Well I finally did it....

iminneworleans
iminneworleans Posts: 26
edited August 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I bought a sub for my system I have been putting together. Just purchased an Epik Empire a few minutes ago. The buyers remorse should kick in when my wife gets home from work today.:D
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited July 2010
    dont tell her
    mole'
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  • iminneworleans
    iminneworleans Posts: 26
    edited July 2010
    She'll notice it in the front room in a few days, then what?
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2010
    mole' wrote: »
    dont tell her

    That would be an interesting situation....

    "Honey...I don't remember this black refigerator sized box in the living room...why is that here??" :D

    Be sure to play the Iron Man blu-ray...the scene where he comes out from the cave in the first Iron Man prototype....set up a camera and post the results on YouTube! :D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited July 2010
    say you won it
    mole'
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited July 2010
    Put a doily on it along with a fake potted plant:D
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  • domflane
    domflane Posts: 653
    edited July 2010
    Congrats on an awesome sub, I would love to pick up one of those monsters for my HT. Be sure to post some pictures and a review when it arrives. BTW, your wife will love it, everyone here knows that women totally love big expensive speakers . . good luck pal.

    Dom
    Home Theater
    RTiA5 - CSiA6 - FXiA6 - PSW650 - Pioneer Elite SC-55 - Carver AV-505 - Sony 46" 120Hz - Monster HP 2400 - Xbox 360 - Playstation 3
    2 Channel
    Polk RTA 15TL - Harman Kardon HK3485 - HK DVD48 - Signal Cable IC's and speaker cables
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  • Lietuvis91
    Lietuvis91 Posts: 908
    edited July 2010
    it's just a night stand you picked up at a garage sale down the street... haha!

    I also just bought a sub, a 12 inch emotiva. So far I really like it, i was stunned at what a difference it made to the sound of my entire system. Now I'm a firm believer that you can't do a HT system without a sub.
    Living Room 7.1 HT Rig:

    M70 | CS2 | M60 | Atrium5 - Surr. | SUB - Emotiva ULTRA12 + Tara Labs sub cable | Pioneer Elite VSX-52 | Parasound HCAs 1000A | Sony BDP-S790 | Belkin PureAV PF60 | MIT Exp2 Wires

    Bedroom 5.0 HT Rig (Music/Movies/Gaming) :

    LSi9 | LsiC | Lsi/fx | Marantz SR7002 | NAD T955 | Sony BDP-S360 | Belkin PureAV PF30 | AQ Blue Racer II ICs & AQ Type 4 wires | PS3
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  • sonvolt
    sonvolt Posts: 8
    edited July 2010
    jinjuku wrote: »
    Put a doily on it along with a fake potted plant:D

    It might vibrate off, you better glue it down! :D
    HT Set up: Samsung 58" plasma, Outlaw 950 pre/pro, ATI 2505, Monitor Audio Silver series (fronts and center), AR 12" sub, Velodyne VX-10 sub, Boston Acoustic rear surrounds.
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  • iminneworleans
    iminneworleans Posts: 26
    edited July 2010
    Now I just need to figure out how to set the whole thing up. I know I need an rca cable, I can set my receiver to crossover at 80 hertz and can run the setup with my Onkyo receiver. Hopefully it won't take to long to figure out, this is my first sub!
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  • bsturgeon89
    bsturgeon89 Posts: 128
    edited July 2010
    sonvolt wrote: »
    It might vibrate off, you better glue it down! :D

    Yea...Gorilla Glue!!
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited July 2010
    These opposing dual driver designs are inert...no vibration in the cabinet. It's the room that moves.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • BWilberg266
    BWilberg266 Posts: 191
    edited July 2010
    Check out monoprice for a great RCA. It's where I got mine. Be sure to give your sub a bit of a break in period before you go cranking it up all the way to see if it will rattle your windows.

    I put my eD A2-300 next to the couch as an end table and the wife really couldn't complain. Plus having it next to the couch really makes it shake during the heavy LFE sequences.

    Here's a link for a nice long RCA cable that will give you plenty of placement options.

    And I would also suggest an RCA Y Adapter to plug into the left and right input on the sub for better response on low level LFE signals during softer sequences.

    For both it comes in under $10 and its is top notch cabling. Monoprice is the only stuff I use.

    Hope you enjoy setting up with the new sub!
    Main Setup
    Fronts - Energy RC-50's
    Center - Energy RC-LCR
    Rear - Energy RC-R's
    Subs - Gone...
    AVR - Pioneer SC-37
    Blu-Ray - Sony BDP-S360
    TV - Vizio E550I-B2
    Media Server - Mac Mini
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  • iminneworleans
    iminneworleans Posts: 26
    edited July 2010
    It's here, and it's big. Just my luck, I have Californication from Netflix, not to much bass. Have a buddy coming by with some movies later.
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  • edoggrc51
    edoggrc51 Posts: 584
    edited July 2010
    CONGRATS! You'll love it! Had mine for a about 6 months before selling it a few days ago (gonna try out some DYI stuff). It really gave my PB13-Ultra a run for its money. :)
    Denon 4311ci
    MINIdsp OPEN-DRC
    XPR-5
    LS6 Line Arrays
    LS-C Center Channel
    A/V-1RS Surounds
    Quad DIY LMS Ultra subs (powered by dual IPR-7500 amps)
    Panny AE-8000u
    2:35 110in Screen
    Oppo BDP-103
    Belkin PF60
    Harmony ONE

    2ch: Emotiva Stealth 8's, Airport Express
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited July 2010
    Congrats!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited August 2010
    how do you like the sub so far?
    mole'
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  • acmf74
    acmf74 Posts: 936
    edited August 2010
    awesome...

    since I got my sub the wife hates the HT system..

    :o
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited August 2010
    acmf74 wrote: »
    awesome...

    since I got my sub the wife hates the HT system..

    :o

    Same with my Mother-in-Law ;)

    My wife loves it when she's watching, but when she goes to bed early--not so much then. :o
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  • acmf74
    acmf74 Posts: 936
    edited August 2010
    BWilberg266 wrote: »
    Check out monoprice for a great RCA. It's where I got mine. Be sure to give your sub a bit of a break in period before you go cranking it up all the way to see if it will rattle your windows.

    I put my eD A2-300 next to the couch as an end table and the wife really couldn't complain. Plus having it next to the couch really makes it shake during the heavy LFE sequences.

    Here's a link for a nice long RCA cable that will give you plenty of placement options.

    And I would also suggest an RCA Y Adapter to plug into the left and right input on the sub for better response on low level LFE signals during softer sequences.
    For both it comes in under $10 and its is top notch cabling. Monoprice is the only stuff I use.

    Hope you enjoy setting up with the new sub!

    does that really work?
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited August 2010
    BWilberg266 wrote: »
    Check out monoprice for a great RCA. It's where I got mine. Be sure to give your sub a bit of a break in period before you go cranking it up all the way to see if it will rattle your windows.

    I put my eD A2-300 next to the couch as an end table and the wife really couldn't complain. Plus having it next to the couch really makes it shake during the heavy LFE sequences.

    Here's a link for a nice long RCA cable that will give you plenty of placement options.

    And I would also suggest an RCA Y Adapter to plug into the left and right input on the sub for better response on low level LFE signals during softer sequences.

    For both it comes in under $10 and its is top notch cabling. Monoprice is the only stuff I use.

    Hope you enjoy setting up with the new sub!
    acmf74 wrote: »
    does that really work?

    i called and spoke with Chad at Epik today. i asked him about that and he told me it made no difference.

    but Monoprice has some really nice cables for the $$$
    mole'
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited August 2010
    acmf74 wrote: »
    awesome...

    since I got my sub the wife hates the HT system..

    :o
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    Same with my Mother-in-Law ;)

    My wife loves it when she's watching, but when she goes to bed early--not so much then. :o

    my wifey hate the little PSWi225 i have now. she will really love it when i bring home an Epik. ( used castle or new empire )
    mole'
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  • acmf74
    acmf74 Posts: 936
    edited August 2010
    I use Monoprice cable to connect my Cable Box and BluRay player (for digital coaxial audio) to my AVR.
    It does a great job. I also am using it for a sub cable. For the money/quality it was a no brainer.
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  • greene1968
    greene1968 Posts: 126
    edited August 2010
    how did your wife take it?:D mine still hates the svs, and im trying to talk her into a 2nd one
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  • iminneworleans
    iminneworleans Posts: 26
    edited August 2010
    My wife took it in stride. Once I got over my crank the volume phase and actually started playing at normal volumes she started to enjoy it a lot. Last night we were watching Master and Commander and it was great. Plenty of LFE, enough to set off my sons toys in his pack and play.
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