SVS pc12plus? why is it sucking?

[erict]

Originally Posted by eclimax13

so i guess we can conclude that its in the sound track of the movie...svs just confirmed that its very difficult to bottom out the sub so it's unlikely the sub is causing it and not the sountrack

normally i wouldnt be so worried about these things but when you drop 1k without ever hearing the product, i just want to make sure everything is working properly

Can you post what all you're settings are on the back of the sub and in you're receiver?

[eclimax13]

Originally Posted by erict

Can you post what all you're settings are on the back of the sub and in you're receiver?

on the sub everything is off or set full left as svs suggests, the gain is set to half...my avr is all set to the right setting, small speakers, 80hz xover, and room corrected with audyssey...i know i have to do more with the placement as there are three distinct spot that the bass is exactly the way i want it to sound...two of which are the rear corners..of course the one place i get the least bass is in my seat so now that im going on weekend, ill be able to play around a little bit...
just sucks when you get your equipment all in the right spot and then have to move it..

its great...i have this bass cd from when i was younger and into car audio...theres a song that drops very low and my theater system was never able to reproduce this the way my car did until i got this sub....movies have become a whole new experience...sounded good before (didnt really know what i was missing), now they sound ...especially the belroc scene in lotr: fotr....can't wait to hear this again on blu

[erict]

Originally Posted by eclimax13

on the sub everything is off or set full left as svs suggests, the gain is set to half...my avr is all set to the right setting, small speakers, 80hz xover, and room corrected with audyssey...i know i have to do more with the placement as there are three distinct spot that the bass is exactly the way i want it to sound...two of which are the rear corners..of course the one place i get the least bass is in my seat so now that im going on weekend, ill be able to play around a little bit...
just sucks when you get your equipment all in the right spot and then have to move it..

its great...i have this bass cd from when i was younger and into car audio...theres a song that drops very low and my theater system was never able to reproduce this the way my car did until i got this sub....movies have become a whole new experience...sounded good before (didnt really know what i was missing), now they sound ...especially the belroc scene in lotr: fotr....can't wait to hear this again on blu

Are you sure it was bottoming out and not just a low you have never heard before you set the SVS up or something rattling in the room?

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by erict

Are you sure it was bottoming out and not just a low you have never heard before you set the SVS up or something rattling in the room?

It may be just that. He should run a test tone or a bass test song like Woofer Cooker or Beats for My Van. That should be able to shake just about everything so you can pin-point anything that's vibrating and counter it.

[erict]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

It may be just that. He should run a test tone or a bass test song like Woofer Cooker or Beats for My Van. That should be able to shake just about everything so you can pin-point anything that's vibrating and counter it.

After playing transformers yesterday I heard stuff rattle in my room that I have never heard rattle before (especially the opening plane scene). One was a strange sound I had thought my A2-300 was producing until I found the culprit, a metal candle holder with a glass dish on my mantle. You gota love that looow LFE

[eclimax13]

Originally Posted by erict

Are you sure it was bottoming out and not just a low you have never heard before you set the SVS up or something rattling in the room?

it very well could be...but theres not much to rattle...ill have to do some more investigating

[Driver_King]

My windows and closet door shake violently if left unchecked. There are some other things I had to resettle to avoid them from shaking, like my bed.

[Fors*]

My PC12-NSD sub has never bottomed out during this scene, and I have used it numerous times to test the low end capabilities of my sub. I'm sure there is a combination of things at work here as previously mentioned. But I too would be scared if I heard what I thought was the sub bottoming out too. It took me months and at least 12 different locations for my 2 subs to get them play nicely with each other and to get the most ouput and even bass response I wanted. After running REW, I found that I have finally located the best location for my subs and I have the piece of mind to go with it too. Keep tweaking and moving the subs eclimax, this sub can deliver everything you want it to once you get everything working together.

[eclimax13]

whats rew? please forgive my ignorance, I've been out of the game for a little bit

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by eclimax13

whats rew? please forgive my ignorance, I've been out of the game for a little bit

I forgot to spell that out, sorry about that eclimax. It is Room Equalizer Wizard. There is a thread in the Audio Discussion Form on it...REW Thread It is a free download that you use to measure your sub's frequency response in relation to the room's boundaries. It involves setting up your computer properly with a sound card, an SPL meter, add'l cables that hook up to your receiver and SPL meter and the computer's line in (not the mic in). I have a pic of my results within my gallery if you want to take a look at the results I got. After many attempts of moving my sub to what I thought was the best spot, I finally got it where I believe it sounds the best.

REW

[eclimax13]

UNREAL, UNREAL, UNREAL....i was starting to think i was going to need to order a 2nd one of these until i did the crawl technique...found the right spot and holy hell...every one of my worries has been solved just by putting the sub in the right spot...this thing has so much bass but yet its clean and accurate...im very very happy with this sub ...thanks for all your guys help

[ZedsDead]

Glad to hear you have found resolution, especially since I have my eye on one of these for someday down the road possibly.

[erict]

Originally Posted by eclimax13

UNREAL, UNREAL, UNREAL....i was starting to think i was going to need to order a 2nd one of these until i did the crawl technique...found the right spot and holy hell...every one of my worries has been solved just by putting the sub in the right spot...this thing has so much bass but yet its clean and accurate...im very very happy with this sub ...thanks for all your guys help

Glad to here you're rocking But one thing I have to ask..... where are the pics

[eclimax13]

Originally Posted by erict

Glad to here you're rocking But one thing I have to ask..... where are the pics

in the official svs owner thread

[erict]

Originally Posted by eclimax13

in the official svs owner thread

Need to put them in you're gallery.

[tbizzle]

Glad to hear you got the sub position down. Does it still bottom out on that Hulk scene? I'm curious because I'll need to find a good spot for mine so that I can try that scene again. It's the only scene so far that's made my sub bottom out

[erict]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

Glad to hear you got the sub position down. Does it still bottom out on that Hulk scene? I'm curious because I'll need to find a good spot for mine so that I can try that scene again. It's the only scene so far that's made my sub bottom out

You're sub is screaming for a riser/isolation pad

[eclimax13]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

Glad to hear you got the sub position down. Does it still bottom out on that Hulk scene? I'm curious because I'll need to find a good spot for mine so that I can try that scene again. It's the only scene so far that's made my sub bottom out

no it does not

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by erict

You're sub is screaming for a riser/isolation pad

I know, I need to build one soon!

Originally Posted by eclimax13

no it does not

Sweet. Bet your setup sounds killer

[eclimax13]

now i need a longer (25') subwoofer cable...right now im using an audioquest sub 1....what are you guys using?...not really interested in spending $200+ on another audioquest cable