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- From: baldwin@frodo.colorado.edu (Dan "Viper" Baldwin)
- Subject: Re: Just got my new Yamaha RX-V850 -- a few questions
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.220532.21697@colorado.edu>
- Keywords: yamaha rxv850 question help audio video surround prologic
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:05:32 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.155359.13918%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu>, mike%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu (Mike S.) writes:
- |> I just took delivery of my new Yamaha RX-V850 (and Sony MDP-455 LD
- |> player, Aiwa 810 cassette deck, neither of which are hooked up yet :)
- |> from J&R Music World last nite, and have a few questions on the
- |> receiver.
- |>
- |> So far, my system consists of the above components, plus a nice
- |> VHS (oxymoron?) hifi VCR, eq/analyzer, Definitive DR-7's in front
- |> and Minimus-7's in the rear. Sound quality is great (the DR-7's
- |> are amazing!).
- |>
- |>
- |> 1) I have an outboard eq/spectrum analyzer between the pre-out/main-in
- |> couplers on the receiver (for the disco lights :) -- the signal is
- |> indeed passing through the eq (if I turn the eq off, the receiver goes
- |> quiet), but the analyzer remains dark (it does work!). Could the
- |> Yamaha be passing an extremely low signal or something? (adjusting
- |> the volume on the receiver seemed to have no effect)
- |>
- |> 2) I tried to cheat on the center channel--by hooking the center pre-amp
- |> output to an old boombox, but the signal from the boombox is VERY low.
- |> I have never had this problem hooking other components to this boombox
- |> through line level inputs.
- |>
- |> 3) The signal from the rear (Minimus-7's) is also a bit low. I have
- |> to turn the surround channel volume up to ~94-96% for acceptable
- |> results. I haven't been able to find any sensitivity numbers on
- |> the Minimus-7's--could it be that low??
- |>
- |> Any help appreciated!
- |>
- |> Thanks!
-
- I have the same reciever and I notice that the rear signal is low,
- however my previous Kenwood surround reciever also had low rear signals. Have
- you used the test mode on the 850 yet ? I find that 94-100% is the proper setting. I guess this is OK since the rear channel should not be set
- higher than the L,R or center.
-
- Its a nice unit.
- Dan
-