Dolby Digital DVD's and Trouble with Dialogue - Help PLEASE?

[MCF]

What't the difference if the speaker is set to small or large if you manually adjust the crossover to 80Hz?? I thought that setting it to large or small affected the crossover point to send low frequencies to the sub, but if I set the crossover for a speaker to 80Hz, then aren't all frequencies below 80Hz going to the sub regardless if the speaker is set to large or small?

Also, I ran the Harman Kardon Ezset/Eq and it for one reason or another really messes up my delays - sets the distances farther away than my room size is even...maybe because of some acoustic things going on in the room.

[Woochifer]

What't the difference if the speaker is set to small or large if you manually adjust the crossover to 80Hz?? I thought that setting it to large or small affected the crossover point to send low frequencies to the sub, but if I set the crossover for a speaker to 80Hz, then aren't all frequencies below 80Hz going to the sub regardless if the speaker is set to large or small?

Also, I ran the Harman Kardon Ezset/Eq and it for one reason or another really messes up my delays - sets the distances farther away than my room size is even...maybe because of some acoustic things going on in the room.

I think that the off-center center speaker placement is the culprit here. That makes the delay settings and the level matching all the more important to get right. Not sure if the auto calibration will get it right with the speakers arranged like that.

If your L/R main speakers are symmetrically placed, then you should try the system without the center speaker. You might find the overall system performance better that way. In general, optimal performance from a center channel requires decent timbre matching and correct placement. Without the proper match with the mains, then you're actually better off without the center speaker.

[MCF]

When I disconnect my center channel I loose all the dialague, etc. I have tried to turn the speakers on for the tv, but for some reason, when I have the AVR on, the tv won't let me turn the speakers on...

[Woochifer]

When I disconnect my center channel I loose all the dialague, etc. I have tried to turn the speakers on for the tv, but for some reason, when I have the AVR on, the tv won't let me turn the speakers on...

Simple, you go into the setup menu and turn off the center channel. It's not just about disconnecting the center speaker, you have to disable the entire channel so that your DD/DTS processor can reallocate the center channel content to the L/R speakers.

Forget about the TV speakers, you don't ever want to blend those in while the other channels are active.

[MCF]

I will try everything suggested here and hopefully one or a combination of things will solve my problem. In addition, I am going to replace the cheap 'house built with' speaker wire with a better quality speaker wire' and make sure all speaker wires to the center channel are connected correctly. I am also going to try a differenct DVD player...is it possible the DVD player is causing this problem? I have watched HD Discovery in DD and did not experience this problem.....

[Woochifer]

I will try everything suggested here and hopefully one or a combination of things will solve my problem. In addition, I am going to replace the cheap 'house built with' speaker wire with a better quality speaker wire' and make sure all speaker wires to the center channel are connected correctly. I am also going to try a differenct DVD player...is it possible the DVD player is causing this problem? I have watched HD Discovery in DD and did not experience this problem.....

If you're connecting your DVD player to the receiver using a digital audio link, it won't matter which DVD player you use. The receiver does the format decoding, and the audio won't vary just because you switch out the DVD player. If you connect using a six-channel analog connection, then there might be some differences in the audio because the settings might differ.

[hershon]

I strongly advice you dude to read Quagmires Postings in the DVD Settings Control Receiver Even By Optic Cable thread. If your DVD player is set on the control that it overides the receiver, you may need to put the receiver's speaker setting on large, you also may need to adjust the PCM and Dynamic range settings on your DVD settings.

If you're connecting your DVD player to the receiver using a digital audio link, it won't matter which DVD player you use. The receiver does the format decoding, and the audio won't vary just because you switch out the DVD player. If you connect using a six-channel analog connection, then there might be some differences in the audio because the settings might differ.