Marathon Man

Sounds to me like you are runnig into some feedbak of some type. Try connectin with a grounding plug, and I would also suggest that the unit is plugged into some type of surge protectoin with good noise filtering, such as the products that Monster makes. I know when I started getting into the larger subs with the big engines I had hums and thumps. I eventully went to the Monster line conditioner and Voltage regulator and have not had a problem since with either of my RSW-15's. Something to consider. I would hate for you to go through the trouble of returning the sub, and get another one home and it has the same problem. Try to eleminate interferance first, and if that does not work you still need to do it anyway for all your components. I purchased my RSW's when they first hit the market a couple of years ago, and i am pleased to say I have not had anything but very good sound quality, and performance out of both. Long live the RSW-15 its a nice piece.

Yesterday I pulled out of the attic my old KSW-12 to connect to a smaller system in my bedroom. I noticed that the phase switch is broken off at the toggle. Must have brushed it against something .. Anyway to make a long story short the sub will not play. Thinking that the swtich must be stuck in the middle between 0 and 180 I was able to reproduce this on another klipsch sub. If I carefully position the switch between the two settings the sub will indeed stop playing. I have taken off the back plane, and it looks like The switch will have to be replaced, but that does not look as easy as it sounds. Is suspect that the repair would be to replace the back plane. I was wondering: 1. Has anyone else had this problem? 2. Does anyone know if that collar around the toggle is removeable. This would allow me to maybe flip the toggle to either position to get the sub to play. I will post this out on the technical questions board also. I thought I would take a chance to see if anyone else had the same problems first.

I do understand sentimental feelings about older gear tho. I still have a Nikko Alpha 440 power amp with a SAE preamp that is boxed up in the original packaging in mint condition not a scratch on either piece. I will not sell it for any amount of money.. well almost any amount . ------------------ MM

Ok.. One of you guys need to sell me a Yamaha. The 800, or the 1020 will do just fine. I will offer visitation rights. ------------------ MM

I hear ya on the Moondogs. I plan to go that route once I get my theater into its new home. Just no place to put em right now. 5 mono blocks will take up some room... anyway. Here is a email address that you can contact me re: the yamaha.. ewjwkbbb@yahoo.com. Take care ------------------ MM

MH, BTW, how do you like your moondogs? ------------------ MM

MH, Let me know what you decide. In the mean time I will let the interested party know you have one that you are thinking of letting go. Im sure its a nice piece. ------------------ MM

Hi folks, Im looking for a vintage Yamaha reciever. Specifically the CR-800, 820, 840, 2040, 2020, 1020, or CR-1040. I am trying to find one in mint condition for a co-worker that is about to go nuts searching for one. Being the kind hearted audiophile that I am I decided to see if I can track one down for him. He has been looking on ebay, but playing the bid game is getting rather old, and he would like to get his hands on one of these babys as soon as possible. So if you have one of these dolls sitting in your attic or basement that you would like to sell let me know. ------------------ MM This message has been edited by Marathon Man on 08-07-2002 at 07:00 PM

strange how that right front corner seems to always sound the best hu... Yeah seal off the front door, and I guarantee you that is going to get you a WAF of zero. ------------------ MM This message has been edited by Marathon Man on 06-16-2002 at 07:39 PM

Well Im still playing with different positions. I had the original 15 in the front right which is where I get the best spl, and the 12 was in the rear left. this worked out good for that combo, because the 15 over powered the 12 to the point that I had to have the 12 closer to the listening position to get the desired effect. Now that the second 15 is in place its to pronounced when its that close so I moved it to the front left and that seems to balance out the sound stage rather nicely. I am however thinking about stacking them, because I get much better response from the front right front corner of the room, but I think I am going to wait until I finish installing the deffusers and re-meter the room to find the best position. I did some very basic spl tests using the B&K's low freq test tones and Im pushing about 110 db at 20 Hz with both subs now as opposed to a bit less than 95 db with one sub. This test was however done with a rat shack spl meter which as you know is not that reliable below 30 Hz, so Im thinking that the response is even better than the meter is telling me. My good spl meter has mysteriously disapeared . Im sure I just left it someplace and wher ever that is it has not been discovered yet. At any rate the two RSW-15's really energize the room, and the sound is incredible. I will try to get some pics posted as soon as the room treatments are done. ------------------ MM This message has been edited by Marathon Man on 06-15-2002 at 10:16 PM

Sounds good. Thanks. BTW I decided not to migrate to differnt subs. I traded the RSW-12 for another RSW-15 so the two 15's really energize the room, and I am quite happy now. I also am adding wall treatments (expensive), but well worth the money. I have done 2 seating positions for 3 speakers which is about 45 diffusers, and I have 4 other positions to do. So far im impressed with the results. Till next time. ------------------ MM

Long time no talk to my friend. Have you heard any news on the Ref-30 PLII upgrade yet? ------------------ MM

WOW! nice thread. ------------------ MM

I don't think this one has been mentioned. I just got it today. Dragonheart w/ Sean Conery doing the voice over for the dragon. WOW! This movie will really let you know just how dynamic your system really is. The dragons voice is deep and bassy, the "ole code" scene has the dragon flying around Dennis Quaid and I swear to you it sounds like this dragon is in the room with you. I watched the movie in DD 5.1 using rear side mounted speakers and I could have sworn I had the rear centers dialed in. Excellent imaging. Its one to own for sure. Its kinda hard to find locally tho. You might check out mediaplay.com, or amazon.com and order it. MUST HAVE! ------------------ MM

Max, The RF-5's will be just fine with the RC-3. The RF-5 is basically the RF-3 in a larger cabinet, and are said to have better wiring. The larger cabinet does seem to make the 5's sound better IMO, but you need to compare them side by side and decide for yourself if you purchase them or the RF-3. If you plan to one day migrate to the RF-7, then I would go with the RC-7 as a center. This way you are set if you decide to upgrade. If you don't decide then the RC-7, and the RF-5 will be fine together also. Remember try to get as much speaker as you can the first time. A good pair of speakers should last you a lifetime regardless if you change gear or not, unless your budget dictates you get there by way of upgrades. I say get em now and be done with it. The yamaha should be fine, but there are better recievers on the market for the same money or less. I was a big Yamaha fan and I owned a DSP-A1 which was one hell of a piece, but for the money it just did not have the flexability that I was looking for by way of setup. Other than that I loved the piece. The sub. The sub I would follow skonopa's advice and go with at leat the RSW-12 especially if you are going to move your theater into a larger room. If that is the case you will need a larger sub, or plan to add a second 10. Your choices in subs is plentifull, but if you decide to go with Klipsch I would go with the RSW-12, or 15 even. Im sure others on this board will have other sub options for you, but I use a RSW-15, and RSW-12 currentlly and I think they are nice subs, eventhough I think Im going to try much talked about SVS to replace the RSW-12. Thas my two cents. ------------------ MM This message has been edited by Marathon Man on 04-24-2002 at 11:45 PM