

This is useful when watching TV at moderate volume, and helps speech sound clear, and prevent sudden explosions from waking your kids.

This is a normalization feature that reduces the difference between soft and loud sounds. I recommend you keep this setting ON for both music and movies. In most cases this works very well, and allows you to enjoy a full sound with proper bass even at low and moderate listening levels. These settings can be adjusted individually for each input / signal source, which means you can have different settings for your music source and for your TV / movie source.ĭynamic EQ is essentially a loudness feature that adjusts the loudness curve depending on your listening volume. So if you have a large sofa, the measurements should actually be even tighter than it looks like in the illustration above.įollow the on-screen instructions until you're through the calibration and are asked to save the results. Audyssey recommends keeping all measurements within 60cm (2 feet) of the first position. As you can see from the picture, the measurement positions are actually quite tightly placed. Start at the main listening position (position 1), and go from there.


It should be placed with the microphone facing straight up, and at ear height, so having a camera tripod can be useful. The picture below gives an indication of where to place the microphone. You can also skip measurements if don't have the patience to go through all, but try to do at least the 6 main measurement positions. The number of measurements you can take depends on your receiver model. See separate section below for a few notes on that. Many newer models also support the Audyssey MultEQ app. Starting the Audyssey calibration process can be done directly from the receiver menu (refer to your user manual for specific instructions for your model). The first mistake many do, is not following the calibration process properly. Refer to your user manual if you are unsure. You can also find it in some older models from Onkyo and Nad. This is a topic with lots of nuance and edge cases, but if you don't want to spend hours and hours on figuring it all out, this guide should get you off to a good start! Does my receiver have Audyssey room calibration software?Ĭurrent Marantz and Denon receivers uses Audyssey. In this guide we go through the basics of running Audyssey room calibration and making sure it is configured for the best possible sound.
