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My room is about 11 x 17. The Outlaw sub I’m upgrading from is a good sounding sub but it’s easy to push it too far. Based on my experience with the Outlaw I was hesitant about turning up the Monolith since old habits are hard to break. My hesitation was unfounded, the Monolith is definitely...

Thanks Shady, I’ll keep working with it. One of the lessons I’ve learned from the Outlaw is to not push it because it goes from sounding great to sounding terrible with just a small adjustment of the dial. Over the years I’ve figured out where that line is: at the receiver the sub is set to...

Just got a new Monolith 15" subwoofer and it seems underpowered compared to my old Outlaw LFM Plus. Do I have unrealistic expectations or did I get a lemon? Only had about an hour to tinker around with it but here is what I have done so far: Plugged it into the receiver using my old presets...

Thanks for the input, would you elaborate on why the PB3000 would be a significant upgrade while the SB3000 would not? They both have similar specs with the obvious difference being one is ported and one is not. Comparing the SB3000 to the LFM-Plus we see: SB3000 Amplifier: 800 WRMS (2500+...

Considering some upgrades to my home theater and want some advice on what will give me the most noticeable upgrade. The last thing I want to do is spend $500 to $1500 for a negligible difference in quality/performance. Here is what’s on the table: Upgrading a Outlaw LFM1 Plus Subwoofer to a...

I've been considering getting the SP-FS 52 speakers (plus the center channel & satellites) and want to catch them on sale. While they are still readily available, Newegg says they are discontinued signaling a possible shortage in the near future. Anybody know what's going on? Are they...

Thanks for all of the tips, just what I was looking for. As per the advice of afterlife2 I contacted the Onkyo support center and have several options to try before writing off my Onkyo receiver. I may have become over eager in replacing it. I said the HDMI board was going out--that was...

Let me rephrase the question: what is the best sounding receiver in the $300 to $450 price range. I appreciate that my speakers are not any good but I didn't ask "what receiver can make my speakers sound better?" I asked what the best sounding receiver was in this price range. Within the...

The HDMI board on my Onkyo HT-R580 receiver is starting to go out and I'm looking for a replacement receiver. I have a modest system--just the Onkyo home theater in a box speakers that came with the HT-R580 and a Polk PSW505 subwoofer--that I use exclusively for watching blu-rays. I'm...