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Any particular reason you want to try that type of wire? Are your speakers going outside? Home Depot makes some very reasonably priced 12 ga indoor speaker wire. Carl

Thanks all, I'll probably play around with them after the holidays. Don't think I'll hide the speaker wires till after I'm happy with their final destination. (Are we ever finally happy with our set ups?) Carl

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YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Sorry, that last comment reminded me of Jack Nickelson (sp?). Back to your thread. Carl

I've owned many bookshelf speakers in my life, but for the first time ever, I am actually thinking about putting them on an actual bookshelf. I currently have 2 RB35's as my rear surrounds in a 7.1 set up. They are on top of the bookcase angled downward toward the listening position. They have all been calibrated with an SPL meter. If I sit off axis in a non prime seating location, I can hear the info fairly well, but at the seating position, I don't seem to hear it as well as I think I should. My thinking is that they are too high. To bring the speakers down from their current 9-10 foot height to roughly a heigth of 5 feet I would have to lie them on their sides. The front of the speakers are molded so the horns can not be turned. My question is, has anyone tried this (laying them on their sides) and how did it work? Thanks, Carl

You might call Klipsch tech. support. I seem to remember a few posts relating to sound problems with the RC-35. I've had the RC-35 and the RC-7. I didn't care for the sound of the 35. In retrospect, I may have had one of the defective ones. It was new enough that I got to bring it back to the store that I bought it from and upgraded to the 7. It was like the voices from the 35 were coming from inside a cardboard box and the voices from the 7 were from people standing in your living room. There was that much difference. I have also read posts where people rave about their RC-35, I may have just had a bad one. Carl.

2 subs COULD = more cancellation and more dead spots if not calibrated properly. If identical they won't go any lower, just louder. Put your money on one good sub and take some time setting it up. Carl

For the price of the Martin Logan you could have a PB12 Ultra 2 (still not used to the new names) and have some serious change left over. You could also keep what you have and stack another PB12 +2 on top of it for some serious shake. Also, do you have a link to that article? I'm sure it would be a good read. Usually reviews in magazines (like Sound and Vision for example) leave SVS out of the mix as they are an internet only company and don't have the overhead and associated expenses that normal franchised companies have. This gives them a large (unfair for comparison) price advantage. Carl

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Keep in mind that if you buy a bottom firing sub that unless it is a sealed design (or PR), you still have to make room for the ports. Also be sure you leave yourself enough room to upgrade. If you plan your cabinetry around a specific sized sub and that sub is inadequate for your room size, you're stuck. Carl.

You may want to look at a sub that will give you a little more thump. Your center channel and your sub really make or break the whole HT experience. Carl

How did you mount your surrounds?

It sounds like it is not receiving a signal. When you manually switch the sub on do you get sound from the sub or does the green light just come on? Do you have the sub turned on in the receiver? I used to have an RW-12 and it was not very sensitive to turning on. I had to turn the volume way up to "wake up" the sub and then turn it back down. It never went "back to sleep" once it was on though. If all else looks OK, you might try turning up the gain in the receiver and down on the sub proportionally. Carl

$509.00 + tax for the RC-7 and $700.00 + tax apiece for the RF-7's. I bought from an authorized dealer in Louisiana about an hour from my house in Tx. Carl

Keep Smilin. Carl

Amen

As a rule, I like to get as much sub as possible for HT. If the RW10 fits your budget then that is the one for you. I would think that the RW10 will drop off fairly quickly below 25Hz so you may not get the "feel" that you are looking for. If you have 8' celilings you have about 1680 cu/ft. I don't think that the RW10 will pressurize that much volume. Your idea to corner load the sub is a good one and should help in output. Carl. P.S. Welcome to the forum!

I would think that if all tweeters were not at the same level then they should be at least pointed (tilted) towards the listeners ear level. A laser pointer works well to help out in this regard. Carl

If the rest of your system is the Reference series, definately go with the RC-7. I've had both, it's a huge improvement. I would go with the 35 if cost was a factor (it IS a good center). However the cost is justified when you compare the 2. Carl

Looks like a great set up. You're in for a treat once you get it all lined out and calibrated. Let us know how you like it. Carl.

Hardhitter, I dont think that hardwood floors would be the way to go in a HT. Tile and hardwood floors tend to make the room "live". You'll be fighting a lot of reflected sound off the floors. Carl

In addition, I believe all SVS subs (tube and box) down firing subs actually have a bottom plate that the drivers fire onto. None of them fire straight to the floor. I have no idea if the plate is structural or acoustical. Carl

I tried to respond to a question yesterday and got "timed out". After retyping twice and getting bumped, I got aggravated and logged off. Guess they didn't want to hear what I had to say. Carl

I don't think it will be going back. The only way you might get muddy or slow bass from the Ultra, is if your phase is out. I've never found a good way to set it with a meter and disc. I set the SPL with a meter and then phase by ear. I was amazed the first time I heard a sub with the phase out, and then corrected. With a variable phase adjustment and built in PEQ, you'll be ordering your second one in no time. Carl

Larry, once again I made the trip to the top of the bookcase. There IS a threadded insert in the round portion of the keyhole, recessed (naturally). Good luck mounting your speakers, Carl