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Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I really don't have any complaints with the current amps, just trying to get input on future expansions. David

I'm curious for thoughts and opinions on the quality and sound of some of the commercial amps used by DJ's and nightclubs such as QSC and Crown vs amps more typically used in a home theater. I know that the Crown amps are used for the non amped SVS subs with good results. I currently have...

Tom, Thank you for your last reply. I have always second guessed myself on whether getting the ultra would have made a huge difference. I'm not even remotely unhappy with the plus, just wondered. Quite honestly, I'm not sure how much more sub I could handle, I haven't come close to it's...

Rudi, I got my PB2+ within a day or two of yours and echo the sentiment. My wife is travelling right now, maybe I can make an addition without being caught... David

Tom, How about a B4-Plus with Ultra woofers, in black? David

I got the Gramma platform a few weeks ago after reading some posts. It is a piece of mdf covered in carpet and resting on some high density foam. It only raised the PB2+ a few inches off the floor so it's no more or no less intrustive than it's previous svelte profile. I was anxious to test...

I also have a Sony GWIII but watch everything that's not HD in partial zoom mode. To me it seems like a good solution. I definately do not like the stretch mode or the full zoom mode. I think that whatever pq loss there is going from 4:3 to 16:9 is outweighed by having a big, full picture. David

I just left Adelphia to go to Dish. I don't care what kind of service Dish provides because I'm sure it's going to be better than Adelphia!!! My wife usually gives me the 3rd degree when updating/changing the home theater but when I told her that I was getting rid of Adelphia she applauded. In...

Colin, I'm responding because I just got the 1066. I had an Adcom Pro Logic decoder forever, and I do mean forever. It is night and day moving on to the 1066. Of course you wouldn't notice as much difference as you already have discrete channels but for me it was great. I do love the...

I don't want to get off the dlp vs lcd debate, but what about the mature crt? It seems that the crt, albeit with limitations, has been around long enough and fine tuned enough to get a great picture for movies. I'm also looking at the new dlp's but always worry about buying a technology in it's...

This was a big step for me, too....Spending $1200 on a sub I never heard after reading numerous posts. I was fortunate to have started the search about 2 days after Edward's post and am glad for the timing, it saved a lot of anguish. The guys at SVS were great also, answering all my questions...

I love using the "Oil less" nailers. I usually forget to redirect the exhaust and have ended up with an oil exhaust on a nice project. The oil less are just that, so regardless of where you have the exhaust pointed, no mess. I personally prefer the Bostitch brand, have 3 of theirs, 2 different...

I'm the same as TommyL, I want as much deep bass as possible at more normal listening levels. On a typical night, the kids will be upstairs sleeping and my wife downstairs either working on her laptop or watching with me. The flip side is if I reach this setting to give me great bass at moderate...

Chuck, I ordered mine on June 18 and it arrived August 28. I know from the forum here and posts from the SVS crew that they were awaiting boxes, I think, during that time. Not sure what the present wait is. I have to tell you, though, I'm glad I waited. The construction is rock solid and the...

I have had the pb2 plus since Thursday, have had time off and on over the weekend to play with it. First off, it's big. It's hard to appreciate the size until it's actually sitting in your living/family/HT room. I'm not saying big is bad, it's just.....well, big. I'm at a disadvantage because...

I also use blu-tac to hold the center speaker in place on the TV. The tac has enough resiliancy I think to keep from transferring vibrations. I also use it for my small surrounds which are on stands. I just changed stands after a couple of years and there was not even any residue, in fact, I...

Generally speaking, a steel stand with hollow legs works well. They are designed to be filled with a sound deadening material such as sand. I actually went to a sporting goods store and bought two bags of loose lead shot. This added 20lbs to each stand and no vibrations or resonances. I have a...

I have 4 Adcom amps for my HT and love them. My first was the 555 II, have had it for 8 years and have found no problems at all. I added another 555 II, a 2535 and a 545. The 2 555 II's run the front mains and the rear surrounds. the 2535 has 4 channels but you can bridge one side for a 200 wpc...

A Sharpie! Seriously, I had a pair of Cornwalls that were scratched from the kids when they were little. I took a Sharpie to a scratch in the back and rubbed it out with my finger. A perfect match? Not really, but step back a few feet and try to find it. The finish was a gloss black, unless...

Edward, Interestingly, my conversation with Erik at SVS the other day touched on the subject of localing bass frequencies. He said that it shouldn't be possible at the 80 or even the 100 Hertz range. Although there are those that say they can localize frequencies below 80. This was all...

Lewis, Good questions, no on the reference level listening. From time to time, not regularly. Your other questions would lead me to think that the sub is better suited for that work. I'm at a point where I may not get the Adcom 860 and look at something else (fodder for another post) but...

Mark, This next post is up your alley, then. Keeping in mind what you just said, here are some specifics: I have Paradigm's Studio Monitors. The pre/pro coming in (on order) is an Adcom 860. I just checked and here are the bass mngt settings for this unit: Either all large, all small or...

Mike, Thanks for your response. I think you have hit an underlying issue I have, i.e. did I make the right choice to have large studio monitors for the l/r? I can't help but feel that setting them to small is such a waste, but everyone's responses indicate otherwise. The technical report...

I'm anxious to get the sub and start experimenting. My hope is to get enough information in order to have a working reference point. That way, if I make too many adjustments and don't like it, I can always default back to the beginning. I guess my truck is sort of the same way; after the install...

Ed, That indeed is a good article. After reading it a few times, I'm still digesting it but the gist is what you said, i.e. set all to small and let the sub do the work. I think my initial reaction is "I have full range speakers, why waste the lower frequencies, or Why did I buy full range...

Good point, set them all to small or experiment with the studios at large, see how it goes. I take it that the studios set to small will play cleaner since no effort is wasted trying to reproduce frequencies it's not capable of. When setting all speakers to small, the pre/pro then directs...

Paradigm's are the only speakers I have ever had in my HT, so yes, I'm probably biased and quite possibly ignorant of other fine speakers out there. That being said, I will refer to how well that have held up: perfectly after owning them for 7 years, not a single problem and they have had a lot...

Here's my first post, I considered adding it to Edward's fine thread re: pb2 but decided to start a new one since the only relation to that thread is I will also be the owner of this fine sub, ordered on 7/18 and the wait begins. My questions: Regarding large vs small, at what size do you...