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problem with HE sound

  • 21-12-2009 7:15pm
    #1
    busher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi,

    Looking for some advice on my setup here at home which I am not getting the most out of:

    I have Bose Acoustimas 15 speakers powered by a Pioneer vsx Ds14 receiver (spec http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/products/VSX-D814-S/print.html) . I watch Blurays on a PS3 using a HDMI output for video (straight to TV) and optical out for audio (straight to receiver) The PS3 has the latest firmware installed.

    Picture is good. The problem I have is sound. It is usually too low for dialogue meaning you have to increase the volume up to hear, then if there is an action scene it is way too loud. Constant adjustment is required. Worst of all the bass handling is awful – it is either on full whack or hardly effective at all. I’ve messed about a lot with the settings on the receiver with little or no success. The optical means it auto tunes to the optimum sound setting.

    My questions are, why is this happening? Is the player, receiver most likely to blame? Is the spec on the receiver not enough for bluray? the settings seem fine on the PS3 but is there anything else I am missing ?(lets assume the speakers are fine which I believe they are) what can I do to fix it? The receiver has no HDMI input or output which suggests to me it is old.

    If I need to replace equipment I am willing to do so. I just want to get the most out of the speakers and have good quality sound at any volume, preferably in time for Christmas!


    Any suggestions are greatly appreciated …

    Regards,
    Shane


Comments

  • #2
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    does the same thing happen if you play a DVD in the ps3, and similarly, if you can, can you play a dvd on a different dvd player using optical out? How about other sources like the radio? Do they all require the volume to be put up loads?

    It sounds like something is set up wrong, possibly in the "Automatic Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration" or perhaps you have something like "night mode" activated?

    The receiver looks pretty good from what I can see of the immediate spec sheet, and shouldn't be performing as bad as you describe.

    If the sound is bad no matter which source you use, perhaps the speakers are wired up wrongly? If the polarity is reversed (i.e. +ve to -ve) on some speakers they work "backwards" instead of "forwards". This can happen when colour coding is different between speakers and amps - mine are White and Red on the amp side and Black and red on the speakers.


  • #3
    busher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭busher


    the amp is decent but it does not support Dolby TRUE HD or DTS HD, it sometimes sounds like the amp cannot cope. However, thanks, you know your stuff. It looks like I will have to start from scratch again. Your recomendations are going to take about a day to get through .. I'll let you know how it goes!
    nereid wrote: »
    does the same thing happen if you play a DVD in the ps3, and similarly, if you can, can you play a dvd on a different dvd player using optical out? How about other sources like the radio? Do they all require the volume to be put up loads?

    It sounds like something is set up wrong, possibly in the "Automatic Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration" or perhaps you have something like "night mode" activated?

    The receiver looks pretty good from what I can see of the immediate spec sheet, and shouldn't be performing as bad as you describe.

    If the sound is bad no matter which source you use, perhaps the speakers are wired up wrongly? If the polarity is reversed (i.e. +ve to -ve) on some speakers they work "backwards" instead of "forwards". This can happen when colour coding is different between speakers and amps - mine are White and Red on the amp side and Black and red on the speakers.


  • #4
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    Try another DVD player as suggestd, and there might be some settings on the ps3 for "dynamic range" or night mode as described earlier.

    Post back with the outcomes, and I'll check my settings on the ps3. I think I just picked the defaults, but there was a page where you could pick the options that your AVR could decode. I picked the lot, but you can only go up to DTS-ES or 96/24 dunno which is higher on the list.

    You should also make sure you are using the Bitstream output from the ps3 because your AVR should display the mode it is in which can help you diagnose the problem. What I mean is, you play a DVD or BR and it should display DTS 5.1 or some such on the front panel of the AVR (while the film is playing of course - the menu's are not necessarily DTS encoded). If it displays prologic or some such then the output from the ps3 is not correct.


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