Hello everyone,
So I have finally saved enough money and have just finished building my home theatre in the basement. I welcomed some friends over to test it and they said it was comparable to Bestbuy's demo speakers... and that was a slap in my face since the speakers costed half my tuition. Granted, I did not do much research prior to purchasing due to exams, but even after reading a lot of forums I'm just more confused.
So I have a few questions, first, it is regarding the receiver wattage. My friends told me there might not be enough power from the receiver, however, I searched the specifications of the receiver, it is a Denon x3300wm (Power Output 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.08% 2ch Drive105 W)
My speakers are from Axiom, M22, M3, SQ8 and VP150. I think 105w for each speaker is more than enough, no? Also, if someone could kindly explain to me what the 0.08% 2ch Drive mean?
Second, how do I setup the receiver? i.e. Are there any specific settings I need to change? We followed the Audyssey setup that automatically does everything, aka, the Bestbuy sound, according to my friends. We messed around with the manual setup and the sound is now officially screwed up. I don't think it's the speakers' position since I've read the Dolby article thrice and measured everything with a ruler...
I haven't been down to the basement for a week since I'm pretty sad and debating on returning everything and go for that Bestbuy package that cost $900 including literally everything. So if anyone could help me figure this out, it would be REALLY helpful. I don't know what else to do...
Btw, I also have an svs pb 1000 sub, if that makes any difference.
Thank you everyone
So I have finally saved enough money and have just finished building my home theatre in the basement. I welcomed some friends over to test it and they said it was comparable to Bestbuy's demo speakers... and that was a slap in my face since the speakers costed half my tuition. Granted, I did not do much research prior to purchasing due to exams, but even after reading a lot of forums I'm just more confused.
So I have a few questions, first, it is regarding the receiver wattage. My friends told me there might not be enough power from the receiver, however, I searched the specifications of the receiver, it is a Denon x3300wm (Power Output 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.08% 2ch Drive105 W)
My speakers are from Axiom, M22, M3, SQ8 and VP150. I think 105w for each speaker is more than enough, no? Also, if someone could kindly explain to me what the 0.08% 2ch Drive mean?
Second, how do I setup the receiver? i.e. Are there any specific settings I need to change? We followed the Audyssey setup that automatically does everything, aka, the Bestbuy sound, according to my friends. We messed around with the manual setup and the sound is now officially screwed up. I don't think it's the speakers' position since I've read the Dolby article thrice and measured everything with a ruler...
I haven't been down to the basement for a week since I'm pretty sad and debating on returning everything and go for that Bestbuy package that cost $900 including literally everything. So if anyone could help me figure this out, it would be REALLY helpful. I don't know what else to do...
Btw, I also have an svs pb 1000 sub, if that makes any difference.
Thank you everyone