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Originally Posted by ntomer Hi People,
I got a system, rather start building a system for my Getz on Saturday. I bought a Sony 7710S HU and two pairs of Sony 1621 speakers for both front and rear doors. The HU has 3 pre-outs of 4V (I remember navin emphasising a lot over it). I wanted to install components in the front, but decided against it, mainly bacause of budget constraints. This setup put me back by 15000 bucks. Th HU costs 12990 (I got 10% disc on it), the speakers are 1700 a pair (15% disc), plus 350 bucks for the couplings.
Although the bass is very low and sound a little bit too bright for my taste, but it's crystal clear and crisp.
I plan to go for Sony 4 channel amp, and a bass tube some time later. Navin I have a question, in a 4 channel amp if I connect front and rear speakers paralelly to 2 channels, what all will i sacrifice; I know the Fader, but what else? also what does 3 pre-outs mean, and do using a 4 channel amp negate the effect of 3 pre-outs. Also are 5 channel speakers available in market and if yes, what do they cost.
The Sony dealer showed me a set of cables which he says will greatly enhance the working of amp and bass tube. It cost 1200 bucks, what's your take on it. Do I need to buy cables myself, or the amp/tube comes with it? which brands are good and how much do they cost.
One more thing, the company default setting for Loudness is Off, at this setting the bass was very low but sound was very clear. When I turned-on loudness, the bass increased dramatically but clarity reduced. Is this normal behaviour? Navin please explain what Loudness means. When the loudness was on, and I increased the volume the sound distorted at even less than one-third the full volume; when I install the amp-tube what setting you guys suggest so that the sound doesn't distort even at very high levels.
My system has built-in High and Low pass filters. The low pass filter has two options 65 Hz and 150 Hz, what does it mean. How can I use to better the sound?
In the end, thanx to Navin/Sam/Aseem, I learnt a lot from you guys.
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First of all congrats on the new system. I understand Components do upset the budget too much. However if I was you, I would have gone for gray market system with components in the same budget. But than again you have the satisfaction of free repairs which I dont
Coming to your questions, the wiring that the Sony dealer showed you do help a lot. You must realize at the end of the day, audio works on electrical signals. The better the signals the better the sound. Better wiring ensures better electrical signals are sent to the speakers. There are various brands for wires available out there, starting at 600Rs all the way upto 2k.
The loud feature in the Sony, amplifies the low frequencies going into the speakers. Since the front and the rear speakers are not optimized to support such low frequency, the sound gets distorted and speakers crack. However like you mentioned, Sony also comes with a built in high pass filter. The HPF allows you to stop low frequency signals going into your front and rear speakers. So setting loud and HPF at 65 or 150Hz will mean more base and at the same time speakers not cracking. This is the setting I have on my Sony 88xx as well.
Sony's HU are bright and so are JBL components that I have bought. However Pioneer's are comparitively even brighter. The brightness however is not shrillness, and in time your ears will get used to them
Regarding 4 channel amplifier question, I guess we have to wait for Navin's or Sam's answer. However there are amps out there that have 4 channel and 1 channel for woofer. Or consider buying two amps, one for 2 channel amp for woofer and one 4 channel amp for speakers. You can also consider an active bass tube, which means you can have a dedicated 4 channel amplifier just for the speakers. However... I am sure the pros have more to add on this one.