VideoGUY

I am running a Sony's STR-444ES with Klipsch's RF-3 series setup along with a KSW-12 and absolutely love the sound. The 444ES I have, is identical to the new STR-DA4ES, except the DA4ES has full 6.1 surround, whereas my 6th channel is matrixed. Both decode DDex and DTSes beautifully. There are ALOT of Denon fans around here, and I have yet to hear a Denon with Klipsch, but from what I hear you can't go wrong. My Sony sound is extremely full and clean, I absolutely love it. Plus I get 120w to each individual channel. Couldn't be happier. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?) This message has been edited by VideoGUY on 03-27-2002 at 09:06 AM

hopefully i understand you question correctly. but if you choose NOT to bi-wire the rc-3 and inten to only use one set of binding posts, you HAVE to have the connecting plates inserted so that the one set of posts still connects to the other. that way both the tweeter and the woofers get a signal. those plates act like a jumper...providing one signal for both posts instead of two seperate signals for both posts...hope that made sense... ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

how much money....probably not very much, really don't think it is worth it. i think we'd be better off pooling some cash and buying something new. but thanks for the info...i figured when the fuse kept blowing something go messed up pretty bad. for the most part i understood what you said though....thanks for the info ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

to make a long story short we were using a friends older pioneer to play music through. it was on for a couple hours fairly loud, and after about 2 hours it called it quits and shut itself off...well, luckily when i opened it i found a blown internal agc fuse. well i went to radio shack looking for a new fuse and bought the closest one i could find. i needed a 125v 3.15amp, and the closest i could find was a 125v 4amp. so i figured i would buy it just to see if i could get the thing to turn on. on a side note....it was "fast-acting". i know my ksw sub needs a "slow-blow", what about recievers?? is fast acting correct? i know they make a couple different kinds right? with the fuse in i plugged the unit in and all looked ok till i hit the power switch...hahaha. unfortunately as soon as the unit powers on the fuse blows. any idea what can be causing this? i am not sure what would be next to check for or diagnose. again, everything on the board "looks" good. nothing looks or smells burnt. and the power supply sounds like it is clicking on and off. the unit is filthy with dust, but i figured i'd clean it once it was working (if). any suggestions would be great....thanks for the help....and let me know what i can do, or if its junk. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

well i went to radio shack looking for a new fuse and bought the closest one i could find. i needed a 125v 3.15amp, and the closest i could find was a 125v 4amp. so i figured i would buy it just to see if i could get the thing to turn on. on a side note....it was "fast-acting". i know my ksw sub needs a "slow-blow", what about recievers?? is fast acting correct? i know they make a couple different kinds right? with the fuse in i plugged the unit in and all looked ok till i hit the power switch...hahaha. unfortunately as soon as the unit powers on the fuse blows. any idea what can be causing this? i am not sure what would be next to check for. again, everything "looks" good. nothing looks or smells burnt. and the power supply sounds like it is clicking on and off. mike stehr...the unit is filthy with dust, i figured i'd clead it once it was working (if). any suggestions would be great....thanks for the help....and let me know what i can do, or if its junk. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

ahhh....i gotcha. i was thinking you bypassed the main fuse...that makes a little sense. and sounds safer to me than what i was thinkin'. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

djk...i would have to agree with you. its kind of like the old school idea of putting a penny in the fuse box in your home (when they had fuses and not breakers). it was a great idea cause you didn't have to go downstairs to change the fuses. but then again, you won't have to go downstairs when you house burns down either. heres the update. i took the cover off last night, and to my luck i found and agc fuse over by the power supply. it was basically black on the inside. like i said before, you could hear the power supply click on but nothing else would happen. i am thinking (correct me if i am wrong) that since the fuse was shot, that current was never getting to the reciever, thats why the LCD wouldn't turn on and no sound would come out. sounds good to me in theory....does that make any electrical sense?? so i am going to replace the fuse tonight and see what happens. the amplifier capacitors and all the circutry all looked fine. nothing was burnt out or destroyed like i was expecting to find. just real dusty. so i am gonna clean it with some air, replace the fuse and see what happens. it could have been that it just got a power surge (there were lights and foggers plugged in everywhere) and the fuse pretty much saved itself. we'll see, and i will let ya know. i would rather spend the 1.00 on the fuse than buy a whole new receiver.... This message has been edited by VideoGUY on 02-13-2002 at 09:08 AM

thanks guys. i am gonna try and pick it up today an poke around and see what i can find. if there is a hidden fuse then that would just be luck (and very cost effective...lol) but we will see. lynnm i think your right, it probably was a lot of load for the reciever; considering its age and four speakers. we'll see what i can find and see what the internal damage is. thanks for the help and i will let ya know if i need anything else. This message has been edited by VideoGUY on 02-12-2002 at 09:43 AM

whats up everybody, got a quick question for you since i don't completely understand receiver and amplifier architecture, just a basic understanding....so here goes. we were having a party this weekend, and we use an older pioneer stereo reciever to power four speakers. two in A and two in B, and during operation both A and B are selected. well needless to say, after about two hours of fairly loud playing (80 some-odd people were there) the music suddenly quit. the top of the receiver was pretty warm, not so hot that you couldn't leave you hand there. i am sure it was going through plenty of stress. my hope was that it was just a fuse, but there is no external fuse located on the back of the receiver. so once everyone emptied out, we plugged it back in and you can here the power supply click on. but the LCD on the front doesn't light up and of course no sound comes out either. are their internal fuses in receivers (i hope)....we weren't in the best shape to take it apart so i haven't opened it yet. my gut feeling says its probably the capacitors for the amp, which would mean it is shot right?? what do you think it could be? how should i start trouble shooting it and do you think its just a piece of junk now? let me know whatcha think.....thanks ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sub: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?) This message has been edited by VideoGUY on 02-12-2002 at 09:39 AM

there are quite a few other types of media that can record and playback HDTV. Stuff I have experienced and seen in the broadcast world include BetaHD, DVCpro HD, and other D formats simply denoted by numbers (ie. D1, D2....DVCpro is around D7ish). All digital formats are assigned numbers, some just use the numbers and others use names....ie. D9 vs. Digital -SVHS, are one in the same. JVC tried to shed the VHS name by marketing everything as D9, but it didn't work. Believe it or not, anything that is captured, edited, and recorded in HD in the broadcast world is done to a tape format. But its interesting to hear about D-VHS, the first "consumer" grade HD media. Too bad they still used the term VHS, need to shed that!! theres still a negative conotation there. Especially now that most consumers understand the lack of video quality in VHS. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

from reading all the posts, everyone says let your ears do the talking and see what works best, and in the end i feel that alot of people here prefer small. but i have mine set to large, with the RC-3 and RS-3 set to small. i did my listening test with the subwoofer turned off so i can hear exactly how much bass the rf-3's were producing. my sony es reciever lets me adjust crossover down to lke 40hz or so when the speakers are set to small.....well once i went up to 50,60, even 80 the rf-3's lost some of their punch. and def found that the produced a fuller punchier sound when set all the way down to 40. they had no problem producing. so i set them back to large and then set my sub crossoever (again i can do this on my ES) to 60. i was reading somewhere that bass becomes omnidirectional around that point, which also makes a good crossover from fronts to sub....40 to 60. and i love the sound. there is just something missing with them set to small. thats what i did, and what works best in my room. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

bought the dvd the other day cause its a great movie and saw the it was in DDex and DTSes....i was like sweet!! didn't really think there would be all that much need for it in this movie, just doesn't seem like a movie that would be that surround sound intensive like some action movies. but let me say, the DTSes sountrack in this movie is GREAT!! its a gotta hear if you haven't already. the rears are pumping out sound throuh almost the whole movie, it really sets you in, and the intro music is great, sounds like a variation of "i want to f**k you like and animal" utilizing and sweeping all five speakers...or more if you have a rear center. and throughout the rest of the movie the the soundtrack is great. one of my favorite parts was when they were dusting for prings behind the picture and the guy is sweeping the sprayer across the wall. the camera cuts so you are looking at him and and as the spayer sweeps left to right so does the sound on the front speakers....really cool. check it out, and if you have already let me know what you think....you'll be impressed. ------------------ Home Theater System Includes: ------------------- Sony STR-V444ES Fronts: RF-3 Center: RC-3II Rear: RS3-II Sun: KSW-12 (Fuse: SB 1.2A) TV: Sony WEGA 27" DVD: Sony (Model# ?)

yea, i have gotten to toy around with Rush Hour 2 somemore. its is a pretty cool feature. not cutting edge or anything, but a neat way to give insight into the movie as you watch it.

yea i just picked it up yesterday and watched it yesterday afternoon. its comes in DDex and DTSex (or vice versa) and overall i thought it was a quality DVD and a quality soundtrack for sure. i haven't watched planet of the apes yet, so i don't know exactly what kind of technology you are refering to, but it may be this. it was created by a company call infinfilm. and there is and option to watch the regular version and then the infinifilm version. in the infinifilm version as you watch pop-up windows will popup and give you options to watch how a seen is made, change to different angles that weren't in the movie etc. i havnen't sat and watch it yet, so i don't know EXACTLY what it offers, but that is the jist of it....i thouhgt it was a cool feature and hadn't seen it before...but i am new to dvds...

i blew the fuse on my ksw-12 about a month ago. and boa is right replace the fast-blow with a slow-blow. however, radio shack didn't carry the 1.2amp i needed so i ordered mine from http://www.digikey.com/ check it out if you can't find what your looking for

Gain is one of those words that is hard to explain, but easily understood once you know what it means. I know that doesn't help much. So here goes an explaination. Basically what dougdrake2 is saying is that once the volume knob is at "0db" the amplifier is putting out its maximum power in its "cleanest" form. I chose cleanest because basically by that I mean the sound is coming from its source, through the amp, and right to the speakers. Once the knob goes past "0db" the amp can no longer produce anymore power, it's at its 100w (for example) peak. So, in order for it to get louder, the signal is boosted using gain prior to getting to the amp (aka your pre-amp signal needs to be boosted) So, when you think about it, if your pre-amp signal is boosted in someway, then the amp can play louder at given levels. So gain is applied to the signal. Which is pretty much a technical term that refers to electronically making signal louder. In other words, a volume knob adjusts how much power an amp is putting out, as a result increasing or decreasing the volume of the singal. Gain on the other hand, electronically boosts the singal first creating a louder initial signal, then the volume is adjusted in the same matter. As a result, adjusting the volume of a louder signal. Sounds like a great idea, but once a signal is messed with electronically its no longer "pure". Depending on the quality of the reciever, artifacts (or distortion) will start to be heard. For example clipping or ripping your highs. Make any sense? VideoGUY This message has been edited by VideoGUY on 11-21-2001 at 01:09 PM

DLUngurait is 100% correct, and took the words right out my mouth. All of the animation and modeling was done in a 16:9 aspect ration, whether the computer they did it on had a 4:3 screen or not it doesn't matter, as long as when its rendered it is in 16:9 it will go to film, or cassette in that way. and technically letterbox'd movies are not cropped, 4:3 moves are. that black space is there because there is no video information for you too see in the first place. once you watch a movie in 4:3, then yes the edges are "cropped" off. you are loosing information and visuals that you were oringinally intended to see, and part of the creators original message. alot can be lost when a movie is seen in 4:3.

alright, when you look at the back of the speakers you will see four posts. that is because klipsch designed the speakers to be biwired if you chose to do so. since you don't have a manual, i am assuming that you bought second hand. if so, when there are no wires connected to the speakers there should be a gold metal jumper that connects the top red to the bottome red, and the top black post to the bottom black post. that way if you choos not to bi-wire, you run once wire from your reciever into one set of posts. the signal then travels along these gold bars and into the other set of posts (if you don't bi-wire). so if you AREN'T biwired and DON'T have this metal connectors, then your sound will probably sound very thick. if you are missing these metal connectors, then just bi-wire. many people here will agree with me when i say it sounds much better than straight wiring them and leaving the metal connectors in. just run one wire from one set of posts to the reciever. then run another wire from the other set of posts to the SAME output of the reciever and twist them together. so essentially you will have two wire per post on the reciever, and one wire per post on the speaker....and now thos babies should scream

eh, its one of those things that i don't really buy into. do you think you will hear a difference. at least i doubt it. and don't really buy into the TXH certification. from what i have read, its mearly a very "rough" set of standards set by lucas. if a reviever meets those standards then its gets slapped with the logo, which the company then pays royalties for....as you already know. but i believe its very possible to get a reciever w/o the stamp and it could technically sound "better" than the thx certified. BUT this is my opinion and have never AB tested. but it is what i believe....just my .02. but i would doubt you would even hear a difference. rack up some more $$$ for Denon for a new catch phrase. i give 'em credit. decorrelation is a pretty good word.....lol!!! oh, and its adaptive. sorry for the sarcasm....but it really makes me laugh.

this may sound stupid too....but make sure you go into your menus and turn subwoofer from "no" to "yes". you can't just plug it in....you have to let the reciever know it is there

and yea, thats a good price This message has been edited by VideoGUY on 10-26-2001 at 03:47 PM

yea, the reviever has two sub outputs for if you were running two subs. what you need is a subwooger cable to run from one of those outputs and then into your woofer with a "Y". i have a monster THX certified cable that came with a "y".

i would go along the same lines as the other guys and suggest your reciever is causing your dissappointment. Its acutally funny because when i went to go listen to my speakers (rf-3's, rc-3's, rs-3's and ksw-12), the store didn't have the showroom setup to listen to them on my particular reciever (sony 444es). so the guy said "i will play them on this yamaha...its similar to your sony." needless to say i had the volume cranked 3/4 of the way up and found my self invisoning and wanting more power! also, the sound wasn't that great and not what i expected. vocal cd's sounding very thick. but i figured my sony would correct that, along with some time playing with the EQ. so i bought the baby's and brought them home. connected them up to my sony....and OH MY G*D!! my living room kicks the crap out of the showroom and whichever yamaha reviever it was. i honestly noticed a huge difference. plus with the 120w that my sony puts out per channel, i havn't had the volume up over half way yet....might blow out a window or somethin'....TEE HEE!!!! anyway....to make a long story short i would point to the same source, the revciever. i know for me i don't experience any of those symptoms you have described.

the RF-3II's can be best matched with the RC-3II and RS-3II's along with the KSW 10 or 12. I prefer the size and power of the twelve. right now i am running the RC-3II with a pair of RF-3's and the KSW-12 and its sound crazy!! good stuff....enjoy

eq_shadimar: thanks for the info. talking to them on the phone is like talking to the wall, except the wall has something interesting to say...lol. anyway, i figured i would try and head down there or something and try actually talking to someone about it. but what you said is what made sense to me....i will be checking it out. thank you everyone for the help, and if anyone has input or info please keep it coming...