Cerwin Vega AT-10 question

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khaehl

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I have a pair of AT-10s I bought in 1989, and they still sound great. Originally purchased mainly for music, but now they are the front speakers in my family room A/V 5.1 system. They still sound great, although I need to repair the woofer foam surrounds that have begun to separate from the cones.

Anyway, my question is about the two dials on the front of the cabinet labeled "midrange level" and "tweeter level". To be honest, I really don't notice a difference no matter where I set them, but I'd like your expert opinion on where you would turn the dial for a home theater type application.
 
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It depends on the room they're in and how they interact with that room. The "easy" answer is to turn off all other speakers and set your tone controls (if any) to FLAT. Then play a wide variety of music and listen where you normally sit. Then adjust the controls on each speaker with what yields the best results. (The "hard" answer is to use a calibrated SPL meter on a tripod with a tone generator, doing careful sweeps, marking down your results as you go.) Of course, all of this is after you repair the surrounds.
 
Don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't hear any difference what does it matter?

Set them both to half way and carry on.
 
whoaru99 said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't hear any difference what does it matter?

Set them both to half way and carry on.
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I'm won't take it the wrong way; in fact, that's a good question. :scratch2: What I should have said is that I don't notice a difference with movies and would like to know what is best for these speakers. The reason I don't notice a difference may be that I'm now using a center speaker and a 12" sub, so most of the 5.1 sound (dialog) is going to the center, and the LFEs are going to the sub. With stereo (2Ch) music, I set the tweeter up near the max, and the midrange just past midway, and I think that sounded pretty good.

What I'm trying to find out is where other CV owners set them, and why. If CVs are known for heavy bass, then I'm guessing I should set the midrange/tweeter levels to the highest to compensate, but I'd like some experienced audiophile advice.


Celt said:
It depends on the room they're in and how they interact with that room. The "easy" answer is to turn off all other speakers and set your tone controls (if any) to FLAT. Then play a wide variety of music and listen where you normally sit. Then adjust the controls on each speaker with what yields the best results. (The "hard" answer is to use a calibrated SPL meter on a tripod with a tone generator, doing careful sweeps, marking down your results as you go.) Of course, all of this is after you repair the surrounds.
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Looking at the instruction manual, I did find out that my Yamaha HTR-5740 A/V Receiver has manual controls to balance the tonal quality between my front and center speaker at five frequencies, which I will do. I did buy a radio shack sound level meter, and intend to use it after I get the new foam surrounds.

Any recommendations on a good 5.1 movie to test it all out when it's done?
 
My CV 280SE's have those dials. I have them both facing up. And when the tweeters are to low for my liking i turn them up a bit :thmbsp:
 
I know what you mean about not hearing much difference adjusting the dials. I had some AT-12s and 15s. Since the CVs are heavy in the bass department I had the mids and tweets cranked.
 
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