kidkage
Bored of Canada
Hi. It's me
Still hanging out here in the newbie section.
So earlier this year I was able to purchase a nice set of Focal CMS65 monitors.
Unfortunately life happened and I've powered them on a handful of times - opting to listen to my Rokit 6s instead until I was able to properly welcome my new monitors to the family and "learn" and "burn" them.
First things first - them sitting dormant for so long wouldn't have damaged anything right?
Second things second - there's all these switches on the back - and I'm hoping for tips on what to set those on. I'll include pics of the environment these are set up in at the end of this thread in case those will be of any help.
Input Level - +4dBu, 0, or -10dBv
I'm using a Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 as my interface and it has balanced outs connecting to the Focals via 1/4" to XLR cables that the place I bought these from made for me. So I assume that I am indeed using the right cables?
What should I set this on?
I've experimented and +4 is quieter while -10 is louder. 0 is the middle.
LF Shelving -2, -4, 0, +2 under 450 Hz
The monitors are placed next to a wall in my bedroom and in the manual Focal suggests setting it at either -2, -4, or -6 (there is no -6...) when near a wall. Again, I've experimented and can't really notice a difference.
What would be a safe bet?
For me to go through the 30 hour burn in period and then check?
Or can someone recommend tips on what to set it as.
HF Shelving +2, 0, -2 or -4
+2 is recommended when the premises naturally soften this frequency range (4.5 kHz)
FLAT for a neutral environment and -2 or -4 when the premises naturally increase this range.
The problem I'm having here is trying to figure out whether or not I'm in a neutral, boosting, or softening environment for that 4.5 kHz range.
Desktop Notch
"The desktop notch switch permits to activate or not a correction of the sound level at a central frequency of 160Hz for a Q factor of 2. We advise you to set the switch at -2, -4, or -6 when the loudspeakers are positioned on a table, a console or any other support that creates reflections."
I'm on some onstage stands (see pic below) - do these create reflections?
Also, please excuse my room looking like hell.
Still hanging out here in the newbie section.
So earlier this year I was able to purchase a nice set of Focal CMS65 monitors.
Unfortunately life happened and I've powered them on a handful of times - opting to listen to my Rokit 6s instead until I was able to properly welcome my new monitors to the family and "learn" and "burn" them.
First things first - them sitting dormant for so long wouldn't have damaged anything right?
Second things second - there's all these switches on the back - and I'm hoping for tips on what to set those on. I'll include pics of the environment these are set up in at the end of this thread in case those will be of any help.
Input Level - +4dBu, 0, or -10dBv
I'm using a Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 as my interface and it has balanced outs connecting to the Focals via 1/4" to XLR cables that the place I bought these from made for me. So I assume that I am indeed using the right cables?
What should I set this on?
I've experimented and +4 is quieter while -10 is louder. 0 is the middle.
LF Shelving -2, -4, 0, +2 under 450 Hz
The monitors are placed next to a wall in my bedroom and in the manual Focal suggests setting it at either -2, -4, or -6 (there is no -6...) when near a wall. Again, I've experimented and can't really notice a difference.
What would be a safe bet?
For me to go through the 30 hour burn in period and then check?
Or can someone recommend tips on what to set it as.
HF Shelving +2, 0, -2 or -4
+2 is recommended when the premises naturally soften this frequency range (4.5 kHz)
FLAT for a neutral environment and -2 or -4 when the premises naturally increase this range.
The problem I'm having here is trying to figure out whether or not I'm in a neutral, boosting, or softening environment for that 4.5 kHz range.
Desktop Notch
"The desktop notch switch permits to activate or not a correction of the sound level at a central frequency of 160Hz for a Q factor of 2. We advise you to set the switch at -2, -4, or -6 when the loudspeakers are positioned on a table, a console or any other support that creates reflections."
I'm on some onstage stands (see pic below) - do these create reflections?
Also, please excuse my room looking like hell.