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I avoid U-Bid like the plague. ------------------ lerajie

To my ears the KLF-20's are better overall. Not everyone has ears like mine though. ------------------ lerajie

Joe D: That is what I figured you meant. I would use dipoles/wdst speakers for surrounds ( I am using RS-3s) and direct radiators for rear surrounds (currently KSB 2.1's will be KLF-20's) ------------------ lerajie

Velodyne makes some fantastic subwoofers no doubt about that.As far as the reproduction of music. I think it is fantastic. I used to sing in a small garage band .I remember vividly the sound and feeling that a kick drum makes in person and the SV does a fantastic job of reproducing that sound among others. I contacted SVS about the new line. It is tentatively being called the SS series. It is supposed to be 2 to 3 times better than the current line and also cost 2 to 3 times more. It should be available in additional finishes-piano gloss etc.You can contact SV for a small press release.That's where I got my info. ------------------ lerajie

I personally prefer direct radiating speakers for rear surrounds. ------------------ lerajie

As far as price for performance I don't think you can beat this line of subs. The last time I heard a sub that was comparable to this sub was when I installed an HGS 15 in a co-workers home thater.Comparing the two subs I would say the 16-46cs comes out on top by a decent margin.I'm not the only one that thinks so either. I have had several guests over since I have hooked this sub up and everyone that has heard has been nothing short of stunned by what it can do.Keep in my mind these are the type of people who have never listened to any serious equipment aside from mine. If you add the price of my Parasound Amp:$600.00 used and the Sub $549 shipped to my house(not to mention another can be added for $549). You can see that as far as high end subs go this one is very affordable. Listening to the performance of this single SV sub I have no qualms with Tom Vodhandels claim that two 16-46's can surpass the performance of an HGS-18. I will give fair warning to anyone that is considering purchasing this sub. If you are accustomed to "boomy" bass it is going to take you some time to acclimate to the SV line of subs.They do not boom. There is very little noticeable overhang and they are very fast musically. ------------------ lerajie

Use a power plug that doesnt have the grounding prong.You can buy adapters that isolate the ground or just break yours off. ------------------ lerajie

KSB 1.1 is the older version. If you can swing it get the RB-5's. They are markedly better. ------------------ lerajie

I am enjoying it very much. It's a fantastic unit. About the downfall I can see so far is the slow inital reading of the disks. Otherwise it is the best player I have ever owned. ------------------ lerajie

I watched a couple of scenes from U-571 and The Matrix tonight and it seems to perform even better on movies. I will not say this sub is amazing me. It is however impressing the hell out of me. ------------------ lerajie

Just put my SV sub through a "bass cd" torture test.There is a track on this cd that sweeps from anout 15hz to 30hz.During this track I took a reading from my listening position.At 14 feet from the sub I got a peak reading of 114db . As I was doing this I watched my fiancee's "precious moments" dance around in the curio cabinet. Pretty impressive for a single 12inch sub. ------------------ lerajie

I purchased a couple of Sanus stands for my KSB 2.1's and like them quite a bit. ------------------ lerajie

Holy smokes Cola that is quite the Theater you have assembled. How's that Vidikron? ------------------ lerajie

It took me less than 3 weeks to get my passive unit. One day (!!) to ship it. After listening to the sub more. All I can say is : accurate. It sounds more like real bass. No boom, no bloat. ------------------ lerajie

When I walk into my local Klipsch dealer (American TV) they call me by my first name and give me the best price they can right up front. It was not always like that. When I first started buying home theater gear I was just hopping from store to store looking for the best price. After I started to get serious I started buying from the same salesman at the same store every time. When that salesman moved on to greener pastures I had him set me up with another salesman there that could keep the deals flowing. I get pretty solid deals from my local dealer and always give him the first shot at my business. But, if I can get the product at a significantly better price I would be silly not to buy it off the internet. My suggestion to anyone building and or maintaining a home theater is to develop a relationship with a salesman at your local dealer. Most of them will work with you after you have bought from them a few times.Don't be afraid to haggle but don't try to slit their throats for $10.00. Every bit you haggle off the price comes out of the salesman commission.In retail there is usually a pretty big margin built into the listed price so don't hesitate to ask for a better deal. A salesman is more willing to give you a deal if you buy a lot of your gear from him. If he knows your not there to buy one thing he will be willing to make less off each item knowing that you will be back for more.Talk to your salesman, make sure he or she knows your name and what your interested in. Every time I walk into the store the salesman spots me we chit chat a bit and he lets me know what kind of stuff he has in stock that might interest me. In kind I don't jerk him around I only ask for his time when I am serious about purchasing. No salesman appreciates giving a two hour demo to find out your "just thinking about it". That being said. I do enjoy very much the opportunity to be able to shop from home and have the ability to choose freely whom I purchase from. And I am VERY disappointed w/Klipsch for deciding to disallow internet sales.What if I have a bad experience with my local dealer?They are the only Klipsch dealer within a two hour drive.Am I to be expected to drive to Chicago to purchase some speakers I will probably have to rent a truck to bring home? I think not.It is because of this I doubt my future home theater will be based on Klipsch products .I hate to say that because I have been extremely loyal to Klipsch over the past few years. However I cannot in good faith continue to support a company that does not have me a loyal consumer as it's number one priority. The home theater speaker market is very crowded these days. Plenty of companies are willing to do what the others won't. I hope Klipsch realizes that. Just in case anyone from Klipsch decides to read this. I have purchased: 2x KLF-30 1x KLF C-7 2x RS-3 2x KSB2.1 1x KSW-12 2x SS-1 1x KSC-1 enough incoherent babbling for one night. ------------------ lerajie