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  1. Cam McFarland

    receiver suggestion for SVS system speakers.....>

    I just ordered the SVS MTS-01 full size speaker sytem with the PB13 ultra sub. I would sure appreciate some guidance in choosing an appropriate receiver to go with the system & ease of operation is a plus. Thanks in advance, - Cam EDIT: It is the 5.1 system
  2. Cam McFarland

    Houston locals.........

    Anybody care to come to my house to see what I must be doing wrong. Pain in the butt for somebody, but if I dont ask I cant get rejected....lol My new sonosub with the BP1503 driver & Behringer EP2500 cant come close to matching my Tempest & 320w plate amp.....:angry: It pretty much...
  3. Cam McFarland

    Houston area speaker repair.....???

    Anybody able to recomend someplace to get a tinsel lead lengthened?? Thanks, - Cam EDIT: BP-1503 if it makes any difference.
  4. Cam McFarland

    LFE out of HK AVR7200....??

    Who can tell me what frequency the LFE output on the HK AVR7200 cuts off at. I am going to be using a Behringer EP2500 to run my sub & want to know what frequency to set my mains to crossover at. Thanks..... - Cam
  5. Cam McFarland

    Question concerning backside of IB......

    Who has an IB with the backside in their garage? If I were to do this, which would be dead center between my mains & behind my screen, how bad will I piss off my neighbors when watching a movie. Say I had two BP1503s or something to that effect running off a Behringer EP2500 when I get...
  6. Cam McFarland

    Sonotube wax ????

    What do I need to do to prepare the outside of my Sonotube in order to glue something to the outside? Thanks...... - Cam
  7. Cam McFarland

    Thomas W......a question...>>>>>

    Thomas, oh wise one, what the heck isthis ??
  8. Cam McFarland

    Getting bass out of my TV.....

    How do I get my sub to work when playing my TV through my receiver? I have a basic L/R RCA output from my TV running to my receiver. It only sees an analog signal. I get sound through all 5 speakers, but not the sub. Thanks........ - Cam
  9. Cam McFarland

    What am I missing.....?

    As I am contemplating an IB sub I have been doing some looking, and I came across this statement through a link, but unless there is some formula I dont know to use.....???? Is the following quote just a typo....?? I think it should be "PE however 'de-rates' the power handling BY...
  10. Cam McFarland

    I love my Tempest, but......>

    I now want to build a "ported" Sonosub with a Tumult. I am not good with the box building programs & cant find any plans online. Before the yelling starts, I am sure there are some to be found, I just have not found them. :b I have done some searches, but mostly found plans for sealed...
  11. Cam McFarland

    Dual outputs on mono amp..

    Why would a mono amp have dual outputs, & how would this affect the wiring of two dual voice coil drivers in different enclosures from this amp?
  12. Cam McFarland

    BFD hum....???

    Besides not being able to figure it out, every time I turn on my BFD, my sub gets a loud hum. All of my HT stuff is plugged into a Monster Bar power conditioner strip. Gotta get rid of it before I can try to figure the dang thing out. Any ideas....???
  13. Cam McFarland

    subwoofer test.......

    Ran my Avia to check levels, then put in my copy of sinewave tones. Here is the result when tones played at volume setting netting me 75dbs at my listening position which is 14 ft from sub & where I had the spl meter for this test. 10 - 88 15 - 84 16 - 91 17 - 93 18 - 94 19 - 95 20 -...
  14. Cam McFarland

    Audio Racks....???

    I am looking for a decent Audio Rack. TV is bigscreen, so dont need to support it. I DO need to support my receiver which weighs ~65#, though. I wanted something enclosed to help keep out dust, I plan on some kind of fan set-up to keep things cool. I have done a few net searches, but dont...
  15. Cam McFarland

    beginner wiring lesson....

    I have 2 subs...both, dual 4ohm VC. If I hook up one wire (each) red/black to +/- of both V coils on one sub, and then twist those red/black together, that's a 2ohm load the amp sees, right? Then I do same to other sub & twist the final red/black from "each" sub together, its back to a...
  16. Cam McFarland

    Ready to crank Tempest up.....

    How do I plug my LFE into the plate amp?????????????? There is Line in/out RCA plugs that my LFE would plug right into & (2) High level in L/R with some kind of plug that unscrews but cant see how you would get a wire onto it & obviously is NOT RCA.... Wish I had some instructions from...
  17. Cam McFarland

    Plate amp line out.....

    Are the "line out" plugs the same as using the wires with the spade connections on a plate amp. I bought one of the 360w amps from CSS. While it got here quicker than expected, it came with no instructions at all, & I have had no reply to my email asking for help sent ~2 weeks ago. - Cam
  18. Cam McFarland

    close to finishing sub.....

    What is best way to ensure that spade type connections WONT come off of speaker tabs? Besides soldering........ TIA - Cam
  19. Cam McFarland

    Stupid parental situation........

    setup: 10:25pm... male friend calls my 18 yr. old stepdaughter on his cell phone. 10:30pm....male friend calls my 18 yr. old stepdaughter on his cell phone while at an Adult neighbors house (Adult neighbor is our neighbor, 3 houses down). 18yr old stepdaughter hangs up the phone & says...
  20. Cam McFarland

    OK.......girlfriend thread......

    I got my new HK7200....working great, but still VERY NEW to it. I had the big screen pulled out while setting things up & was still tweaking stuff. I mention to my GF that I eill be able to put it back soon. I go to the dentist, come back & she had shoved tv back to normal spot.....now...
  21. Cam McFarland

    tempest ???

    What is the purpose of the approx. 1/2" thick material that looks like it should be compression "sealer" for lack of better description on the front of the outside ring of the (Tempest) driver. Since the driver drops down into the hole with this part sticking out above the hole, what is it...
  22. Cam McFarland

    Port & T-nut question....

    Plan calls for 11" flared port. This means that from outside of flare, to outside of flare, is 12", correct?? Also....how bad of idea is it to put T-nut into back of the MDF holding driver, or is this OK?
  23. Cam McFarland

    Plate amp to box help....

    OK...got my amp from CSS Mondau & it came with no instructions. I emailed them for some help that night & have gotten no reply as of yet. The amp is not enclosed, so I think I am supposed to build a box to cove the back so as to not leave the circuit board, etc. exposed inside enclosure, right...
  24. Cam McFarland

    HK 7200 came in.....I'm such an idiot....

    Can't get it to show that its an optical signal coming from DVD.....says coax. i'm gonna watch season finale of "The Shield" & go to sleep. :frowning: tomorrow is another day.....
  25. Cam McFarland

    Hk Avr 7200.....sale

    OK....this is listed on the home page, but I only saw it by accident & it was such a good deal I could not pass it up. I would hate for it to be missed by anybody looking. ONECALL has the HK AVR 7200 for $798.00 delivered!!! thats it...hope I didnt P#*S anybody off by posting this...
  26. Cam McFarland

    AudioEnvy....

    After being recommended I give this a try, I signed up Monday afernoon & picked a couple items of interest. I still have heard absolutely nothing from anybody, even though there were a couple in my area that I picked. Anybody ever had any luck going this route? How long does one have...
  27. Cam McFarland

    Infinity Kappa 600's

    They are expensive....are they any good???
  28. Cam McFarland

    Why does Adire charge shipping....

    on their drivers, & acoustic-visions does "not" charge shipping on Adire drivers??? And yes, they are sold for $150.00 at both sites. EDIT: added the word "not"....lol
  29. Cam McFarland

    What else........SPEAKERS!!!

    If you were going to go out & buy new speakers, & wanted to keep the outlay to as close to $1500.00 as you could (semi-flexible), what would you buy??? Most of the use will be HT, although I likes my music This is for the Fronts, center & surround ONLY!! The sub is not included in this...
  30. Cam McFarland

    Why would you choose.....>

    one of these "Creative amps" over the next? I am considering using one of these amps. The SUB250RC, the SUB250RF with the bass boost disabled or the SUB250R with 4dB bass boost at 25Hz. I am in the process of building an "Adire ported" based sub using a Tempest driver. The room to be...
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