Recent content by Brian Henchey

What about "You Only Live Twice"?

Sunfire Theater Grand III Sunfire Cinema 7 Onix 2150 2-ch (R/L side-axis)

Interesting thread, especially the part about the eq boost with an SS filter. I am also running an asymmetric configuration--B4+ (one port blocked) with an SVS black box (SS filter set to 12hz). Does anyone know if the black box contains the same type of eq boost as the SS filter in the PC+'s...

Great! Thanks for the link!

Based on the user response in the forum, I purchased a BFD several months ago and experimented with equalizing twin SVS 20-39PC+'s (e.g., lots of trial and error). I have since upgraded the PC+'s to one B4+ and am ready to start the process all over again. Final position of the sub in the room...

Empire Strikes Back--pilot's briefing at the beginning of the Hoth battle: "Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?" The delivery of that line is just horrible. Also, the "spontaneous" cheer when the first transport gets away.

Not dialogue per se, but the breathing noises Lambert makes over the ships intercom at the end of Alien--it almost sounds like Lamaze breathing and it creeps the hell out of me as I imagine what you need to do to a person to make a sound like that...

We'll find out soon enough--I've got a baby girl due in two months and a dual PB2+ set shipping next week (fingers crossed). We watch a movie about every Fri. night in the home theater. Maybe I should lay down a little plastic, just in case... :)

Hey Richard, Make sure that you've got your volume *much* lower than your average listening volume in DD/DTS. For instance, I watch movies at -25, but work with the BFD at -45--those sine tones can be murder on your sub's voice coil! Try to let them play just long enough to get the SPL...

If you mean that at "reference level" (for me, -10 on my pre-pro = 85b on the five channel speaker level test), the subwoofer level signal (as it bounces between the front left speaker and the subwoofer) is at 81-82db, I have noticed that too. It's unclear in the menus whether you need to...

OK, I've got some new data from last night. First, I left all ports open on each sub, set the SS filter to 16hz and played the opening of AOTC (Cavalcade and Ship Explosion) at -20 (with the subs about 5dbs hot) [-11 is 85db reference in Avia, highest listening volume is -25]. No ill effects...

Did you run with all ports open, but with the SS filter set to something other than 20hz? If so, any problems with bottoming in this config?

Thanks for all the responses! Later this evening, I will try some slightly altered placements for the sub and a run with one PC+ at 16hz and one at 20hz (should be interesting). In addition, the HT is located in a room above a detached garage with lots of floor movement/rumbling in the...

Taking my cue from the legions of other HTF members desiring that perfect subwoofer response curve, I endeavoured to first assess the damage being caused by my room and also determine what effect tuning my SVS 20-39PC+ to 16hz would have. Both subs are located in the same corner of a 21x29 room...

I will give the internal tones in the pre-pro another shot. Just for the record, however, the problem I was having was the opposite of that which you are describing in that calibrating with the discrete pre-pro tones resulted in *too low* of an Avia reading v. *too high*. Hopefully, the new...