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Quote: Originally Posted by Warpdrv ...and shoot the poo... Alex will be so disappointed that he wasn't there. He's more of a flinger, though.

Really the only way to know if that is the right placement is to measure the in room response with REW and see how the performance looks at the seating position.... Other then that its a cr@p shoot, if it sounds good, then great, but if you have room nodes that are creating a problem, you'll not be able to tell what you need for eq at the seating position to get a flat response...

Thanks for the input, Ikeyes. I was thinking the same thing, and I'm sure that I can get better performance after I do the crawl-test. Problem is, I'm moving in 2 weeks and I haven't ordered a really long coaxial cable yet (the one I have is only 6ft). I'll definitely do that in the new place though. The thing that worries me though, is that my levels are all pretty low. 1-2 O'clock on the sub volume, receiver sub...

Quote: Originally Posted by Franin Hi Gior Im going to wait a few years before anymore upgrading as the technolgy is going crazy fast. Thankyou Frank It is? The W7 drivers have been around nearly a decade and are still some of the best drivers used in any commercially available subwoofer system. There are superior drivers(TC Sounds LMS is the highest performance sub driver right now), but they are so expensive on a unit by unit basis right...

thanks man, appreciate it. I'm going to look into the caps first, figure its the cheapest option and cant hurt right? test it on my dad's receiver and depending on my money situation, i may pick up an sa-240 and 12" reference and sell the sub on ebay (or here)

The simple answer is that if it still works, no, you didn't blow it. You got lucky. If nothing else you learned why everyone says to make sure all your equipment is powered down when kerfutzing with the wiring. You don't go playing with the wiring under the cars hood when it's running either.

The 707 is a fine receiver and should power most of the speakers you look at. For speakers, stay away from Bose and dump that Onkyo subwoofer for a real one.

Quote: Originally Posted by krzywica I think some receivers have stereo subwoofer preouts...I may be wrong about this though. And whats up with your location Adam? are you in prison? Maybe I just don't get it...? I am Polish after all. Krywica, Usually the subwoofer output is just the lower frequencies and is not split to left and right (stereo). Since it is pre-out and not line level, as Adam said you can connect multiple subwoofers...

Quote: Originally Posted by Warpdrv Really the only way to know if that is the right placement is to measure the in room response with REW and see how the performance looks at the seating position.... Other then that its a cr@p shoot, if it sounds good, then great, but if you have room nodes that are creating a problem, you'll not be able to tell what you need for eq at the seating position to get a flat response... Thanks Warp. I will...

Quote: Originally Posted by gochal Heard a very quick, loud boom that shook the floor while hooking up the powered subwoofer to the receiver, and now it doesn't work at all. No burning smell, and no cracks in the cone. Checked the fuse, and it looks fine. Shouldn't I have expected to smell something burning if I blew either the subwoofer or the amp in the subwoofer? You won't smell anything if it happens instantaneously unless...