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I appreciate the feedback. Funny you mentioned the corner placement. I bought a 12 foot cable to test out some areas in the room and the first was the corner on the same wall as the TV etc. I thought it sounded way too 'boomy' and not near as good as the other spot I had it (not in a corner). I guess I always thought corners were the best, but in this case it might not be. I'd like to be able to place it anywhere in the room based on where it sounds best, but because of furniture (and the .mrs not liking non too much) I just have a few spots to choose from. I think the spot near the front L & R not in the corner works for me. It doesn't sound great when sitting close to the sub. But from the couch in front of the TV (which is the main listening area) the bass is pretty tight and crisp. Thanks for the feeback.

Hello again, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Ive been reading some of the threads regarding sub placement and just had a few questions I was hoping someone could answer. I have the Synergy sub-10 with the Quintet III package. The sub is placed on the same wall with the front 3 speakers (and TV of course). Because of the layout of the room, the sub is not in a corner, it just sits next to my entertainment center about 5 inches from the back wall. My main listening position is the couch which sits about 10 feet in front of the TV (and speakers). Im pretty pleased with the sound (the Quintets sound great anywhere in the room) from that position, but from my other seats (one which is only 4 or so feet from the sub) the bass doesnt sound as crisp. Does it make that much of a difference to be just a few feet further away from the sub to get better sound? Also, I have a corner placement I might try, but it is a good 5 feet or so from the main L and R speakers. Im concerned this might be too far from the action, but I may try this to get a better bass response. Just curious what you folks have for suggestions. Thanks again,

Thanks for the replies. The reason I asked this was I heard the sub-10 in Best Buy with the Quintet III and they sounded great. They were being powered by a pretty high-end Yamaha which is obviously louder than the receiver I have. I just was curious if that more powerful amp had any affect on the sub's power/performance. From what I gather from the responses they are pretty independent of one another. Really what I'm looking for is a lot of 'punch' in the bass which I think I have with this sub (in a small room, I can't fit the sub-12). Right now I'm using the sub pre-out from the amp and using a splitter to go to both L and R inputs. I noticed there was mention of running the sattelite speaker wires differently (through the sub). I'm not sure how this works, if I did that would it affect performance? Thanks again.

Hello, I have the Quintet III speaker package with the Synergy sub-10 sub-woofer. My receiver is an entry level Harmon Kardon, it doesn't have a lot of power, but I don't necessarily need it. The receiver is rated at 30 wpc X 5 but I believe HK's generally rate much lower than most. I had a 50 wpc H/K prior to this one that was very loud, so I think the 30 wpc is fine for my purposes (small room). I've messed around with the settings and believe I finally have just the right fit. Per others recommendations I have the satellites all at 120 (crossover). I also have the sub maxed out (120) on the low-pass so I think I'm not missing much as far as bass goes. Even though the sub's crossover is maxed it still sounds great (at only about 1/2 way up on the gain). My question (finally) is, how much power is actually pushed to the sub as oppossed to how much it generates on it's own (with the sub's amp)? Would a louder receiver be able to push the sub better due to more power being pushed to it? Or is the sub's power independent of the receiver? I was just curious how the relationship between sub/receiver is made. Thanks again for the great info. Just searching the threads here I've learned some good stuff.

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. I am still modifying to try and obtain the best settings. I think 120 for the crossover seems about right. For the low-pass (on the sub) I keep changing my mind, I think I prefer it around half-way (which I think is about 80 mhz). I really prefer the 'punchier' bass sounds as oppossed to the more higher end bass so this might work best. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know. Thanks again!!

Hello, I recently bought the Quintet III series with the sub-10 synergy sub-woofer. I have an entry-level Harmon Kardon receiver (which doesn't have a ton of power or features, but I don't really need them, I have basic hook ups and it's a small room). I am really impressed with the sound, but I am one of these that is constantly 'tweeking' to find that perfect match of sub crossover/volume setting and placemnt, sattelite crossover, etc. For a relatively small room (most distances from listening position to the speakers are 10 feet) and a H/K high-current receiver, what would be the suggested (general, I know every room is different) crossover settings? I read in one entry (and saw on CNET.COM) they had gone as hight as 150, but I do agree (with the other poster) that this seems a little high. I am now at 110 I think which seems to work, is that advisible for these speakers or should I go lower? Also, the sub is placed in a pretty good spot but seems a bit boomy ... if I go to lower crossover setting (on the sub) and put the gain around half-way would that fix it? Or is my placement maybe the issue (for the 'boominess'). Any help will be GREATLY appreciated ... again I do love the sound from such small speakers. I think these are 10 times better than BOSE (and cheaper).