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beardog03 · October 2005

put in Master and Commander...!!

yer gonna love this..

ohskigod · October 2005

beardog03 wrote:

put in Master and Commander...!!

yer gonna love this..

definitly, listenned to this off the digital cable (which has good soundquality I must say).....the wife screamed from the kitchen "What are we getting attacked?!?!?!?!?!?!"

PolknPepsi · October 2005

beardog03 wrote:

put in Master and Commander...!!

yer gonna love this..

Master and Commander is a good one with the cannon fire all over the place. It's as though you are going to get hit with the wood! :eek: I still havent seen Pearl Harbor yet.

goingganzo · October 2005

u571 if you want to get deptcharged.

beardog03 · October 2005

goingganzo wrote:

u571 if you want to get deptcharged.

good one..!!

now your gonna see how these movies were meant to be watched.. :eek: :cool:

hey Gonzo...
how`s the whole house subwoofer comming along..?

marcpam · October 2005

STILL WAITING

i can't stand it no more. Where are you my love!!!!!

danger boy · October 2005

marcpam wrote:

STILL WAITING

i can't stand it no more. Where are you my love!!!!!

yeah but once it arrives.. it's like a newborn baby.. you ain't getting any sleep for a long time.

goingganzo · October 2005

the ultimate avalanch is insane. the fishtank sene in finding nemo. you will feel like you are in the tank. black halk down herd there was 8 hz bass in it.t3 is a constand things blowing up. this is a little more suddle but there is a tommy gun scene in road to predishion and it is amazing.

kberg · October 2005

Boo crying in Monsters, Inc. is a kicker

marcpam · October 2005

the tracking number verified that it will be here this Thurs. I just may have to pick up the sub at their dock. My wife is going to go with me, do you guys think that it would be a problem if I was to sit the sub inbetween me and her as i go home? I am hoping that she won't get jealous.

PolknPepsi · October 2005

My wife sort of held neutral ground until I played a few demos and then she began to realize subs do make a difference. She now prefers using one......lucky me.

beardog03 · October 2005

marcpam wrote:

the tracking number verified that it will be here this Thurs. I just may have to pick up the sub at their dock. My wife is going to go with me, do you guys think that it would be a problem if I was to sit the sub inbetween me and her as i go home? I am hoping that she won't get jealous.

there is no way that sub is going anywhere but the back of a truck..!!

BIZILL · October 2005

beardog03 wrote:

there is no way that sub is going anywhere but the back of a truck..!!

no doubt!!! mine came on some wierd pressed-board eggcrate-type thing. seriously, i'm strong, but i needed the aid of another just to take the sub off the crate! then i slid that puppy into its place by placing it on top of a shower towel and sliding it over the tile floor.

billbillw · October 2005

Blu-Tack works good for keeping things quiet too. I've had to put it all over my living room since I got my 25-13 PC+.

Mike Reeter · October 2005

Toxis wrote:

I really need to hear an SVS to see what all the hype is about. Cylinder preferably...

I live about 100 miles from ya,if you wanna hear an SVS cylinder,come on up...I would love to give you an audition...The PC Ultra is addictive,once you've had a little,you can't get enough...

PolkThug · October 2005

marcpam wrote:

the tracking number verified that it will be here this Thurs. I just may have to pick up the sub at their dock. My wife is going to go with me, do you guys think that it would be a problem if I was to sit the sub inbetween me and her as i go home? I am hoping that she won't get jealous.

What kind of vehicle do you have? It won't fit in a car.

marcpam · October 2005

PolkThug wrote:

What kind of vehicle do you have? It won't fit in a car.

I have a truck

marcpam · October 2005

allright guys,

I picked up the sub and finally have it in its resting place. I prepared myself for the size, so I really wasn't surprised when I first saw it. Don't get me wrong, it is BIG!!!.

I first set the calibration to 3 db hotter than all my other speakers and wasn't blown away with the outcome. I played all kind of dvd's that they suggested, the sound was there but it wasn't quite loud enough. I have the volume knob on the sub set on the 3rd hash mark, 1/4 of the way up.

I then thought of boosting up the preamp base level to 2 db's higher. This will have my calibration to around 4 or 5 db higher than the other speakers. After that, it was all she wrote. This thing made a huge diff. with only two db extra, go figure.

Do you guys think that running your sub roughly 4-5 db higher than the rest of your speakers is too high. I have all my speakers set to 75db and sub is 79-80 db.

The door scene on the Matrix Reloaded is GUT WRENCHING to say the least. Could not believe it, my walls behind me were either making noise or moving

Ricardo · October 2005

Do you have Master and Commander? The night I installed my SVS I watched and watched the first battle scene....loved it .....

3-5 db hotter is normal IMO....

Dr. Spec · October 2005

marcpam wrote:

allright guys,

I picked up the sub and finally have it in its resting place. I prepared myself for the size, so I really wasn't surprised when I first saw it. Don't get me wrong, it is BIG!!!.

I first set the calibration to 3 db hotter than all my other speakers and wasn't blown away with the outcome. I played all kind of dvd's that they suggested, the sound was there but it wasn't quite loud enough. I have the volume knob on the sub set on the 3rd hash mark, 1/4 of the way up.

I then thought of boosting up the preamp base level to 2 db's higher. This will have my calibration to around 4 or 5 db higher than the other speakers. After that, it was all she wrote. This thing made a huge diff. with only two db extra, go figure.

Do you guys think that running your sub roughly 4-5 db higher than the rest of your speakers is too high. I have all my speakers set to 75db and sub is 79-80 db.

The door scene on the Matrix Reloaded is GUT WRENCHING to say the least. Could not believe it, my walls behind me were either making noise or moving

What are you calibrating with, Avia?

Sure, that's a little on the hot side, but for action DVDs it's not out of the realm of normal. You bought the sub for clean, deep, and high output bass so you might as well enjoy it.

Your calibration level with Avia will be affected by the speaker channel you select. Try each speaker channel in the front stage and note the differences. Pick the channel that is most representative of the average (i.e., discard the high and the low).

Also try the speaker channel physically closest to the subwoofer and reverse the phase on the subwoofer and note the differences. Whichever phase setting gives you more SPL on the subwoofer tone will be the most "in phase" with that speaker channel.

PolkThug · October 2005

marcpam wrote:

I have the volume knob on the sub set on the 3rd hash mark, 1/4 of the way up.

FYI, I have both my SVS volume knobs set at 12 o'clock position.

PolkThug · October 2005

oh yeah, good to see ya Doc!

BIZILL · October 2005

my gain know is at twelve o'clock. again, tune by ear to your liking. only you can answer your own question as to if 4-5 db is too much. i've re-watched all of my movies. everything is new again. on i, robot, the part where sonny is hiding amongst the 1000 unprogrammed robots and he escapes through the bay door and ascends the side of the building, only to get netted by that futuristic helicopter ship thinggie....WOW! the bass coming from that ship is rediculous!!!

PolknPepsi · October 2005

My volume (gain) knob is set around 11:00 for music and 1:00 for movies. I'm not an expert but as long as it isn't bottoming out it "could" be set at maximum without any problems.

Everybodys room will be different.........Enjoy

BIZILL · October 2005

PolknPepsi wrote:

My volume (gain) knob is set around 11:00 for music and 1:00 for movies. I'm not an expert but as long as it isn't bottoming out it "could" be set at maximum without any problems.

Everybodys room will be different.........Enjoy

yes, my many rattles that eminate from every single wall and window dictate my maximum volume. 'till i eliminate most of them, volume will not be allowed to go any higher!

PolknPepsi · October 2005

I can honestly say without a doubt "I know what yer' talkin' about"...

My house was built in the 50's and it shakes rattles and shutters. I wonder if new houses rattle?

BIZILL · October 2005

here in arizona you have a few choices. brick, stucco, masonry/stucco, and adobe. all have positives and negatives, but as well, all have windows. my windows are what get to me the most. geesh, do i have to upgrade to triple-pane windows with quality installation to fulfill my desire for rattleless home theater? windows are expensive!

BIZILL · October 2005

i just got done watching u-571 after all the reviews. no shi*! those depth charges just get kinda crazy for awhile. i absolutely loved it........doubt my neighbors did, though.

Airplay355 · October 2005

stick your theater in the basement where there are no windows..

I feel your pain man, mine rattle and i only have lsi7's

BIZILL · October 2005

alas, no basements in tucson arizona. i sure miss growin' up in illinois. had i lived out life there, i too, could have a sound-deadened theater room!!! :rolleyes:

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