Thaddeus Smith

yes. that XPA-2 will handle the load of your most used and most hungry speakers. the 809 should be able to handle the other 3 just fine.

for a clean set i would look to spend around $600 for the older RF-5's, and as others have stated - stick with those vs the heritage if you're keeping the other reference items. You definitely will not be disappointed. Klipsch did re-release the RF-5 a year or two ago and called it the RF-5 Classic and I'm not sure what those are going for on the used market. Be sure to ask smart questions though, including serial numbers (which you could call up and have Klipsch verify). I've noticed several times where people on craigslist try to pass older models of speakers as the re-release model and price point.

sure there are limits. you probably won't notice that you have one front speaker 2' farther from the receiver than the other because the run is short enough that you won't have much drop anyway. but run two ceiling speakers with 18 guage wire and have one be a 50' run and the other only 20' and you're taking a chance. perhaps getting good wire from mono-price instead of the RadioShack stuff will avoid the problem but I prefer to cut both wires the length needed for the longer run just to be safe. i've said it before, and I'll say it again: your sonic mirroing of the temporal sine wave between each binding post will be off by around 1 petasecond per foot. UNLESS of course, these are platinum coated diamond copper wires, in which case the eletricity simply won't flow at all until they are in a synchronous matched pair.

that's actually a pretty cool piece of gear. They are a dime a dozen for under laptops, but I hadn't seen one like this that actually sits on top of your device. [Y]

cool it with the snarky comments, lest you be flogged and added to the forum ignore list.

850 watts RMS? and around twice what he paid for the sub itself

post your denon model and we might be able to point you to some menu options to tweak your system. Sounds like you just need to balance out the channel levels, especially the center.

oh fun, arguing semantics. regardless of who built it, it's a non-commercial offering and made from DIY plans. it's a DIY sub and therefore requires additional effort to make it work in your setup, including careful thought about the power and equalization in order to safe perform at its maximum potential. when you buy a commercial sub, engineers do that on your behalf in order to a) protect their product from warranty issues and make it a simple plug and play solution for consumers. it sounds like you didn't do much research to see what you were getting into - diy subs give you a TON of flexibility and many of us are trying to illustrate that by talking about various placement options, power options, and equalization options. it's not our fault you're in over your head and have realized you bought something that isn't quite what you thought you were looking for. go research the options out there. go read some of the THT threads out there and see what others are doing.

lol, there's nothing plug and play about DIY subs dude.

swisher sweets for all!

yes! i have no doubt that cigar will be the best i've ever had.

sending frequencies below the tune of your box at loud volumes could ruin your driver, so people use amps with built in high pass filters or separate devices like the minidsp prevent those frequencies from being sent to your sub.

very good point! I didn't even think about the lack of subs back in the 70s. so when did they emerge as a consumer product?

also, have you spent any time over on the AVS Forum looking into this? There's more than enough material on the THT to keep you busy for quite a while. what was the previous owner using?

until you give us specific information about your particular THT driver and tuning, we can't help you with specific suggestions. so generic subwoofer amp options were provided. DIY subs are not a one size fits all - I have 8 months of research invested in my sub setup and I've barely scratched the surface of knowing everything I should. yes, i have the oAudio 500w plate amp. it's very capable, runs cool, has some decent tweaking options and can easily be boxed in as a separate device with just a little bit of time in the wood shop and some scrap lumber + paint.

Almost any Pixar movie has some good sound. A movie with some good sounding music in it is Burlesque, well recorded, the Bluray is much better than the DVD. agreed.. Despicable Me is a favorite of mine. ...liiiightbolb...

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=505 take your pick.. there, that was easy.

ha - i'm both nervous and excited. and i absolutely agree. my dad is directly responsible for my ecclectic and deep love for music. i had him come over and listen to pink floyd - DSOTM after getting the new sub dialed in, one of his favorites and an album he loved introducing me to.he had this big cheesy grin on his face and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. i was a proud son/speaker geek.

hehe, thanks dtel. I'm finding it to be a relatively easy transition, much more relaxing and satisfying - even with the extra upkeep and honey-do items. i'm sure Carl and I will be talking at some point in the future about an outdoor setup. He had his party rig hooked up for me when I went down last. One of his daughter's friends texted while we were outside listening to The Black Keys. Apparently she lived 2+ blocks away and could hear everything quite clearly...

give their parts department a call tomorrow - they should be able to hook you up with whatever you need.

yup, I'm on 10 acres up between Princeton and Blue Ridge. my house *edit* - My wife says I've become a land snob in light of how casually and often i mention my acreage. I guess I'm just proud of my parcel and love sharing

it IS rather nice up here tonight, isn't it? I had a pipe on the front porch this afternoon, was quite nice. Peterson's Summer 2011 seasonal blend.

hehehehe, i'll never tell. and without question, i'll be maintaining my listening levels - i've been forcing my wife to come enjoy content at appropriate listening levels (read: LOUD) as a proactive measure while in utero. life will change, but the enjoyment i find in life does not just go away.

oh and i finally got my BFD racked today. just need to get some cables and measuring equipment.

ha! it's been a doctor appointment and errand filled morning. she's starting to dilate, but still no baby at this point.