dougdrake

Sub placement can be of HUGE importance. What you read was meant to convey that the frequencies it emits (usually less than 80hz) are difficult to locate, meaning you could theoretically place the sub anywhere and not be able to tell where the bass is coming from. In real life, though, you can locate some of the higher frequencies generated by the sub. However, placement of the sub can have a huge impact on how much sound it emits and how good it will sound. Placement can cause boominess, muddiness, etc... The best way to determine where to put it is to a) try various placements around your room (corners, along side walls, front, back, etc...) or put the sub where you normally sit to listen and then move around the room to all those various places and listen. The location where it sounds the best is where you should put the sub.

"Right now I have all speakers set to small (the receiver's cut off is 90Hz). I have read that I should turn the Sub-10's crossover all the way up (120Hz) Is that correct? But I also keep reading setting the crossover to the same value as the drop-off of what your mains can handle. (SB-2 specs): Sensitivity: 93db Bandwidth: 54Hz-20kHz+3dB Crossover Frequency: 2400Hz Which was is correct, and when would you connect it one way as opposed to the other? (or does this somehow have to do with the next question?) " If you are using the cross-over in the receiver (which you ARE doing when you have it connected the way you have), you would not want the sub's cross-over to be engaged. Setting it at its highest level will get it out of the way. You would usually only use the x-over in the sub if you had it connected to the speaker-level connections of your receiver (such as sharing a connection with the mains, or running the mains through the sub). I would not set the SB-2's to Large - keep them all as small. Also, for a truly better calibration experience, get an analog Decibel/SPL meter from Radio Shack to help you set the levels - it's very hard to do that by ear.

I'd start by setting the crossover in the receiver to maybe 60, and set all speaker size settings to small. Then, to adjust volumes, invest about $35 in a decibel-level (SPL) meter at Radio Shack - get the analog one not the digital one. Use it to adjust the channel levels in your receiver using either the receiver's built-in test tones or a calibration DVD like Avia. You may find you just have the volume up too high on the sub. I find I cannot accurately set the volumes on the channels by ear. Also, you can play with placement of the speakers and sub. The closer you have a sub into the corner, the more accentuated it will sound. Ditto on the speakers.

Just an FYI - Panamax just bought Furman....

The male actor in the white outfit - who is that? He looks very familiar from movies...

You can post them here. There might be some historical information on Ebay regarding past selling prices. I bought a pair of used KG3s in good condition for about $180 a few years ago.

I guess I don't get why the listing on Ebay shows the brand as Klipsch...

Mark - Just curious. Does your sub's crossover work on the RCA (low level) connections? On the few subs I've messed with the cross-over only operates on the speaker (high level) connections...

I think banana clips are for another forum - maybe the Hemp Forum? For banana plugs --- it depends if you need to provide an easy way to connect/disconnect speaker connections fairly frequently. IMO, if you are going to wire up your speakers and leave them connected, I'd forego the fancy connectors as they just introduce another connection into the chain. If you are using wire guage that will fit through the holes in the binding posts (if present) or nicely into the screwn down connector, you could just go with that.

Why not connect the sub woofer to your main speaker outputs from the amp, and your speakers to the sub? That way you can control the bass x-over completely in the sub.

Only if you are using the speaker-level connection from your receiver to your sub. Say Sub NO because if it's wired via the speaker-level connections, you DON'T have a sub as far as your receiver is concerned -- it's not connected to the sub-out of your receiver. Again, though, if you have a high enough cross-over setting in your receiver, don't connect this way.

Sorry, my medication must have worn off before I finished my earlier post. If you take the option to connect the main speakers through the sub, you would set the sub x-over to around 120hz as that is about where the Quints fall off. I also forgot to say you would say Sub=No in your Yammy config - that way ALL the low stuff (including the .1 LFE channel of 5.1) will get routed through the main speaker outputs (since you told the Yammy they could handle it by setting them to large), and into the sub where it will strip off the low stuff and pass the stuff above 120 to the Quints. You would not want/need to mess with all that if your Yammy has adjustable x-over settings for the main speakers that goes up to 120hz - only if you can't adjust or can't set it that high. You also will want to calibrate the sound levels for each channel in the receiver. I guarantee you cannot do this effectively by using your ears - they will fool you big time, especially with the bass. Go to Radio Shack and invest another $35 or so in an analog SPL (Decibel) meter. Use that to set the channel balances so that all channels are at the same volume on the meter when playing the test tones in the receiver. You use the meter by holding it (or ideally mounting it on a camera tripod) in your seating area, with the microphone angled up towards the ceiling. Set the switches to Slow and C. Without seeing your manual, I couldn't tell you exactly what those other settings mean (could they be more cyrptic?).

It was either Krylon or Rustoleum 777(7) - not sure how many 7's there are. Got mine at Home Depot and believe me, it doesn't cover up the grain unless you are troweling it on. Not sure if that's what they use now - this was to refinish some Chorus speakers. It's not an exact match to what Klipsch uses, as theirs is custom mixed - I believe theirs has a certain sheen number.

Here's what an HDMI cable looks like, so you need a connector like this on your TV. You also need a source that provides the signal in either DVI or HDMI format (DVI video can be connected to HDMI using a simple adapter).

HDMI is a combined digital audio and digital video interface that can transport massive bandwidth over reasonable distances. It has a special connector design. Having an input/output on a receiver lets you make one connection from the DVD player to the receiver, and then a second connection from the receiver to the video component. The receiver will peel off the digital audio portion and pass the video on to the video component. Much better video resolution, and simplified cabling. It also supports digital rights management. If the receiver had multiple inputs and output(s), it could act as an HDMI switcher if you have multiple HDMI-enabled source components.

Not sure how you have it wired or what settings you are using in the Yammy for x-over. Does that Yammy have adjustable cross-over settings? If so, you'll want to set the cross-over pretty high - like around 120hz as that is the lower limit of the Quintets. Set all the speaker channels to small. If you don't have adjustable x-over settings in the Yammy, set all channels to small except the mains. Then connect your main speaker outputs from your Yammy to the high-level inputs on the Sub10. Connect the front Quintets to the high-level outputs on the Sub10. Set the Sub10 crossover to somewhere around 80hz. See if that helps.

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Plugs will likely work unless they've changed the caps on the binding posts. Used to be there was a plastic cap molded into the end of the screw-on-thingy to prevent folks from plugging in a power cord of some kind (don't ask me - your tax dollars at work, I'm sure). Anyway, I believe you can remove that end cap out of the plastic-thingy with a small knife so there is a hole into which you can plug your plugs.

What is the deal on these on Ebay? A knockoff, a ripoff, both, a mistake?

chris - where'd u find for 109 after rebate?

BillH - Not sure if this will work, but "they" used to sell a VCR shelf that would attach to the top of your TV and extend over the back, with 2 adjustable legs that would support the back of the shelf on the back casing of you TV, with little feet on the legs. I bought mine at an "Organized Living" store or similar, and used it for a VCR, but it might work for your speaker (with some overhang of the speaker). Not sure if they are still sold...

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KV-4 center speaker to match the CF (Epic) series, I believe....