Craig6519 Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 First I get a great deal on 2 Acurus amps, then I buy a H/K 520 to use as a pre-amp, these works great for a few months and I decide to go with the outlaw 950. Move to my new house hook up the ouutlaw and acurus amps, I have a huge buzz/hiss problem, I isolate the buzz down to a cable box, slap in two cheater plugs and the buzz is gone, however the HISS is LOUD, I disconnected reconnected, checked each piece one at a time still HISS, so the outlaw goes back, the the wife says you have to much stuff Blah blah blah, so i take out the Acurus amps, have them up for sale by the way and start to use the H/K 520 by itself but while i'm trying to set it up it keeps shutting down!!!, whenever i play a movie or listen to a cd it's fine but when i go into the osd menu after a few minutes it shuts down Now the wife says those SVS subs are too big for the living room, thats why i also have a post on selling them and getting the RSW 15. If i knew H.T. was going to cost so much and cause so many different problems I would have shyed away from it, but no i had to go into a dealer one day and listen to KLIPSCH Evil Klipsch, now all I have is problems trying to get it right. Is there light at the the end of the H.T tunnel? Craig6519 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Craig, I understand some of your problems,see both my ATI 1505 and 2505 did have a nasty and loud BUZZ,and as soon as the volume on the 3801 or Sunfire TG II was up from zero the buzz was huge.I tried Chang Lightspeed power filters,PS Audio conditioners,helped some,and then last thursday I moved the speaker wires(Monster M2.4B)and the BUZZ went away?!?! Go figure,not like I was using lamp cord BTW when I moved my Celeste 4150 and W5 to the same room there was no buzz!Even borrowed a Anthem 2 channel amp and it gave to audible buzz.It can be very frustrating,I know. If you want a compact subwoofer with serious output may I guide you towards a Sunfire Signature or Velodyne SPL1200.No more giant toilet paper rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig6519 Posted October 6, 2002 Author Share Posted October 6, 2002 Thanks EAR, I'll try and give one of the sunfire signatures a listen this weekend. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edster00 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Craig, I can highly recommend a Sunfire Signature if you are looking for a small footprint sub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikjohn Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I hear you man. I think we all go through the same frustrations, it goes with the territory. I am interested in both SVS's. Email me @ erikjohn@hotmail.com and maybe we can work something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Check the house wiring and make sure the neutral to the transformer on the pole is intact. It may require the services of an electrician. One symptom is high voltage to outlets on one side of the breaker box and lower voltage to outlets on the other side of the box. I had that once and it does spooky things. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danartdis Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I was wondering how long it would take for someone to say "hey lets talk about selling those SVS's" LOL Seriously though, I feel bad that you are having such a hard time getting it all sorted out. Good luck. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Hey buddy, I feel your pain. I know how hard it is to satisify your lust for home theater all the while keeping the SAF (spousal approval factor) up. SAF... why does that not seem correct. That's not the right term is it? Sometimes you just have to be tenacious to get what you want. I am and it has worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 wow, I feel so bad for you. I thought I was feeling awful when my JBL sub quit, I can't think about almost a whole system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig6519 Posted October 7, 2002 Author Share Posted October 7, 2002 Well I reset the H/K and the shutdown issue is now gone But, now when i run test tones using my radio shack spl meter i can't get the surrounds to 75db, they are both at +10 and ones at 73db and ones at 72db what now? Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 err, send the hk back. sounds pretty defective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig6519 Posted October 9, 2002 Author Share Posted October 9, 2002 We'll it's back!!! The H/K is shutting down again I don't think it's an electrical problem with my house, it's only 2 months old. It must be an internal amp problem, because when i used it as a pre-amp it never shutdown. And if it was a voltage problem wouldn't my panamax 5300 filter out all the crap and not allow that to happen? What next about to get out the sledge hammer Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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