accurate comparison, when listening to the pink noise through the left/right
speakers, it is necessary to disconnect one of the left/right speakers. Obviously,
two speakers playing pink noise will not sound the same as one speaker. The
speaker will have to be reconnected when the CC 5 is evaluated with pink noise.
If you are having trouble getting similar pink noise sound from the CC5 as
compared to the large left/right Maggies, the problem might be the level setting
(with respect to the left/right speakers), or the crossover setting and the phasing
between the CC5 and the left/right speakers. Turn the subwoofer "o
ff
" for the
purposes of this test to allow concentration on creating a "large" Maggie in the
middle. Keep in mind that due to the fact that center channel speakers are often
placed in less-than-ideal acoustical environments, exactly duplicating the left/
right Maggies is not possible unless the same acoustical rules are followed as the
left/right speakers.
To make a
fi
nal adjustment of the center channel bass and midbass level, turn the
volume of the center up or down. This may seem confusing, but, it works like this--
If you turn the overall level of the center channel up, the center channel bass will
be reduced. To increase the center channel bass, it is necessary to LOWER the
overall center channel level. You may wonder how that is possible. Well, it is a
quirk of how the bass management is structured. Many consumers turn the center
volume up because they have trouble hearing the dialog, the net e
ff
ect is less
center channel bass/midbass.
You have control over 3 parameters to create the illusion of a large Maggie in the
middle-- 1) Crossover point. 2) Level setting with respect to the left/right speakers.
3) Phase. You will need to remember all three as you
fi
ne-tune your CC5.
We have had a number of reports that the automatic equalization systems built
into some processors have had less-than-desirable results with Magneplanars. We
are investigating this further, but, apparently the equalization systems are not
compatible with our recommended hookup procedure. We recommend that you
defeat the automatic EQ system and manually make any needed frequency
adjustments.
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