Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater OK, a stupid sub story.

Gotta tell you, I don't know whether to laugh or be pissed off!! I know we all have had some strange sub experiences, but last night watching a disappointing movie "the village" towards the end, there is some real long deep bass (crappy movie IMO) and we here this big crash. in the adjacent bedrrom, which backs up the 2 SVS's probably 18" in direct lengh is a 27" JVC bedrrom TV on a well supported oak corner mounted shelf. It's about 5 ft off the ground for night time news and Leno and that's about it. Although it was/is only about 6 mos old. Had an old 25" GE before. The damm TV fell straight down, I don't think the shelf had a tilt, on a level, it was dead bubble. missed the dresser that has a glass top, and thank god the dog was not lying there, as she sometimes does. I mean this is a 75 pound TV or so, cracked the top frame. The tube looks to be a good solid blue on with nothing attached. There was carpet, the tube did not break, but the cable/ant threaded input ripped away from the reat cabinet. Going to hook up a cam corder to front jacks, and see if it won't be a garage TV. looking back it's somewhat funny that I could be so stupid to let (or even think) this could happen. watch the rear adjacent walls on sub placement.

Wow. You got your money's worth out of those SVS's

The wall I have a HSU VTF3 on is also (on the other side) a garage wall where my work bench and wall mounted cabinets are (were).
The other day while cranking some music I thought I heard a crash. I turned down the tunes and heard nothing else and went on cranking tunes. I went to the garage today to get out the weedeater and found that one of my wall mounted cabinets in now floor mounted.
There really wasnt much in the cabinet and what was there wasnt heavy.
Basically 2 wall anchors and 2 long sheet rock screws that were attached to the stud came loose. The screws didnt come out of the stud, but the head of the screws ripped through the cabinet. It appeares the toggle on the end of one of the anchors vibrated off and drooped into the wall and the other ripped through the sheetrock.
Guess I need to move the other cabinet now.

man, you're lucky the dog wasn't there. that could have been much worst.

in a sense, you learned your lesson without losing very much, and have been nice enough to share it with us. I'll think twice forever when placing subs due to stories like this one.

I hope your TV still works. Good luck John

Ravi.

I have a Hsu VTF3 MkII in a room that is roughly 100 sq. ft. Frankly, I'm scared to turn up the dial! Your story will definitely make me think twice.