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Sonnie, thanks for your reply in the TX-SR605 thread about my first impressions. I am still surprised that my KSW-10 would sound so "quiet". Maybe it is the way I connected it to the receiver? Should I move to the KSW-12 or even the Velodyne you recommend here? I have it in a large room next to a chair. I have been going without a sub for so long because the base response on my Boston Acoustics VR950 towers has been so good, but when I dropped the Yamaha RX-V995 for the Onkyo, I noticed a dramatic drop in base response. I have the base cranked all the way. This led me to buy the KSW-10 on a whim...found it at Costco this week for $150. Anyway, if the KSW only powers at 55 watts, I am still surprised of its almost inaudible performance. I used to have a nice Yamaha 65 watt powered sub that kicked this thing in the ****. I did some reading and perhaps I have the sub connected incorrectly. They say to connect using a Y RCA connection from the L/R on the sub into the sub pre out on the Onkyo. I didn't have the right Y cable...I had the reverse, so I put the Y at the back of the Onkyo and connected the L/R to the sub directly using an old inexpensive RCA cable.
Some specs on the room: about 5000 cubic feet and open to the kitchen on one side. The sub is next to the right main somewhat sheltered by an upholstered chair. I know this is a huge room, but I had better performance on the old Yamaha sub. Should I move it to the right corner and try again?
If I can't get this to sound good I'll return the Klipsch and get a decent powered sub. I'm just surprised considering that I have had smaller subs that sit on a desktop and they sound better than this. It has to be something about my setup. I can't go on without better low end. My music listening experience has suffered significantly.
Thanks again.
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02-10-07, 10:31 PM
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