Daveys

I don't regret anything and I would buy the KA-1000 in a second. It's an absolute no brainer. You will have everything you need to get the subs blend in with your other speakers. Regarding the other speakers in combination with the Crown's I can't tell you anything about the bi-amping. I haven't tried it and I'm not going to. It already gives so much power and I'm fine with it.

I completely agree. I've been playing with all settings in the Onkyo with the THX mode running but couldn't get to the level I get when the KA-1000 is in NON-THX mode. I have much more control over a much wider "punch range" if you guys know what I mean. I can get the punch at every level that I wish for. The combo KA-1000/KW120's is the best I've experienced so far. I've placed them on different spots in the livingroom but it wasn't boomy or anything else that could be annoying with subs on all the different spots. Thanks again Trey. I'm really enjoying the whole set [Y].

After running the THX mode I don't have the punch that I had when I was not running the THX mode. All speakers in the dB configuration are around 0dB (measured with a dB meter). I now raised the sub dB to +10 but I still don't get that nice punchy feeling. What am I doing wrong and why can't I boost the signal with the Onkyo? My feeling is to get back to not running the THX mode but regarding to the manual as Indy I'm confused.

First of all I must say that the KW-120 with the KA-1000 is a killer combination. The whole surround soundpicture looks upgraded. Maybe it's in my mind but a really hear it that way. Even the news on tv is very nice to listen to [H]. The Onkyo PR-SC886 is a THX Ultra2 Plus pre amp. At this moment I'm not running in THX mode but reading your answer I should run it. I'm still trying to find out what the best settings are and with the KA-1000 it's not a punishment to do. Indy, you have a very awesome set! Do you have a link with some pics? I would love to see some. What did that SMS-1 for your subs and would you buy it at this moment when you didn't have it? I know it's on the market for a long time now so that's the reason I'm asking. Thanks, Dave

Today the KA-1000 was delivered. I'm a happy man []. I bought the Monster M1000 SW. It's almost a shame to connect it and not see it. It's a beauty to look at. This weekend I will try with and without the "Y" adadpter. Now the sub cable is connected without. Some pics I hope you guys will appreciate.

Great. One subwoofer cable will do the trick then. You wrote that If you use the “Y” adaptor, you will get about 6db more signal to the amp. Do you mean the "Y" adaptor on the amp or on the processor and will it give more power to the subs? Which connection will make it stereo and which will leave it mono? Dave

Hi Trey, Thanks for your answer. The mV is a bit abracadabra for me [:$]. How would you hook up the 2 KW-120's to the KA-1000 when you want to use them as 1 big sub? Dave

Thanks anyway thaddeussmith. I appreciate it. Anyone who knows how-to. I would hate to mess up my subs or KA-1000 because of a bad connection. Dave

Hi thaddeussmith, Tanks for your reply [Y] So you would put a splitter on the L and the R RCA input and use 1 single subcable from the splitter to the Onkyo? Is this to use the subs as L & R subs because I don't want that. I would like both subs to work as one if that's possible. Dave

Hi, Within a couple of days I will receive the KA-1000 to give my two KW-120's some power. I already took a look in the online manual of the KA-1000 but it gave me some questions after reading it. I've got a XLR and a RCA possibility on the Onkyo (as you can see in the picture below). I'm know using the XLR's in combination with Crowns XTI for the speakers. For the subs I would like to use the RCA connection. My question is; in the manual is written; Use a shielded, high quality subwoofer interconnect cable of appropriate length with RCA plugs on each end. Figure 2 in the manual shows an optional "Y" jack connection. Why is this and do I need to make this "Y" connection? Is a subwoofer cable sufficient with 1 RCA at each end of the cable or is it better to have a cable with 1 RCA at one end and 2 RCA's at the other end? Dave

You made me think and got me to my current decision. Thanks for that [Y]. I know have the complete 7.2 THX Ultra2 set and I'm very happy with it. I only use 5.2 at the moment because I can't place all speakers in the current situation. When the garage is rebuild it will be a home theater room and the 7.2 will not be a problem [H]. Dave

In the end I folowed your advice []. I just ordered a Klipsch KA-1000-THX amplifier for the two subs. I got to much different answers on several forums. Besides that the Klipsch had the big advantage to have possibilities of finetuning the subs (boundary gain compensation, lowpass crossover, phase, etc). Dave

Hi Mike, Thanks for your reply. I'm struggling now to make the decision to go for the Crown (because all the other speakers are powered by Crown) or the KA-1000. The advantage I see with the Crown is with a future change in set up I can still use it. The down side is that I will have to put in a lot of efford and time to get everything right and I will probably have to get an external crossover. The advantage with the KA-1000 is that everything is matched by Klipsch. The crossover is already there and it's almost plug and play. As mentioned above the downside is that I can only use it in combination with the KW-120's. What I'm just thinking is when I would like to sell it will be more valuable with the KA-1000. Hmm, I think I answered my question myself [:S]. Thanks again Mike! Dave

Two quotes from the Crown forum which confuse me a bit to make a wise decision. 1.what is the actual impedance of each speaker (most standard dj and home stereo speakers are 8ohm)? If they are actually 8 ohm speakers, you'll find HUGE gains by bridging them. If you don't know how to do this, study up and ask questions because doing it wrong will break things... expensive things. Anyways, I've found that the XTi's really appreciate one 4 ohm bridged load over two 8 ohm loads (one on each channel as you described). The really low end response (under 60Hz) is nearly non-existent on my XTi4000 at 8 ohms, but has plenty of oomph to make a pair of custom made 18's rattle when bridged down to a 4ohm load. If they are indeed each 4ohm speakers, then disregard this idea as the XTi cannot be loaded to 2ohms when bridged without breaking things... expensive things The reply; 2.The spec of the sub (rated 8 ohms) is specific use only the amp supplied with sub that is rated 1000 watts 4 ohms (so about 500 watts @ 8ohms), so providing 1000 watts per sub with a XTI 2K bridged will probably not help, OP will probably experience failure of sub if not careful. You are saying your amps does not respond below 60 hz at 8 ohms and will work at 4 ohms, i suspect your speaker has a spike in Impedance around 60 hz region and more power at bridged will just compensate for this problem and make you think the amp perform better, because an amplifier should not perform better in freq. response at lower impedance, but will do the same with more power only. My reply; I'm now using 1 XTI 1000 to drive both subs and that gives them 275W per sub or am I calculate wrong? A XTI 2000 with 457W at 8ohm stereo is just under the recommended 500W. I'm a little confused what would be the best decision? [*]2 XTI 1000's is not an option because of the 1000W at 8ohm Bridge-Mono. Stereo will give both subs only 275W at 8ohm so that's not enough? [*]1 XTI 2000 is most near to the Klipsch recommended power (475W vs 500W) but will it be ok because the XTI will always have to work at his best? [*]1 XTI 4000 will be too much with his 650W at 8ohm Stereo. Setting the limiter at 75% will not ask for the most of the 4000 and might be the best option?

Some guys do recomend a XTI 4000 on the AVS for the 2 KW-120's. You can't have enough power is the most mentioned remark [:^)]