Which surround recievers allow you to set a longer delay time for the front speaker than for the rear?

Question

I recently got a wireless unit to send a signal to my rear surround speakers. I have noticed a definite echo in some dialogue passages, since there is about a 20ms delay for the signal to reach the rear speakers. My Sony receiver allows me to set a delay time for the rears no greater than for the fronts. (ie, it assumes that the rears will always be closer than the fronts.)

Can anyone recommend a receiver or delay unit that I can use to get my speakers in sync? Of course money is at a premium, so I would be willing to consider older receivers that I might be able to buy used.

Answer 1

The current Harman Kardon AVR's allow you to set each speakers delay individually.

I just purchased the smallest in their line, the AVR 146 (30 watts to each channel for use in my bedroom) for a clearance price of less than $200, and highly recommend it for the clarity, sonics and dynamics it produces.

It is replacing a Yamaha that I recently purchased, then returned to the store because of a dead video link, and I'm glad they didn't have any more of that model in stock, because I ended up bringing the Harman Kardon AVR 146 home for another $25.

Wow, what a difference!

Answer 2

I'd ditch the wireless unit, because you shouldn't be getting any dialogue on any of the rear channels (unless the screen is showing a speaker at a large venue and you have intentional echo) but I think the wirelsss is s******g things up.  Which is quite common with wireless units.

To get the best audio use standard speaker wire to your rear speakers and calibrate the speakers with a sound meter.