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No one can tell you unless they are there in your room listening to your system interacting with your room. Even then it will be adjust to their preference not yours.
Having said that, it's not difficult but requires some patience. Change one thing and only one thing at a time. Turn the volume up or down then listen for a while and see what you like. Try it on different music sources. I find rapid A/B testing and constant changes to be useless in this circumstance. I'll set the level then leave the volume knob alone for at least an hour. That's if I'm close and I'm just dialing it in. If the volume is way off then it is obvious so change it accordingly. A little common sense and patience is all that is needed. Once it is dialed in (might take a few days) then I typically leave it for years if not decades unless I'm making a major equipment or room change.
Having said that, it's not difficult but requires some patience. Change one thing and only one thing at a time. Turn the volume up or down then listen for a while and see what you like. Try it on different music sources. I find rapid A/B testing and constant changes to be useless in this circumstance. I'll set the level then leave the volume knob alone for at least an hour. That's if I'm close and I'm just dialing it in. If the volume is way off then it is obvious so change it accordingly. A little common sense and patience is all that is needed. Once it is dialed in (might take a few days) then I typically leave it for years if not decades unless I'm making a major equipment or room change.
Heresy's go down to about 50Hz, I'd think it would be a bit "boomy" with your subs at 70. I'd try 50 and adjust for taste.
Mike
Mike
ccawker
Active Member
ok,alot of good advice here and will try them all and i appreciate you all took time out to reply.
i know this is old, but what results ended up the best?. I'm about to set up/ move my theater into a new room and I have 3 heresy 1s for the front (left and right mofdified as super heresys). I had always heard the heresy 1s had the most bass not includig the heresyIV.......I found it odd, but depending on placement, Audyssey always preset the crossover for my stock heresy 1 at 40Hz!! and would set the supers at 120HZ
..IN any case, I've re worked my super crossovers back to stock E with new caps and I'll find out in a couple weeks as I set up what a difference it has made.....but regardless, I've used auto correction on 3 dfferent receivers and 4 stock heresys and the crossover is always set no higher than 60Hz when using external amps.
..IN any case, I've re worked my super crossovers back to stock E with new caps and I'll find out in a couple weeks as I set up what a difference it has made.....but regardless, I've used auto correction on 3 dfferent receivers and 4 stock heresys and the crossover is always set no higher than 60Hz when using external amps.
twiiii
Lunatic Member
New Hersey IV are flat to 48 HZ the older ones don't reach much below 65 HZ unless in a corner up against the ceiling or near a corner just off or on the floor. I had a pair from 74 to 2000. I used them as rear channels on a a Quad system, main speakers in the master bed room and as rear speakers on a HT system briefly. So I think your frequency choice is very good.
I replaced them with Bozak B 313's to match the sound of the Symphonys and Concert Grands I was using for the 7.0 surround system. The 313's use same drivers as the bigger speakers only fewer in number.
I also balanced and calibrated HT systems using a lot of Herseys and the results were always very satisfying for customers either as front, or rear and side speakers. . I always preferred the 15 inch subs Klipsch was building at the time. Preferably with two subs.
I replaced them with Bozak B 313's to match the sound of the Symphonys and Concert Grands I was using for the 7.0 surround system. The 313's use same drivers as the bigger speakers only fewer in number.
I also balanced and calibrated HT systems using a lot of Herseys and the results were always very satisfying for customers either as front, or rear and side speakers. . I always preferred the 15 inch subs Klipsch was building at the time. Preferably with two subs.
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