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Post by 405x5 on Apr 5, 2024 9:49:28 GMT -5
... I put the empty box in the basement and that was the end of that. that was 23 years ago. Clearly, there is something wrong with me... What? You still have the box after 23 years? …. and the 4.7 we had within the hour here in the New York New Jersey area failed to knock the thing over lol
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Post by PaulBe on Apr 5, 2024 10:22:57 GMT -5
What? You still have the box after 23 years? …. and the 4.7 we had within the hour here in the New York New Jersey area failed to knock the thing over lol View AttachmentYou just had a small earthquake? Oh my. I hope all are OK. Back to 'Finding Subwoofer' - It's important to remember HT is just a hobby. Enjoyable music and movies don't require a subwoofer, a dedicated room, or even a multi-channel system. If it all was destroyed in an earthquake, the only thing that matters is my family and my neighbor's families. Your funny post about sticking your sub in the corner, 'and that was the end of it', adds some needed perspective to the subject. Subwoofer can be found in a variety of solutions. Edit - Just read that the earthquake was also felt and heard in PA.
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Post by leonski on Apr 5, 2024 11:07:36 GMT -5
I did the same thing. Stuck MY sub in a corner. But? It turned my DEN into a boombox. And out in the listening area, I thought I could make an improvement. Moved sub to the OTHER side behind the speakers.....FIXED and not moved in 6 or 8 years. And yes, I still have the box.....
One other item?
If you are given an all-new room, just HOW do you decide where stuff goes. Certainly not 'just where it fits'. Juggling what are dozens of variables is a daunting task.
Can you solve a 3-body problem in your head?
What's up with NY? That was a Los Angeles style rumbler.....Hope everyone is safe and back to a normal heartrate.....
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Post by marcl on Apr 5, 2024 11:14:05 GMT -5
I did the same thing. Stuck MY sub in a corner. But? It turned my DEN into a boombox. And out in the listening area, I thought I could make an improvement. Moved sub to the OTHER side behind the speakers.....FIXED and not moved in 6 or 8 years. And yes, I still have the box..... One other item? If you are given an all-new room, just HOW do you decide where stuff goes. Certainly not 'just where it fits'. Juggling what are dozens of variables is a daunting task. Can you solve a 3-body problem in your head? What's up with NY? That was a Los Angeles style rumbler.....Hope everyone is safe and back to a normal heartrate..... I’m south of Philadelphia today and felt a couple bumps. Friends north of here felt windows rattle.
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Post by leonski on Apr 5, 2024 13:06:27 GMT -5
That's what happens when Mother Nature forgets to take her Earth Control Pill......
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Post by 405x5 on Apr 5, 2024 14:14:22 GMT -5
…. and the 4.7 we had within the hour here in the New York New Jersey area failed to knock the thing over lol View AttachmentYou just had a small earthquake? Oh my. I hope all are OK. Back to 'Finding Subwoofer' - It's important to remember HT is just a hobby. Enjoyable music and movies don't require a subwoofer, a dedicated room, or even a multi-channel system. If it all was destroyed in an earthquake, the only thing that matters is my family and my neighbor's families. Your funny post about sticking your sub in the corner, 'and that was the end of it', adds some needed perspective to the subject. Subwoofer can be found in a variety of solutions. Edit - Just read that the earthquake was also felt and heard in PA. Only the second time in my life that I was aware of an earthquake…… First one here in New York was around 40 years ago…..,lived in a different house, but only a stones throw away from where I am now. early in the morning my cat went ballistic. within a few minutes The bed was shaking doing a reboot of the exorcist.
Fast forward to this one…… In both instances, I was just one of those people who happen to be in an incredibly quiet environment in both instances. so this last one I didn’t feel anything, but my windows were rattling off the hook I have those Anderson windows that have a fake plastic that makes one large piece of glass look like little individual window panes and those things are great for making noise.
I now have a pug instead of a cat. My pug did not react at all to this, but he did look up and say , I don’t give a sh** if it’s a 9.0 as long as I don’t miss dinner
yes, about the subwoofer I needed to throw it a bit of levity… What actually happened was all my measuring and research for the best physical fit and compatibility to my main systems had all been done, so really there was nothing left except to pull it from the box and put it in its planned space.
It is a singular subwoofer, but beyond that my mains have 4 10 inch woofers (two in each tower) and they are arranged in a push pull configuration . The whole deal provides incredibly smooth and deep base.
My sub is not truly in a corner at all with respect to the volume of airspace all around it, which is shared by the adjacent room, so really the subwoofer rests in the middle of everything and it is indeed an ideal location, so yeah, I found my subwoofer a very, very long time ago. in the middle of all that I needed to find it all over again because the amplifier plate, Blew I but was able to obtain a new one from Velodyne just shortly before the original West Coast version of the company went belly up. They are back in business overseas from my understand, but there’s been no support from my particular model for a very, very long time.
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Post by leonski on Apr 5, 2024 14:33:19 GMT -5
I can't remember how many quakes I've been thru......Even in my town, but that was 4 or 5 months before I moved here! Whittier? Northridge? and several more of note. Cats would wake up long enough to crack an eye than return to 'normal'.....
Best news? the continuing use of a nuclear power reactor build basically ON a fault......Can't wait to see how that turns out. Diablo Canyon is 2000 feet from nearest (of many) faults nearby. PG&E has renewed license request....... Plant was designed for up to a 6.75, which is well below the maximum anticipated quake for the area.
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Post by KeithL on Apr 5, 2024 16:41:58 GMT -5
Why does this remind me of the old routine with broadcast television... The one where your favorite station only comes in clear if you're actually touching the rabbit ears on the TV... I was with several friends at anothers house and we experimented with using US as bass modifiers. Go stand in the corner.....get 2 or 3 others to do the same and the bass in the room changes.....audibly..... If it was a little 'bloated' it may now be tolerable. Good experiment pointing the way to (or not) corner traps.......
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