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    Anyone use KSB 1.1 speakers outside?

    in Home Theater

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    The exterier housing for the KSB 1.1's is ABS ... They look and seem to be made of the same material as some of the newer "outdoor" speakers produced ...

    Here are good links ...

    KSB 1.1 Specs >>> http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/ksb-1-1-specifications/

    &

    Outdoor Klipsch from 2004 Specs >>> http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/kho-7-specifications/

    Both use Poly Cone Woofers, Silk Dome Tweets, and are ABS enclosures ...

    Anyone use KSB 1.1 speakers outside?

    in Home Theater

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    I have several pairs of these little guys ... love the sound that the small package produces ...

    Was thinking of mounting a pair or two of these outside, facing down as they have a front port ... There use to be a set just like these that was produced with a plug for the port, to make them more outdoor friendly ...

    I may or may not make plugs for these ... not sure if even needed as most new outdoor speakers don't have port plugs ...

    Anyone using these outdoors with success from the elements ???

    THANKS

    Need help deciding Between Marantz SR8002 and SR6004 ...

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    I need a new Receiver (My H/K AVR7300 is stuck in Standby Mode, will need repairing) ... but can't determine if the older 8002 is the
    better buy ... I can get the 8002 for only slightly more than the newer
    6004 ...



    I don't really need Bluetooth or USB of the 6004 (USB would be nice though) ...



    I like the THX Cert of the 8002 (not sure how much this really means) & the extra power ...



    They both have a nice amount of HDMIs and each have the newer audio processing tracks ... except the 6004 has a couple more ...



    THOUGHTS & THANKS

    Marantz + Klipsch = Great Match?

    in Home Theater

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    Hi Guys ...

    I've owned Klipsh products now going on almost 17 years and I've always used either Yamaha or Harman Kardon Receivers to mate with them. I've lately been pondering replacing my H/K AVR 7300 for a receiver with the newer HD audio decoding as well as HDMI inputs and outputs ...

    I've been considering picking up the new Marantz SR6004 and pairing this with my 7 Series System (RC-7, RF-7, etc ...)

    May eventually add on a Emotiva 5 way Power Amp but for now, I would just like to have a somewhat powerful, clean amp with HDMI and Newer HD Decoding ...

    So, Do any of you use Marantz with your Klipsch equipment and have any recommendations?

    Thanks, TIM

    Anyone Repaired their Promedia 4.1 Speakers? My Issue inside ...

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Hi Guys ...

    The 2 rears are no longer getting sound and the front's get popping and crackling ... and the sub has a terrible hum, etc ...

    I figure it's the amp board on the sub ...

    There use to be a guy on Ebay that repaired these but I can't find him anymore ...

    Anyone ever had theirs successfully repaired? ... If so, did you do it yourself or send out to Klipsch or someone else ...

    Thanks,
    TIM

    Non-HDMI or HD Audio Receiver Owner ... Need a Blu-ray Player to accomplish HD audio ... Questions

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    Hi Guys,

    I currently use a Harman Kardon AVR-7300 for my receiver in my primary setup. I really enjoy this receiver and do not plan to update it for some time.

    I've decided to purchase a Blu-ray player and would like to take advantage of some of the newer players that will allow Analog 7.1 connection and then use the decoding within the Blu-ray player to take advantage of the HD audio tracks, etc ...

    I've been eying the Sony BDP-S550 or Panasonic DMP-BD55K

    Anyone else out there using the analog 7.1 connection with a blu-ray player to make up for some of the lacking options from their older, but still great, receiver? Would like some input as to how well this would work as I'm new to this configuration ...

    Thanks,
    TIM

    Harman Kardon Receivers?

    in Home Theater

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    I'm going to pipe in here and have to disagree with everyone. For what it's worth, I just sold my HK AVR 745 for a significant profit and purchased a Yamaha RX-v861. I got it for 250 bucks. The sound that the Yamaha produces literally blows away the HK. I honestly don't understand why, and I had planned on just using the Yamaha for a few months until HK's new Flagship came out with 1080p, but now I'm set on keeping the Yamaha.

    The Yamaha produces much clearer audio, it sounds better at ALL volume levels whether it's extremely low listening or with the volume cranked up 90%, the Yamaha is cleaner, clearer, and better in every single way possible. Not only that, but the video pass thru is better, it is more configurable, and suits my needs 100%.

    I honestly thought I would only keep the Yamaha for 3 months or so, but now it just tells me that I need to not judge a book by it's cover, and possibly I should look kat some other things in life that I would have normally passed up on.

    I hope this helps someone.

    Not sure why your Yamaha sounds that much better than the H/K did ... maybe it's just your ears, as we all hear a little differently or maybe you had a faulty H/K ...

    I currently own 3 Yamaha receivers and I do love the Yamaha sound, the Enhanced modes, etc... really do bring something to the table ... but when it comes down to clean, unadulterated power ... my H/K AVR7300 kills the Yamahas that I own and others that I've demoed, in all audio levels ...

    Don't get me wrong ... again ... my Yammies sound great but not when compared to the older H/K flagship 7300 ...

    If anyone wants a clear, extremely powerful receiver that is great in 2 channel duty, 7 channel duty for both music and movies (and you don't need the HDMI switching) ... You cannot go wrong with picking up a used Harman Kardon 7200 or 7300 ... I feel they are simply the beastly bargins of the marketplace ...

    amp question for RF7 Setup ( sherbourn vs adcom vs b&k)

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    There was a thread about this at the Emotiva Lounge regarding voltage/ power conditioners and the Emotiva guys were saying no conditioning was necessary. They thought that some units could restrict the power draw required by the amps and recommended just making sure your circuits were adequate. You're gonna love that -2/-5 combo, I went with the -2/-3 because 5.1 was all I wanted in my HT room.

    Thanks for the quick response ... good to know!

    amp question for RF7 Setup ( sherbourn vs adcom vs b&k)

    in Home Theater

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    For what it's worth- I'm new to running separates for my speakers and had been running my RF-7's off of a Denon AVR (100 watts/channel). I decided to try Emotiva amps because they are affordable and a lot of people hold them in high regard. Their new XPA-2 amp is 250 watts/ channel @ 8 ohms and works really well with the RF-7's, that "comes alive" description is very accurate in this case (when compared to the Denon). I also have the XPA-3 200 watts/ channel and ran the RF-7's off that for a comparison test and came away feeling that the XPA-2 had more "mojo" than the XPA-3. The XPA-3 is probably very similar to the other 200 watt amps discussed in this thread.

    Not to Hijack but My Next purchase will be the Emotiva XPA-2 and the XPA-5 for my Theater Setup ... Plan to operate these with my H/K 7300

    Do you recommend the use of a Voltage Stabilizer when adding on these amps?

    New Camaro release

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    Although a very big Klipsch Fan ... I'm also a Car Lover ... Especially American Muscle Cars ...

    Here's an engine bay shot of our '68 Camaro that we've been restoring for some time ... It has a 383 stroker motor with a solid roller cam, worked 220cc heads, all forged internals, a procharger D1SC supercharger @ approx. 15 lbs. of boost, an intercooler, and a meth kit, etc... It should do pretty well when all finished ...

    enginepassviewangle.jpg

    We also own a nice low mile C5 Corvette, a '95 Z28 Camaro that we rebuilt a while back (383 stroker, etc...) and a few other rides ... Next addition will most definitely be a more economical car that I'll use for daily driving (currently use a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited) ... thinking of a new Volkswagon Jetta TDI ... we'll see ...

    Just Picked up a new Setup, Now I need to recallibrate my setup ... Advice, Help ...

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    What would be the benefit of going to 80Hz on the speakers when the Freq. Response goes well below 80Hz in most cases?

    It also allows your receiver to relax a bit more as well. Might be more to it than this but this is what I gathered from it.

    That is my thought as well. It isnt necessarily how "low" your speakers will dig, but if your electronics are able to send that signal to all channels CLEANLY.

    Thanks guys ... clears things up for me ... So, basically if your receiver is up to the task, then go for it ... right ...

    Just Picked up a new Setup, Now I need to recallibrate my setup ... Advice, Help ...

    in Home Theater

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    Thanks for the reply Inventor ... and yea, I thought that price was a super deal [:D]

    I did some playing around yesterday and really like the way the system sounds with all speakers set to "Small" and then using the following xover points ...

    MO D E : X - O V E R
    L E F T / R I G H T : 40 H Z (RF-7)
    C E N T E R : 60 H Z (RC-7)
    S U R R O U N D : 60 H Z (RS-7)
    S U R R B A C K : 40 H Z (RF-3)
    L F E : L E F T / R I G H T (which would be 40Hz)
    B A S S M G R : G L O B A L

    I'll do more adjusting today and play around with 80Hz on all speakers other than the RF-7s (I'll try them at 60Hz) ...

    What would be the benefit of going to 80Hz on the speakers when the Freq. Response goes well below 80Hz in most cases?

    -TIM

    Just Picked up a new Setup, Now I need to recallibrate my setup ... Advice, Help ...

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    Hi everyone, I've been on here off and on over the past few years and have found this site very helpful. I've been a Klipsch fan ever since my first Klipsch purchase in the early 90's.

    So, I recently picked up a Mint theater setup locally that consists of the following: a pair of cherry RF-7s, a cherry RC-7, a cherry RSW-15, a pair of RS-7s, as well as 2 bello cherry/metal stands and all the monster cables with monster bananas ... All for $1800 ...

    I've added one of my subs, a Velodyne DLS5000R (powered 15"), as well as a pair of RF-3s as the 6 & 7 channel ...

    Everything powered by my Harman Kardon AVR-7300 ...

    Here are my ideas and thoughts and I would like any advice you might have in efforts to help me understand things clearer and maximize my theater at the same time ...

    In the past I've normally had my speakers set to Large, but after reading a few articles, it sounds as if the "large" speaker setting isn't preferred in efforts to balance out the system properly by preventing holes in the sound. From my understanding, when "small" is selected you can specify your xover settings for each speaker independently and avoid these holes in the sound and if your setup has a very good sub which can do it's job well, then allow the sub to reproduce all the wonderful lows at the crossover point selected in the receiver and above, all while allowing your other speakers to produce bass above the crossover points as well ... AM I Understanding this correctly ???

    But setting the RF-7s to "small" just doesn't seem right for some reason ... [:D]

    So, I was planning to experiment with the following Size and X-over settings within my HK :

    M O D E : S I Z E
    L E F T / R I G H T : S M A L L
    C E N T E R : S M A L L
    S U R R O U N D : S M A L L
    S U R R B A C K : S M A L L M A I N
    S U B W O O F E R : S U B
    B A S S M G R : G L O B A L

    Also, from what I've read, when choosing a Xover Frequency, you should typically look at your speakers freq. response and then go up to the next number that is allowed via your receiver. For example, the RF-7 has a freq. response of 32Hz-20kHz ±3dB ... so, shouldn't I set the receiver xover to 40Hz ??? The HK 7300 offers xover points of 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz and 200Hz to each of the channels which is a nice feature ... So here's what I come up with after reviewing each speaker's freq. responses ...

    MO D E : X - O V E R
    L E F T / R I G H T : 40 H Z (RF-7)
    C E N T E R : 60 H Z (RC-7)
    S U R R O U N D : 60 H Z (RS-7)
    S U R R B A C K : 40 H Z (RF-3)
    L F E : ???
    B A S S M G R : G L O B A L

    The LFE setting above is a bit tricky for me ... My HK Manual states the following: " The setting for the crossover point for the LFE channel, which is created to provide specific low-frequency information in many movies with digital soundtracks, may be set to match the crossover for any of the four speaker groups. Since the crossover point commonly used in the creation of the LFE channel is 120Hz, we recommend that you select the speaker group whose
    crossover point is closest to 120Hz." ... The closest to 120Hz? Isn't that high? The closest that I have in the selections above is 60Hz??? I use to have my Velo set a 80Hz and enjoyed it there ... so should I chose the Center or Surrounds which are at 60Hz or bump up something to 80Hz???

    I've also read to set everything to small and 80Hz ... and then let your speakers do what they do best ... but then if you set everything to 80Hz ... don't you create this "hole" in the sound and leave some of your speakers ability out on the table?

    MO D E : X - O V E R
    L E F T / R I G H T : 80 H Z (RF-7)
    C E N T E R : 80 H Z (RC-7)
    S U R R O U N D : 80 H Z (RS-7)
    S U R R B A C K : 80 H Z (RF-3)
    L F E : L E F T / R I G H T (which would be 80Hz)
    B A S S M G R : G L O B A L

    ________________________________________

    My Last idea is to use a combination of both Small and Large (Large only for the RF-7s) and then the Subwoofer setting to SUB L/R+LFE, this will give a full-range signal to the front left/right speakers, and the subwoofer will receive LFE information and the bass frequencies under the selected crossover point

    M O D E : S I Z E
    L E F T / R I G H T : L A R G E
    C E N T E R : S M A L L
    S U R R O U N D : S M A L L
    S U R R B A C K : S M A L L M A I N
    S U B W O O F E R : SUB L/R+LFE
    B A S S M G R : G L O B A L

    I would then use the following Xover settings when using the above L/R as Large ...

    MO D E : X - O V E R
    L E F T / R I G H T : 40 H Z (With this HK receiver, you are still allowed to adjust the xover setting for the L/R channels when set to large, this is only allowed for the L/R speakers)
    C E N T E R : 60 H Z (RC-7)
    S U R R O U N D : 60 H Z (RS-7)
    S U R R B A C K : 40 H Z (RF-3)
    L F E : L E FT / R I G H T (Subs X-overed at 40Hz)
    B A S S M G R : G L O B A L

    As for Delay Adjust, I simply enter the distance from each speaker to the optimal listening position and then the HK does the rest and for the Channel Output Level Adjust, I will let the EzSet determine the level while listening to a test signal at significant volume ... Then once set, I'll check with a DB hand reader to verify and/or fine tune ...

    Thanks for reading and PLEASE post comments ... I need all the help I can get ... [:P]

    -TIM

    Question on my ideas for Rears in this Reference 7 Setup ...

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    Hi Guys,

    I picked up a complete 5.1 system recently and wanted to get your advice on my Rear setup in my 7.1 theater ...

    Up front, I'm running a Cherry RC-7 and Cherry RF-7s ...

    For Rears I was thinking of running my RF-3s and then using the RS-7s for Rear Surrounds ...

    All powered with an Harman Kardon AVR-7300 and using the 15" Sub ...

    Do you guys feel it would be a better move using the RS-7s as Rears and the RF-3s as Rear Surrounds ???

    Thanks!

    Loud Pop from Sub during Explosive Movie Playback

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Hi Guys,

    Sometimes
    during loud playback of a film, during an extreme explosion, I'll get a
    loud pop from one of my RP-5 subs (Power 12" Sub Towers). The subs are connected via LFE Bass
    and the volume is less than 1/2 level (more like 1/3) ... Only one of
    the subs acts in this manor.

    This is only noticable at louder playback (not crazy loud, but not "normal" tv type listening levels) and during extreme LFE frequencies/explosions ... Not all explosions make this happen, only some extreme jolts/frequencies ...

    Anyone ever run into this type of issue? I've been running these subs for some time now (5 to 6 years) without this issue but over the past few months, it's become more noticable.

    Maybe I've just driving these subs too hard with this H/K AVR 7300 over the past couple years, and I'm starting to see Clipping of the RP's amp or Bottoming of the woofers on all the new LFE crazed source material ...

    Maybe the RP's amp is taking a dump!

    What do you guys think?

    How would older Reference Speakers Match to the New Reference Line?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Hi Guys ...



    I haven't posted here in a while but I've been thinking of adding to one of my current setups ... Here's my thoughts ...



    Here's what's currently in my Main Theater Room:



    Klipsch RC-3 (Center), RP-5's (Main R/L), RF-3 (Rear R/L), RS-3 (Rear
    Fill R/L), and a Velodyne DLS-5000R ... all powered by an Harman Kardon
    AVR 7300



    I'm considering upgrading my RC-3 to an RC-7 and then I'd like to take
    the RP-5's and relocated them to another room (for those that might not
    know, these consist of one 1" horn tweeter and then one 8" mid as well
    as a Powered 12" woofer).



    To replace the RP-5's in this setup, I'd love to replace with either
    the RF-5 or RF-7 speakers but I've been having some issues finding a
    good set ...



    I've thought of just replacing them with a new set of RF-82's ... but
    ... If I mixed this newer Klipsch reference product with my older line,
    would there be any matching issues? OR ... would this RF-82 be a fine
    match for my current, older reference speaker setup?


    Thanks in advance!

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