Posts by Jon Carlson

Could you have bumped the Operating Level button on the BFD while hooking up your new amp? It needs to be in the -10dBV (home) setting, not the +4dBu setting. A long shot, I know. I'll go back in my shell now.

I don't mean to imply the shakers are highly effective at loud volumes, at least in my environment. For me they're a way to enhance bass effects while volumes are reasonably low, and my actual sub's volume is also low. The shakers do a...

Mike, I didn't know what they were called, but it sounds like a compressor/limiter is exactly what I need. I'll check ebay prices over the coming weeks. Thanks.

John, Thanks for the reply. I don't think I was clear. I'm powering the 4 shakers with an old plate subwoofer amp. My issue is that I want a way to diminish the shaking at loud volume while leaving low-to-moderate volume shaker effects...

I don't even know if what I'm looking for is possible. I installed 4 Aura Pro Bass Shakers in my sofa about 6 months ago to help with the illusion of bass when watching movies at low-to-moderate volume. And I'm completely satisfied...

Another oldie, here. RX-V2095 Yamaha receiver. Still happy with it. I'm feeding the rear channels to an old pro-logic receiver for a faux 6.1 setup, actually 8.1 with the front effects channels.

Sounds like you have a tight budget. I used KLH speakers with my first dolby pro-logic receiver loooong ago, and they may be just the ticket for you now. But probably not. At the time I thought they were fine but after listening to...

Thank you for posting this. I rec'd a bfd yesterday, and today when I looked for the bfd faq, which I'd read a year or so ago, I couldn't find it. Thought I'd check on HTF and this thread was already waiting. What a great forum.

Thanks for the response - since posting this, I found an s&v review which said the hk330 goes into protect mode when driving multichannel 4 ohm loads at 25 watts, although it did go on to say "real world dynamic signals presented no...

Just heard a magnepan 5.1 setup (not the mmg w/c's) over the weekend and loved them. Does anyone have an informed opinion whether an HK 330 can drive magnepan mmg w / c speakers to loud but not insane levels? HK has a reputation for...