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  1. I run a 4.1 setup (cornwall mains) with a Yamaha rx-v685 I picked up on sale @ $450 from an authorized vendor. I'd say pick up a Denon or Yamaha AVR, whatever you can find at the best deal new. Be careful and make sure whomever you purchase from is an authorized dealer. Sometimes you can find a cheaper price (especially on ebay) but not an authorized dealer, and any warranty claims could very well be denied by manufacturer. Many guys here on the forum like Marantz units too. Very pleased with my Yamaha, 90 wpc @ .06% thd two channels driven, can play digital files from a usb flash drive and not have to have the tv on for file navigation, YPAO sets up your speakers automaticly like Audessey in the Denon units. Ridiculous ability for settings, and the 685 allows for 8 "scene" settings in memory, diff input, tone settings, speaker settings, and on and on. Whatever you purchase, I would advise to print out owner's manual @ a local store as most of these AVRs do not come with printed manuals from the factory any longer. For example my 685 manual is 189 pages printed. It cost me $15 to print @ my local UPS store. But great being to read and reference the manual while listening or tweaking settings. Just depends on what features you value. Being able to play FLAC album/music files from a large usb drive and being able to negotiate the folders/files without my tv on (via the AVR display) is a huge asset to me. One scene button and its powered up and the music is playing. One asset of buying at Crutchfield on line is you can purchase an AVR, try it out for 50 days and if you are not pleased or want to try out a diff unit, you can return it for a total out of pocket cost of $10. I tried out an open box Denon unit from them then returned it. Return process was a piece of cake. PS...i had the RP-280s just before the corns. 280s for the price are hard to beat, was very pleased with them. Many days I questioned my choice of returning them and spending much more $.
  2. I bet it was a jaw dropping performance You just reminded i need to re-listen to George wisdom. I'm gonna see if they have his recordings on you tube, I'm sure they must.
  3. I remember that one too. And the Seven Deadly Words. George was a genius, we used to listen to his comedy albums as teens, teens who smoked weed His rant on "stuff" is awesome too. Build a bigger house for your stuff......
  4. Exactly why I cannot own any receiver, pre-amp, or amp without tone controls. Recordings vary much, some are good, some are not so good. Without the ability to compensate for a poor recording is just painful. Especially low bass output.
  5. It is not two times wider. Uses a 15" diameter LF transducer and the cabinet width measurement is 25.3". It is a fat cab for sure, i own the CW3s. One can only conclude the really large internal cab volume was calculated by PWK (designed, engineered, and 1st released in 1959) to result in the LF extension due to its bass reflex cab design. Mine in room will hit 30 hz, down quite a few db tho. Here is a REW response test (one unit) waterfall of my CW3 below:
  6. The F-22 flew 2 days at our local airshow in Hammond, and i watched both days. I actually viewed it while flying its practice runs on Friday before the shows. Its flying circuit took it over my house several times. I have been doing airshows off and on for 45 years and the F-22 is the most agile and amazing aircraft in the air I have ever seen fly. It has all the bells and whistles, plus thrust vectoring. There is a reason the US will not sell the F-22 to even our allies. Its stealth technology and classified tech.
  7. Well that is an interesting statement for sure. Perhaps a bit of elaboration for us? Surely a rarity in teak. Beauties for sure. And def well cared for.
  8. Ok, you are located outside of the US, got it. I have no experience with the SB16 Ultra but that is their top of the line sub as far as shear output. It would depend on other factors like room size and your expectations but to me for a guy looking to augument his CW3 bass, I def don't think you need to start out there. That is their top of the line unit capable of massive output, just my opinion. The SB-3000 puts out quite a bit of accurate non-bloated bass output. With your system, non-AVR bass management, you prob would be best served running the sub with ur corns full range, and choose a low pass setting and sub volume level within the svs settings on the rear of the unit, or via their phone app. The app is the easiest way, via bluetooth. Or you can use the svs internal amp settings/app and rca in and out terminals to choose a crossover point for the corns to sub. Another words, not double bass, HP from your chosen crossover point to the corns, and low pass below to the sub. You current amp/pre amp or receiver would have to have pre outs and main in rca jacks for this operation. You could chose a crossover point from 30 to 200hz, and also choose a LP slope. 6, 12, 18, or 24 db slopes. I am consulting my owner's manual for this info, I don't know it by memory. I hope I have made myself fairly clear here. If not you can access the SB-3000 owners manual (or any svs sub owners manual for that fact) from the svs website and read for yourself. Or I can post my owners manual pdf file here if need be (request). Running the sub (and choose a sub LP point) with ur corns full range would be my first trial, and see how that works out for you. The SVS website has a lot of tools and articles on subs, implementation, and their general recommendations too. I'm guessing you may have tapped into this already but wanted to mention it.
  9. So what we have here is yet another Klipsch speaker test review which is less than desirable. But the funny thing is reading owner's reviews for the R-41M @ Crutchfield is like 95% thumbs up. Ditto on Google 4.8 out of 5, total of 1817 reviews. Now we are talking about a $200 pair of bookshelf speakers. So what are we to conclude from this? The test data is valid (utilizing a $100,000 test apparatus and extensive testing procedures) and peeps have no clue what a really good bookshelf speaker really sounds like?
  10. The input was the headphone output from my Cowon dap into the rcas. Paused the file, then re-started. No, I did not check with a shorting plug. Yes, the input while paused is still on because if the dap times out and powers off, then there is a loud hum. Same with a couple others amps I have, if i turn on the amp first, it generates a loud hum until dap is started. I always turn amp on last, and first off. Grant you with my source paused the hum was audible in close proximity with the transducer, and with the signal playing we're talking about a very loud output. I have no experience with the Xli series.
  11. I was being very generous about the "90-100% gain" in that statement. In reality I could hear audible noise from the amp @ approx 75 or 80% gain. This was an XLS 1002 I was running bridged to power a 4 ohm sub. Supposedly 1100 watts max power and I briefly ran it 100% into an 18" transducer sealed sub I assembled full range in testing. Pause the input signal and listen to the amp hum via the transducer. Low level but clearly there and audible. Additional proof is in Crown's published data on amp performance: .5% THD @ rated output power. The same rating on all the XLS models (diff power output max levels) and the XLI800 you mention. .5% THD is readily audible, anything over ~ .25% is audible. Like I said 3x now, they are pro PA amps by design but if you use them @ substantially below their rated output, they do sound clean for home stereo usage. No doubt in your usage you probably never use even 40% full power with your efficient MWM/lascala tops. These amps were never marketed by Crown or any vendor I know of as "home stereo hi fidelity equipment". Many guys on audio forums found them useful as sub amps, especially with rca inputs and the DSP/filters.
  12. @Sunnysideup I just want to mention my SB-3000 is pretty small (16x15x18" with the metal grill installed) and you can hide it behind a recliner. Where I have it now because the corns are huge compared to my former RP-280s (width). SVS has their own app, settings and adjust via ur phone, or the rear digital panel. Depends on ur room but mine is my open LR, approx 16x30', and that sub rocks big time with a concert blu ray or movie. A Star is Born concert scenes......you think you were there front row in my LR. After I have to re-adjust wall pictures and things. The corns, surround sound, and the SVS sub are a formitable blu ray team. And I wanted to mention you can order from SVS and they give you 45 days to try "in home". You don't like or not satisfied, re-box it up and it costs you zero. SVS picks up the return shipping too. You just cannot beat that experiment. I returned a SB-2000......no problem/full refund. Oh and svs has a 5 year cover everything warranty.
  13. There is a lot of good info in the other replies here already. I too have CW3s. My observations are 9 watts will never get em "to kick like a mule". Just isn't gonna happen, not enough damping or amp reserves. As others have stated your individual room dynamics play a huge part in this equation too. I'd advise you to purchase a good sealed sub to get the kick you desire. I use a single SVS SB-3000 but for 98% of my music i do not employ the sub at all. For action movies yes, or an occasional bass heavy song......yes. Delicate acoustic music and/or vocals just doesn't benefit from the sub whatsoever, the corns are perfectly adequate for this. I drive my corns with a Yamaha avr or a McIntosh MC-150 amp. You want some serious LF slam.....get a good sub or two. Even if you drive your CW hard with authoritative clean power to get some slam, the LF% distortion goes up in a big way too. I really like my CW3 but you have to respect their limits. Yes they have 15" LF transducers, but they are not pro drivers. Nor did PWK originally design them with hip hop or disco music in mind (did not exist) Every loudspeaker has limits, just depends on your expectations.
  14. That would be just duplicating what is already there on the XLS series of Crown amps........the Left and Right channel gain pots present on the amp. Like I said earlier, these XLS amps are PA amps and if you expect total silence @ 90-100% gain, you will be disappointed. Even with fabric/textile tweeters, or a LF driver. Respect their limitations and there is reward for the price of admission. Oh and I forgot to add the XLS series has two selectable input sensitivities, .775 and 1.4 volt. The opposite of the XLS is a used McIntosh MC-150 amp I recently picked up. Rated @ 150 wpc 2, 4, or 8 ohm load @ .005% THD. Pause signal, max gain = total silence. Weighs 60 lbs. Mac rates their amps @ full output, not cheater "10 watts" or other BS numbers.
  15. You busted me, I came back a few minutes later and deleted my original post. Sometimes I can be too critical in my comments. No disrespect intended to you.
  16. Ur right second pic, Cafe Du Monde. Beignets and coffee I was referring to the 1st pic, the glass.
  17. No Galatoire's in the New Orleans French Quarter Some good eatin in my former home town.
  18. Yes, I too use the app with my SB-3000. So easy, so tune-able.
  19. Seems to be some sort of revolt/unrest going on in the forum currently. Endless BS threads/posts about silly topics. Just my perception but maybe I'm wrong. Elden I sent you a PM, a question I have on the pilgrimage, if you would kindly respond.
  20. That exhausts the OP's budget and doesn't even include the transducers, or an amp to power them. Nor the shipping costs. And to add SVS support is awesome, just a phone call or live chat away during normal business hours. I returned an SB-2000, no problem whatsoever and SVS covered return shipping cost.
  21. SVS builds good subs and their 5 year warranty seals the deal imo. Plus if you order direct from SVS you have a 45 day zero cost to you returns. I've owned a couple Rythmik/Brian Ding creations but again 2 or 3 year warranty on electronics.
  22. Ford vs Ferrari is @ Redbox on blue ray now. Going pick it up for tonight while out and about. That was quick to Redbox.
  23. polizzio

    Hearing Aid

    That's hilarious. But it was true....what is slow gonna do for you? read their lips? i will be a candidate for hearing aids in ~ 5 or 10 years. I have difficulty in noisy rooms, multiple conversations. But i can still communicate on/via my phone. Woman's voices on the phone are the litmus test, least for me.
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