat I am looking for and how to approach to solve it. (not like it would happen during gaming or Netflix, but a lot of time during YT videos I watch, so.... what is going on there).
I want to treat my room with absorbers and such but, have NO idea what to get, need your help.
I always recommend starting with what you have in your home. Couch cushions, towels, rugs, blankets all can be used to help you find out what's going to make your system sound better. Once you know what works you can start looking into buying an absorber that you feel matches best with your room. A rug and a soft wall hanging makes such a difference, it can be that easy.
@@AxiomHomeTheaters Awesome thanks! Have a lot of echo, need to clear up the sound better at higher volumes for sure.
@@scotty2221 Look forward to hearing what ends up working best for you!
@@AxiomHomeTheaters Thanks! Gonna start with all sound absorbers and go from there Probably won't need bass traps
I just bought some excellent Mordant Short 906 floor mounted speakers and the wife insists ones put behind the flat screen TV and the other is behind the side of the couch! Cannot win!!
Oof…that’s certainly not ideal.
@@AxiomHomeTheaters Any suggestions?!!!!!
@@jonboy9912 it's the age old story of interior design looks versus audio excellence. If you find the answer, you may well be the first!