Unfortunately I'm solo on this one. They actually weren't as bad as it thought they'd be. I throw around 80 lb boxes of meat all day at work.
Just following instructions... Good thing I have my supervisor there to lend a hand!
Oops. Upside down. I opened it from the side that said "Open This Side". Oh well, no biggie. Like I said, they weren't that bad.
First look! I was a little surprised at the metal housing, but it doesn't look bad. All the components in my system are black, so they fit right in.
I cropped the crap out of these before I discovered a resizing app in the marketplace. That's why the edges are cut off. I edited in some better pics of the setup. They're not as big and overbearing as I thought they'd be. They actually fit pretty nice. They don't stick out past the tv stand, which is good.
I have them all set up and am listening now. I have the gain set on the first notch, well below 12 o'clock. I had it one notch below 12 o'clock the first time and audyssey trimmed them back to -12. lol. Turning the gain down remedied that. Right now Audyssey has them trimmed to -5. I bumped it up to -2. They're not perfect yet, I haven't even level matched yet, but my fears of them blending with my Ultras has been assuaged. My main speakers don't "disappear".
What I need to do now is get an spl meter (don't beat me up Buck, I still have to get one), a measuring mic, REW, minidsp, and really get them dialed in. I'll prolly be making posts on how to use everything correctly and understand my readings. I sure hope where they are right now is a good spot because there really isn't much room for them anywhere else.
I have yet to throw anything in with thunderous bass, but I can definitely tell the difference. Fuller. They can actually fill my room and I'm glad I took everyone's advice and didn't go through 2 or 3 more upgrades to get the right one. They're not "too big", which I was afraid of also. They fill my room, but it's not ridiculous. As long as they're blended right, bigger is better.
