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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    Awesome Mike. Let us know when you get them dialed in and they're broken in.
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

    dhsspeakerservice.com/
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    @Mike Reeter - that is such a beautiful set up in so many different ways. Very pleasing to the eyes! I bet it is amazing overall. Congrats on the new purchases and good luck with getting everything dialed in. Enjoy!
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    Very nice!!
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,988
    WOW Mike R!!
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
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    I've had it for a few weeks now but life keeps getting into the way of really listening to and setting it up .
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,988
    gurot1 wrote: »
    I've had it for a few weeks now but life keeps getting into the way of really listening to and setting it up .
    You're losing valuable "break-in" time.

    Connect it to your system. Tune to a radio station or play a bass-ey CD on repeat. Set volume low enough (whatever) adjusting up/down whenever until "life gets out of the way."

    Tony
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    I had it playing at low volumes off and on for days. Cd was on repeat and only the sub was on. It does sound better and louder after a week of this
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,988
    !You were thinking ahead! Like the smell of grilling steak not quite done and you're starved(!)...

    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    Arggg, second one showed up a few days ago and I haven't even had a chance to play around with thr placement and settings of just one sub! Last week the time I could have spent testing I had to waste trying to revive my laptop which I ultimately just ended up cloning the harddrive to retrieve the newest REW data and doing a fresh install of osx. To top it off, once that was done, I couldn't find spl meter...it had fallen into laundry hamper! And that was the end of my free time to test over the last few weeks.
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,039
    gurot1 wrote: »
    Arggg, second one showed up a few days ago and I haven't even had a chance to play around with thr placement and settings of just one sub! Last week the time I could have spent testing I had to waste trying to revive my laptop which I ultimately just ended up cloning the harddrive to retrieve the newest REW data and doing a fresh install of osx. To top it off, once that was done, I couldn't find spl meter...it had fallen into laundry hamper! And that was the end of my free time to test over the last few weeks.

    Time to call in sick
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    I wish I could call in sick to set these puppies up
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    edited October 2016
    Just unboxed my second PB13. One tip that sped things up for me when unboxing which most of you already probably know, but I did it inefficient way first time. Flip box over on to top side. Open the bottom of the box. Now remove any papers and open bottom of second box as well. Spread all the flaps open and then flip box so bottom on the floor. Pull up on the shipping box and the shipping box, inner box and the cardboard piece with foam on top side of sub will all slide off at the same time. First time around I remove the shipping box first and then opened the inner box which requires a lot of flipping the box around and in the case of the pb13 ultra, some effort.
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    edited October 2016
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    The assymetrical looks worse in pictures. Not too bad in real life.
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    gurot1 wrote: »
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    The assymetrical looks worse in pictures. Not too bad in real life.

    I dunno man, I don't think you have enough Sub for this space ;)

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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    you need 2 more!!! Wow that is some serious subs

    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    DROOL!!!



    https://www.svsound.com/pages/16-ultra-series
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    ken brydson wrote: »
    DROOL!!!



    https://www.svsound.com/pages/16-ultra-series

    Drool... and ssshhwing!
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    I just got done reading through the email from SVS.
    Looks like it's an OK sub, but probably very low WAF.
    Plus there's the extra expense of having your walls and floors reinforced.











    ;)
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


    http://audiomilitia.proboards.com/
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  • Paradoxex
    Paradoxex Posts: 189
    Reading the manual, I love this part, describing using the Volume setting of the subwoofer:

    "Setting the level too high will cause the bass to seem bloated and is the single most common cause of bad sounding subwoofers. A rule of thumb is that the subwoofer should not draw attention to itself, but should simply make the systems low end seem more extended and accurate. Different content has different levels of output so adjust volume based on source material and your personal preference."

    The subwoofer is two feet high and 30 inches long, weighing 1.5 polkfarmboys....it's going to draw attention to itself visually if not sonically. I get the point, but an ironic way of making it.
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    Paradoxex wrote: »
    The subwoofer is two feet high and 30 inches long, weighing 1.5 polkfarmboys....it's going to draw attention to itself visually if not sonically.
    Sig material there ^^ LOL.

    Just for sh*ts and giggles, I measured my PB12-NSD/2, and this new one is pretty much the same size? Except it outweighs mine by about 50lbs. :open_mouth:
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


    http://audiomilitia.proboards.com/
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    No way for the PB13 not to draw attention to itself! I used to think the lsim705 looked big! Now I need a bigger tv or projector to make sure everything is proportional lol.
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    16 Ultra's looking awesome.
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    If your SVS is <1yr old you can trade in. If older, they are working on a trade in program that they are going to announce soon.
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    Hmmm, that sb16 looks tempting!
    lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
    rti6,csi5,fxi5
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Well that's it, I'm buying some SB16U...
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    Anyone else see the behemoth that SVS just announced?! PB16 Ultra. 16" woofer with an 8" coil and smart app to control all of the DSP settings. Time to start a layaway plan....... :smiley:

    https://www.svsound.com/pages/16-ultra-series
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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    They should call it the BMF-16
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited October 2016
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    If your SVS is <1yr old you can trade in. If older, they are working on a trade in program that they are going to announce soon.

    Dang! Mine are 1.5 years old. :disappointed: Hopefully it's a good trade-in program because coming up with 5 bills for a pair of them takes some time. Not seeing the usual 10% discount when you buy two in the checkout screen....
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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    dpowell wrote: »
    Anyone else see the behemoth that SVS just announced?! PB16 Ultra. 16" woofer with an 8" coil and smart app to control all of the DSP settings. Time to start a layaway plan....... :smiley:

    https://www.svsound.com/pages/16-ultra-series

    Look 10 posts up lol
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    dpowell wrote: »
    Anyone else see the behemoth that SVS just announced?! PB16 Ultra. 16" woofer with an 8" coil and smart app to control all of the DSP settings. Time to start a layaway plan....... :smiley:

    https://www.svsound.com/pages/16-ultra-series

    You mean time to start the wife "groveling plan"
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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