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One of my pair of SVS PC-2000 Pros stopped powering on. I trouble shot and discovered the power cord died. Wrote SVS tech support using their web form to explain situation and ask for help. In less than 12 hrs they wrote back and are sending new cord, no muss, no fuss. Rare to find such...

BLUF: Top Gun Maverick (TGM) is an excellent summer action movie. Highly recommend seeing it. A movie deserving to be seen on as big a screen with as an immersive an audio system as is available. UP-FRONT DISCLAIMERS: 1) We (wife & I) saw it at the Big Mo Drive-In Theater on a very large...

SITUATION: Refurb DENON X4500H AVR bought from A4L in Oct 2020. A couple of days ago the AVR's eARC HDMI output just up and quit. - Did all the cable and output swaps/checks and resets needed to confirm the failure. The only function eARC was providing is OTA digital audio back to the AVR...

Gene posted a very interesting video on Speaker Boundary Interference Reflections (SIBR) and how this room/speaker interaction can cause problems different from, but in some ways similar to, the standing wave Room Nodes most of us are more familiar with. Video Link Here. SIBR Short Course (any...

Have had dual PC-2000 Pro's on the radar for almost two years. - Quick thanks to forum help from KEW, Pogre & Lemmerhirt, to name a few. Presented SVS's upcoming $150/each price increase (love math) to my Lady ( of 37 yrs this month), and she said YES to ordering duals today. No strings (aka...

After seeing so many forum rec's for larger three way center speakers . . . Receiving a large three-way center speaker tomorrow (706c). To compare to / potentially replace a smaller two-way MTM center from same maker & similar series as the rest of a 5.2.4 base layer. Areas to subjectively...

MAJOR REVISION: NOW INCLUDES MINIMUM SUB BUDGETS, WITH WARNING HIGHLIGHTS BASED ON ROOM VOLUME CATEGORIES. ALSO SPEND FACTORS BETTER ALIGNED WITH IMPORTANCE PERCENTAGES. PROBLEM STATEMENT: The forum fields many questions along the lines of; "What speakers should I buy for a $X,XXX budget to...

CE Pro just published an article about 20 Subs worthy to "reproduce music in stereo systems, multiroom audio systems, and the most advanced home theater systems." Their manufacturer list is at the bottom. Note the complete absence of sub focused ID brands (i e. HSU, Monolith, Outlaw, SVS...

Watching/listenning to the new "Kong vs Godzilla" flick on HBOMAX because it has an Atmos soundtrack. A god awful stupid movie, but useful to test if this Atmos ST actually delivers the goods on a 5.2.4 HT. (Spoiler Alert: this movie doesn't) When suddenly I get two chest thumping, bone...

UPDATED to reflect replies as of 1300 EDT: - Dropped Emotiva 3-ch, replaced with 3 x Outlaw 2220s (shout out to NINaudio, Pogre, and Peng) REQUEST: Thoughts on likely best external amp option to improve movie and multi-ch music SQ and system longevity for a 5.2.4 HT. GOALS: Improve...

Just installed four JBL Arena 61C in-ceiling speakers for .4 duty in a 5.2.4 system. Below are some TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) I learned from the project. Pics as well. 1) Measure and diagram the room/speaker locations (e.g. Google Slides) a) If able, scout your design in the...

Forum buds, Please provide a sanity check on 5.4 Atmos in-ceiling speaker plan before I cut the holes later this week. - Please see attached diagram, brown rectangles are doors, there are no windows. NOTES: 1) HDTV on the long wall and couch location near the back wall is non-negotiable per my...

SITUATION: Upgrading a wall mounted, flat panel in a no-window HT (15 ft. x 18 ft.) from an older 65" 1080P Samsung plasma to a 85" 4K HDR display. - Max budget is $2,300 (inc. ship/tax). HT use is for movies (Blu-Ray and 4K Streaming), TV sports, and also multi-channel audio. - The two Main...

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stonehenge-acoustics-1905935 Our audio hobby may have much deeper roots than previously thought, LOL. XEagleDriver Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Provding below to potentially help others optimize a multiple media streamer (i.e. Roku, Fire Stick) install. AV SITUATION: 3k sq ft, 2-story, home with TVs in four rooms. Two TVs are upstairs and two downstairs, each with a Fire Stick providing content. - Cut TV cable several years ago. -...

SITUATION: Replace an older, but very successful, SVS PB10-NSD ($500 10" sub from 2007). - Goal is to improve bass by leveraging advances in driver, amp, and EQ app control technology. - HT is 15' x 18' x 9' (2,400 cu ft) enclosed room. Four in-line seats about 11' from LCR and sub(s). - Sub...

A pair of 11 year old TIC ASP120 outdoor speakers gave up the ghost. After replacing them with a new pair (improved BTW), I had a DIY project idea to repurpose some Sierra 1 components (tweeter, woofer & x-over) from a S1 to S2 upgrade I did a couple of years ago. Took some engineering since S1...

If you read this forum you care enough about SQ to absolutely, never ever, attend any concert event at Atlanta's Mercedes Benz Stadium. My experience and diagnosis follows. My sweet, adult aged, daughter found a concert combination of Chris Stapleton (my fav) and George Strait (my...

My 43" Sony X800E BRAVIA 4K Android TV is a pain in the rear! So frustrating. In Dec 2018 the frustrating POS, or FPOS, automatically did an uninvited, not owner approved, Android software update. Then the FPOS appeared to no longer be able to receive over-the-air HDTV channels, because the...

My 6ish year-old PSW-111 sub started making popping sounds with no signal applied and distorting with signal applied. (I know, . . . with a sub that small and cheap how can one tell LOL) Knowing this is not a great or even mid-end sub I was expecting it to be a total loss. However, it is sized...