Sound system - Am I going crazy?

DAIR · 1 Sep 2017 at 15:52

Hi all

Recently had a new system setup. And cannot help but think that the sound is a litter louder on the right than the left.

This no doubt has something to do with the positioning of my speakers. The whole setup isn't centred. And the speaker on the right is a lot closer to a wall.

I plan to make some adjustments this weekend. Can anyone confirm that the positioning of the speakers could be the issue here?

signs · 1 Sep 2017 at 15:55

what amp do you have ? have you run audyssey ?

DAIR · 1 Sep 2017 at 16:46

The Yamaha A870 iirc

FurryLemon · 1 Sep 2017 at 17:43

Whilst your new gear is nice, that room is awful (for the speakers). You need a lot more soft furnishing in there. Room correction via the AVR will help, but it can't work miracles.

Start with having both speakers the same distance from the wall then redo the room calibration.

DAIR · 1 Sep 2017 at 17:48

Yh the lounge area is massive. I'll do some rearranging tomorrow

hornetstinger · 1 Sep 2017 at 19:00

Have you run the AVR auto setup? Then set crossovers manually?

tom_nieto · 1 Sep 2017 at 20:03

Speaker position can make a massive difference. If you've got one closer to the wall or angled differently you'll struggle with soundstage and sound localisation. It might not be barn door obvious but could muddy the picture.