Black Friday Clearance Sale on Chane (Originally Chase) speakers and subwoofers

Hello Everyone,
I ordered 4 SBE-118's and a MQ-600 to go with my existing SS-18.2's and my MQ-600 amp! I've moved around some furniture, have another 20Amp wall outlet, 12/2 wired, 20Amp dedicated circuit breaker ready for the new MQ-600 and the 4 new subs. I'm looking forward to the Eight 18's tight (and loud) bass!
Coming from 3 ported subs, I've come to appreciate the Sealed Sound. I don't think I would have been disappointed with 4 VS-18.1's but glad I went with the sealed. I agree with MKTheater that sealed can be as loud and as impactful as ported, you just have to add more subs..., And they go lower.
I'm also blessed in that my wife would let me put 20 subs in here if that is what I wanted but I have to say; even though my existing subs have a big wow factor with my friends, they do take up some real estate!
I currently have 11.2 and am toying with adding some ceiling speakers for Atmos but am going to wait awhile to see how the format shakes out.

I've spoken with Craig on two occasions in the last couple of weeks and and am impressed with him just like I was a year or so ago when I ordered my original SS-18.2's. I know he may not be popular in some forums but I appreciate people that honestly voice their opinions Knowing they will be vilified by some. I do wish we lived closer together, I would love for him to hear my system when I get my new subs hooked up. I think he would be a fun guy to just hang out with.
I also hope Craig is able to stay in the A/V business for a long time to come. I know this is more of a Hobby/Side Business to him than anything else but companies that offer True Value products and/or services, with the corresponding low profit margins, are difficult to sustain...

Sorry for the ramble but just wanted to share my excitement!

I'll let you all know my impressions in a few weeks when the system is up and "complete" (for now).
Blessings Everyone and Happy New Year, Brian

Hello Everyone,
Craig told me that they were not pleased with the way my subs looked so they put
an "extra coat" on them.
They are shipping all four subs and the MQ-600 on Thursday so I should receive them on Mon/Tues.
I'm looking forward to Da Boom!

sbdman; I'll let you know how it sounds "doubling up".
Thank You (as well as several others) for your invaluable advice in my subwoofer/amp decisions.

Blessings,
Brian

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Hey sbdman!,
I just listened to Haddaway's "What Is Love" cranked up pretty loud (according to Rat Shack meter, 110-111dB,
appx 6' off the floor in the middle of my 15' x 25' entertainment room).
That may not be as loud as some of your systems but it is loud to me! It is so Clean sounding that I have to
watch myself and not listen to it loud for extended periods of time. One time last year my left ear rang for several
weeks. I was sitting too close to one of my side surrounds. lol.
After awhile this morning I had to turn it down a bit. My XPA-1 and XPA-2 (these power my center and mains) LED's were really dancing.
No red showing but pretty close!
I also smelled a little electronic smoke (pushing a little too much wattage through my crossovers again.
May have to replace a few board capacitors again soon. lol).

When using the Audyssey XT32 calibration recommendation, I think it really limits my subs by instructing me to turn down the gain on my MQ-600
(I usually prefer to run them a little hotter) but they still sound Great!
I can't wait for my new subs to arrive but my system sounds Oh So Good already. I makes me smile ear to ear.
Nothing like 11 speakers, 2 x SS18.2's, Multi Channel Music Mode, and a few thousand watts to brighten up a Saturday morning!

Blessings,Brian :bigsmile:

P.S. Did I mention I LOVE MY SS18.2's!!!

Hello Everyone,
I just had a "Movie Night" for 7 of my close friends. We watched Expendables 3.
An OK movie but had some pretty good LFE. I have my 4 new SBE-118's in the rear portion of
my room along with my two SS18.2's that flank each side of my TV. I have my SS18.2's powered by my old
MQ-600 using one channel for each. My new MQ-600 arrived with a dead channel. Craig is UPS'ing me a new
one but suggested I hook the four SBE-118's up to the one working channel in series. He said the amp would
see a two ohm load so 1200 watts rms. I have to say, it sounds Great!

A few days ago I had to see what these eight 18" woofers could do. I ran Audyssey but after saving the
results, I turned the gain way up on both the sub amps and also in my Denon both to zero [(Audyssey had
the left (front) at -10.00 and the other at -10.5)]. After doing this I listened to some music and it sounded
good and loud but it was not until I played the crash scene in "Flight Of The Phoenix" that the walls truly
were shaking. It was some of the intense bass I have ever heard". Both LED meters on my older amp
pegged into the red and stayed there for at least 5 to 10 seconds before tripping the rear circuit breaker.
The amp that I have wired in series never tripped the circuit breaker but after flashing the red LED's for
awhile it just simply quit working. The fans were still blowing but it was not amplifying anything.
Craig told me to "feel free" to wire them up in series so I felt confident he would not mind if the
amp blew the working channel too. Well..., It did not do any apparent damage. After it cooled down
for 15-20 minutes, it started amplifying again. I'm not sure how loud my room actually got but I would
guess 120+db! (The loudest I have ever seen on my digital Radio Shack spl meter was 122db and I know it
was at least that loud). My Emotiva amps were getting hot as well as my AVR-4520 (that only powers
my height and wide speakers). I was also getting a little concerned about hearing damage but I tell you
what, IT WAS INCREDIBLE for those few minutes.
I'm so glad I got all of these subs and cannot imagine ever needing more. I think that 4 of Craigs vented
subs would have made me smile also but the lightning quick impact of my subs is sometimes shocking.
You are watching a movie at a pretty elevated volume and everything sounds great but if a bomb
or maybe a cannon goes off it makes you jump!

I know my new subs are no where near broken in yet but they already sound great. They seem pretty durable
too. One of my friends had his Coke sitting on a coaster on top of one of them (I'm using one as an end table)
and within just a few minutes it vibrated off and spilled all over. Lol!

Just wanted to share with you all that I'm all smiles here.

Blessings,Brian

Hi sbdman!,
I have not received my replacement amp yet but Craig recently texted me that it is on it's way.

You are correct, Craig is a stand up guy! I have personally talked to him for extended periods
of time on several occasions. We not only talked about A/V but also about a variety of other subjects
including firearms (my area of expertise). As I mentioned before, I wish he lived closer so we could
just hang out one evening. He has a standing invitation to come over to the house any time he happens
to be in the Nashville area. (I'll supply the steaks and even some ear plugs!)
I'm not surprised that he now replaces damaged drivers that are damaged through no
fault of his own. Amazing.

To be honest, there are times I wonder what Craig's vented subs would sound like in my room. My three
previous subs were in your face loud. These sealed subs have a much different sound.
Much more "accurate" for lack of a better description. You are watching a movie thinking everything sounds great
but not overwhelmed with the bass (like you would think with eight 18" woofers working), then all of the sudden a
gun blast or a plane flies over and it hits you like a baseball bat! Wow!
Living in/near Nashville I have many friends that are in the music industry. Many have been to parties at my house.
Some you may recognize their names and are relatively famous but all know music very well.
In fact, just a couple of weeks ago a couple of very experienced "sound guys" were here and we had a great time.
All are/were impressed with the bass and overall sound of my system.
"Wow" or "Incredible" are the terms most often used. When I crank it up so loud that when you try to talk loudly and
cannot hear your own voice but can feel your vocal chords vibrating and yet the sound is still so clean and crisp.
They typically just shake their head and start laughing.

These are some impressive subs Especially when you consider the price. Again, Amazing.

Blessings Everyone,
Brian

P.S. sbdman, you are also welcome to come by and hang out if you are ever in town...

Hi sbdman!,
I didn't see your post until long after the party but the "audition" went well.
Some of my guest's teenagers did not seem too impressed with all of the subs at first.
Kind of a "I know a guy who has a really nice system" kind of attitude. Then I played the
scenes from Terminator Salvation and all doubters were convinced. Wide eyed with their
mouths open! If memory serves me, the word that was used most often was "Awesome".

I looked through my collection and I have most of your recommendations. As I type this I
am watching the DTS DVD version of War Of The Worlds. The Pod emergence scene is indeed
amazing. Not sure if it has more powerful LFE than TS but it is incredible!
My room is appx 15' wide x 25' long with 11' ceilings that are angled at each end.
I have my subs set at +3.5 dB in the settings on my AVR-4520. The master volume on my 4520 is on
75 (on a scale with 100 being max).
The MQ-600's gain controls are set at just over 1/2 way up. The 600's green LED's were dancing up and down
with an occasional red flash.
In the exact middle of the room with my Rat Shack meter appx 40" above the floor, It showed
peaks of 121dB! I think if I pushed it just a little more I could get 125 dB. It is pretty loud. It is hard to stay
in the room with it this loud but it was very clean sounding (other than the house shaking itself pretty severely).
I'm really pleased with my system and look forward to rewatching a bunch of my movies.
Blessings,
Brian