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With all the testing you've had to do to honestly say this, I'll have to completely agree with you. This sub will sound at its best no matter where we put it. Place on almost any surface, we will hear no difference. Know we all know that the issues I've had to work through on my downward firing...

I have a SVS PB2000 in a 18 x 22' room. I can tell where it is, but only if I walk around. I also have a Velodyne front firing with a downward passive radiator in the same room, locating it is more difficult. Even though bass its self is more so omnidirectional, the speaker that produces it is...

Better is a matter of perspective. You bought a great sub from a very reputable company. There is no perfect sub. All have their strong points and weaknesses. The downward firing subs pump and suck toward the speaker, whatever is on the floor close to them. Their sound is omnidirectional, and...

All of those things are important, and each has its own effect. In my experience, none of them can completely counter another. But never completely believe me or anyone else, find out for yourself, experiment. And as for driver orientation, if all are the same, why are so many different...

On carpet, with or without a base plate will have a different sound. It's the difference between firing at a surface that reflects or one that absorbs sound, between a crisp burst of bass or a slightly muffled one. Both have their good points and bad points. But beauty is in the eye of the...

From experience, with carpet under a down firing sub, the amp runs hotter and the cone suspension endures a lot more stress. If you only listen at low levels or the carpet has a tight hard surface, I don't believe you will have a problem. But in ether case, having a hard base for your sub to sit...

The PSA 15S is a powerful sub. As much research as you did, is box size the only reason you choose a downward firing sub? Front firing is more popular among audiophiles. When I had one, I had a hardwood platform under it. The deep carpet in my living room did not work well with mine. I've seen...

Did you notice that the entire top part was a quote? Every additional 3 dB of volume requires double the power. At 84 dB Sensitivity running at 50 watts. 3 dB higher is 100watts. 3 dB higher is 200watts. 3 dB higher is 400watts. At 50 watts at a 9dB difference, one speaker would have to play at...

https://www.lifewire.com/speaker-sensitivity-3134850 "The higher the sensitivity rating of a speaker, the louder it will play with a certain amount of wattage. For example, some speakers have a sensitivity around 81 dB or so. This means with one watt of power, they'll deliver just a moderate...

You can tell this was written a few years ago. Now, there IS wireless for home theater. Wireless back speakers, and wireless subwoofers are popular. I, personally, like wires best.

I was looking around a little more, and a monitor arm would work well for this. Good luck.

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I feel your pain. I've put a fair amount of thought lately into what was said in this discussion, and here's what I've came up with. The half power thing is a poor solution. Unless I see a schematic, I'll have to rely on your word. I think that the best solution is a switch that changes the...

Thanks for the reply. Amplification takes several steps, each step uses a different voltage. To do a 50% steep down, you'd need to do a trick with transformer, like tap the windings midway. OR for the rail solution, two transformers would be needed, one to supply for the two rails. Both are a...

Yes way! Normally, "larger" moves more air, does more work, and takes more power to do so. I do admit, what I said was a generalization, like generally, a 4 inch speaker is easier to drive than an 18 inch one. And most small cabinets with 2 speakers in them are easier to drive than a larger...

The center speaker stand turned out nice, and sounds fine. Now about he two Klipsch Quintet III center speakers that I am now using as front speakers in a Logitech computer surround system. Alone They sound fine. But when I compare them to the JBL center speaker that I just fixed and installed...

I am an electronics technician. Almost all multi channel theater receivers are made (and set up) to drive a set of smaller type 8 ohm speakers. They are not power house amps that are drastically over made. Driving large, or 4ohm speakers on mid to high volumes will cause it to run hot. Heat is...

Wives get smarter and more headstrong as they get older. I'm lucky, I married a music lover. This is why she will never part with the HPM 1100s. She does like movies too, and she appreciates a well built theater system. I won, or you won. It depends on the way you look at it. I spent a bit over...

I'm old enough to collect social security, and still raising two young girls. Court appointed, and raised from birth. Ones 11, and the other's 14. I want better than nice, but I have a budget I have to work within, and a wife.

I have a 7 Klipsch Quintet III speakers in my system, for the surround, back, Atmos, and center speaker; taken from two speaker sets. The center speaker in the set is the only one that is different. It has an extra little woofer added, and no stand. They have a great sound, but friends and...

I knew I'd catch some flack on that, and I can see your point to some degree. I do applaud purest like Bob Bielski for his efforts, and I do agree that If one hears obvious tonal differences when the sounds pan from speaker to speaker, this does need to be fixed. However, Timbre matching would...

Two ideas. A retractable arm will be difficult, expensive, and unstable. A swing out arm would be more ridged. Or a ball bearing drawer slide can even be used.

I've seen some reviews on the older line, they are great speakers, superb sound and very efficient. If they're like the older ones, they're 4 ohm, and are too different from most of the other speakers on the market. One would need to buy a whole set, or stay home. And not all receivers can do 4...

About buying used. The speaker suspension has a life span, more so than the rest of the speaker. When you buy used, it's like playing Russian roulette using a Glock. Plan on a rebuild in a year or two. But you might get lucky and they may last a bit longer.

I'm not really sure that I buy into the "timbre match" thing for the center speaker, it has a unique job. So much so that a lot of us spend some somewhat serious money on one. I've seen lots of systems where the center speaker is different from the rest. But if you want to stick with Klipsch...

This is what I learned from this Thread: First; When a sound engineer mix Atmos and all of the other channels for a movie, they do so with the intent for the movie to be shown on a theater system that has its speakers correctly configured, as determined by the decoder engineers. In other words...

You forgot one thing, the room also needs to be built and designed for this purpose. Few people use their system purely for home theater. But for the best case scenario, we can all probably agree that all channels should be 3 way, exactly the same, realistic sounding, and with multiple...

1. Is it the same soundbar unit A parts manual would tell us, but I doubt that one exists for consumers. Probably, only the manufacturer or one of their service centers can answer that. 2. Can I use this LG Sub with my soundbar Bluetooth is not "across the board" connectivity. The interrogated...

Demoing them in the store, they sound really loud and great. But when you connect it to your TV, the pre-amp level is a lot lower. And I do understand the space issue, my wife would never let me connect a receiver and speaker system to the TV in our bed room. My best advise: If you are going to...

I do have a sound bar in my bed room connected to a 65" 4k LED. Last month, I bought a 300 watt Samsung with the back speaker kit. Its a pretty nice 5.1 system, but we listen to it mostly with the volume at 100%. This is a comfortable level for movies. I would have thought it would have more...