Speaker setup & presets

A dedicated Speakers workshop

Q: Can I set speaker distances and levels from the app?

Yes. AVR Maestro reads your Denon or Marantz speaker setup live and lets you edit amp assign and layout, per-speaker distances, channel levels, crossovers and subwoofer settings, all following the active Speaker Preset.

Q: Why are some speaker screens locked?

When a Dirac Live filter is active on a Speaker Preset, Dirac owns the layout, distances and crossovers. Rather than let you push edits the receiver would reject, AVR Maestro shows a clear lock and tells you why. Switch to a non-Dirac preset to edit them.

Q: What are Speaker Presets?

Speaker Preset 1 and 2 each store their own layout, distances, levels, crossovers and calibration. AVR Maestro lets you switch between them, and every Speakers screen follows the active preset.

Layout, distances, levels, crossovers, subwoofer and speaker presets - the full setup suite, read live from your Denon or Marantz receiver, with each screen following the active Speaker Preset.

Speaker Layout and Amp Assign — Layout & Amp Assign

Every setup screen, on your phone

Speaker Layout: amp assignment and per-speaker Spkr / Pre-out configuration.
Distances: per-speaker distance from your seat, in the receiver's units (m or ft).
Levels: per-speaker trim level.
Crossovers: the frequency below which bass routes to the sub (only "small" speakers appear; "large" run full-range).
Subwoofer: subwoofer output settings.
Preset: switch between Speaker Preset 1 / 2 - each stores its own layout, distances, levels, crossovers and calibration.

Smart about Dirac

It won't let you push edits the receiver would reject

The screens above are fully editable on a standard Speaker Preset. But when a Dirac Live filter is active on a preset, Dirac owns the layout, distances and crossovers - so instead of letting you make changes the receiver would silently ignore, AVR Maestro shows a clear lock and tells you exactly why. Switch to a non-Dirac preset to edit them.

Older firmware? On some pre-2025 receivers (the X4500H / X6700H / S960H / X4700H class), the receiver can't serve the Speaker Layout or Subwoofer Output screens to the app over the network. Rather than show a broken screen, AVR Maestro hands you a one-tap button straight into the receiver's own web control for those edits - the rest of the Speakers suite still works normally. Receivers on newer firmware serve every screen directly.

Common questions

Speaker setup FAQ

Can I set distances and levels from the app?

Yes - amp assign and layout, per-speaker distances, channel levels, crossovers and subwoofer settings, all read live and following the active Speaker Preset.

Why are some speaker screens locked?

When a Dirac Live filter is active on the preset, Dirac owns the layout, distances and crossovers. The app shows a lock instead of letting you push edits the receiver would reject. Switch to a non-Dirac preset to edit them. More on the Audyssey & Dirac guide.

What are Speaker Presets?

Preset 1 and 2 each store their own layout, distances, levels, crossovers and calibration. Switch between them in the app; every Speakers screen follows the active preset.

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