That famliar feeling of waiting for the Fed Ex truck washed over me ... you know, that feeling that reminds some of those childhood days of Chrismas Eve or the day before a big vacation to someplace exciting.
Nah, that must be a frigerator for the neighbors ... eh ... it does say HSU on the side, but I have bathrooms smaller than ... omg how will the wife take to this?
I've done my homework and the wife has a new toy of her own (new Applie video Ipod) and she is too busy down loading her favorite TV shows to really have it sink in just how big this new addition really is.
I feel part joy and part concern over the size of this beast as it sits comfortably in its short term well packaged home. As I open the first layer of packaging I'm feeling a little better about things as there is a box within a box and thick foam between both.
My Avia DVD and Radio Shack gadgit hasn't arived yet so I feel no guilt as I quickly hook things up, set my Axiom M60s to small, put the crossover at 80 and the Subs volume control in the 10 o'clock position and fire it up with zero calibration.
Before I turn it on the wife is off taking my youngest to school and then straight to work. While it's true I love my dear wife I must admit I'm very happy that I'll be able to shake the pictures off the wall without any cold stares.
I turn on the TV and Star Wars in playing on HBO ... yes, it was meant to be. A smile slowly creeps on to my face as a captial ship takes after Hans and Luke. Just then my 21 year old daughter come out of the shower with concern on her face, but she soon realizes its daddy's new toy and not the feared Earth quake that is over due in southern California.
"Wow dad, I could feel that in the shower" (no where near my HT listening area). And just when I thought my smile couldn't get any bigger.
Surprisingly, the sub sounded nearly perfect from the get go (despite no calibration) with that real seat of your pants gut jaring deep bass hitting only when called upon and with great accuracy.
I put in Toy Story 2 and was rewarded with that real theater feel of deep confident clean base that brings you right into the movie. Ended up watching the whole thing.
Finally, it was time to try some music. I was sure that it wasn't going to be as clean as just 2 channel stereo. Much to my surprise my living room was filled with clean bass seemingly matching perfectly with my axiom M60s. Truely this was a match made in heaven.
Worth every penny.
Geez, what is it going to sound like once I get it calibrated? Oh my!!!
