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The Outlaws' Guide to the Marantz SR5004
Pro Logic IIx-Music offers three settings. These settings can only be adjusted if
"Parameter" is changed from "Default" to "Custom". When "Custom" is selected for
Parameter, the three settings can be changed and those settings will be used when Pro
Logic IIx-Music is applied. The first is setting "Panorama," which can be set to "On" or
"Off." When set to "On," Pro Logic IIx will extend the front soundstage into the
surrounds. "Dimension" allows for settings ranging from -3 to +3, with a default of 0.
Setting this value to less than zero will cause Pro Logic IIx to steer more information into
the surrounds, moving the soundstage "back" into the room. This can help with sources
that seem too much like mono. Setting this value to more than zero pulls the
soundstage "forward" toward the front speakers, reducing the surround activity. The
third Pro Logic IIx setting is "Center Width," which can be adjusted from 0 to 7. At a
Center Width of 0, all center channel information is sent to the center channel output. As
the Center Width setting increases, more of the center channel data is spread out to the
left and right channels. A Center Width of 7 will redirect all center channel data to the
left and right channels. The default value is 3.
CS II Parameter Sub-Menu NEO:6 Parameter Sub-Menu
Circle Surround II (CS II) offers two adjustments. The first is Trubass, which can be set
from 0 to 6 in increments of 1. Settings above 0 will produce extra bass information at
the lowest octave bands, and a higher setting will produce more bass. SRS Dialog is
designed to make dialog (spoken words) easier to understand by steering dialog from
surrounds to the center speaker. It can be adjusted from 0 (no change) to 6 (maximum
change) in increments of 1.
The Neo:6 Music setting for "Center Gain" is similar to Pro Logic IIx's Center Width
setting, but (unlike PLIIx Center Width) it is applied before the center channel signal is
derived from the stereo source. When Center Gain is set to 0 (the minimum setting),
both left and right channels are attenuated by half in order to create the center channel
signal. A Center Gain setting of 1 applies no attenuation to the left and right channels,
preserving the original stereo signal. The default value is 0.3.
"HT-EQ" is a setting that will compensate for overly-bright movie soundtracks that were
mixed for movie theaters rather than home use. It is not available for the 7.1 channel
analog input or when Source Direct, Pure Direct, or Dolby Headphone mode is in use.
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