Re: selecting a stereo sub with my M80's
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mdrew,
Why don't you pm Craigsub for some info on the subs you are looking at.He has done alot of testing on the subject and could give you some very good advice.
Rick
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Hello Mdrew,
Hope you are well. When you said you had no room upstairs for the sub, did that include the smaller footprint of the cylinder? If so, I apologize for continuing to suggest that placement. I was assuming that you had the 16 inches for the cylinder, but not enough room for the much more space consuming box subs.
Later,
TonyM
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Dang Tony, I owe you a beer, or two, or three….thanks for all your help. To clarify on the pre-outs for the surround back’s, they are coax. Do I just buy a R/L coax cable and plug it into the sub? I haven’t seen the back of these subs, but thought that they just had one coax input? Or will the coax plug right into the sub’s speaker inputs?
As far as upstairs, it’s actually a small gable roofed dormer. Between the handrails around the loft perimeter, vertical support posts and beams, I’m limited with floor space. The one spot I could possibly put the sub is tucked underneath the roof joists (the roof is a 10/12 vaulted pitch). I might be able to squeeze the cylinder in there, but I’ll have to take a tape to it. It’ll be a bitch to get it into position and I’ll not want to do it more than once. I’ll take some pictures and post them. I promised I’d do that in another post anyway.
Rick, thanks for the tip. I will.
Thanks again for all your help.
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Hi Mdrew,
Tony hopes you are well (Could not resist )... Considering where you need the sub shipped to, Between the Outlaw, the Hsu, and the SVS... pick the one that physically fits your area the best, and you will have a great solution. All three are quite capable...
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Hello Mdrew,
Hope you are well. The plugs on the back of the HK and the sub are standard RCA connectors. Go to the Axiom homepage go to products and then look under cables and interconnects, use the coaxial audio cables that they have there, they have several lengths, you will need two of them, one for each channel.
The subs have stereo or mono inputs, depending on your hookup requirements, you will hook them up to the left and the right channel pre-outs that correspond to the M80 channels.
If you visit the SVS website they have pictures of the amplifier on the sub, it will be very clear once you see it.
No problem on the help, it is what we do here.
Later,
TonyM
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Thanks guys. I hope I can help out around here one of these days. This mid/high end audio stuff is pretty daunting to me.
I've got some prices back from Outlaw, SVS and HSU.
ONE Outlaw LFM to my door is $760
ONE SVS-PB1-ISD to my door is $785
ONE SVS-PB2-ISD to my door is $1174
ONE HSU-STF-3 to my door is $835
ONE HSU-VTF-3 to my door is $936
I need to get shipping quotes on the SVS cylinders yet. Plus, I need to wander around with a tape measure to see what I can find room for. FYI- I don't have room for two of anything, even little cubes. I'll post some pictures so you know what I'm dealing with.
Last edited by mdrew; 08/27/04 11:34 PM.
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Hello Mdrew,
Hope you are well. Here is the picture of the amp on the back of the SVS, this one is from the Plus model which has the subsonic filter that the PCi models lack. You can see the left and right line level inputs, crossover dial, and the speaker level inputs and outputs if you choose that route.
Hope this helps you visualize the hookups.
Later,
TonyM
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TonyM ... That pic was something... Someday I will have to learn how you "computer literate" guys DO all this stuff...
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Heres another one for ya.
Rick
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You mean I have to choose whether I want more switches or more dials?!?!
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