As I eagerly await the arrival of my upgraded system which contains two EP500's I am wondering what kind of experiences everyone has has when they went from 1 sub to 2. Specially the EP500 but the EP600 as well.
First impressions?
Was it hard to find 2 good locations?
What was the largest difference you experiencing after your upgrade?
And any other tidbits and information you'd like to tease me with! I will post my finding when the shiny beauties arrive. But after I post photos of course!
Thanks!
From one to two 600's
First impressions;
Not a whole lot more bass but allot smoother throughout the room
nodes I had with one were virtually eliminated. Although there is not a whole lot more volume there still is a noticeable gain it's just not what one might expect but still worthwhile.
Setup;
I did the sub crawl with only one sub setup and marked the best two locations which happened to be nearly across the room from each other halfway down each sidewall. Others have suggested to do the sub crawl place the first sub in the best location you find and put the second sub directly across the room. which works best I cant say. Sub placement seems to be an experimental thing it's different in every room. good luck and congrats on the new system.
Depending on your room is can help quite a bit especially if it is a difficult layout. If placed in different positions it can even out your frequency response or co-located give you a nice bass boost. I have two different subs, PB13 and HSU-VTF2MK2(upgraded MK1), on either side of my mains and it really fills in the room. Later I will upgraded the HSU to a PC13 Ultra as I don't have room for another PB.
Bill3508
When my 2 350v3's arrive, I'm going to start by placing them up front near each m80's. Then my 600 will be tested in various placements like rear wall and near the seating area, can't wait.
Randy I can't wait 'till you find out the three aren't going to jell together at all, then you'll have to send that extra big, extra heavy and extra boxy 600 my way .... you know, the same black 600 you'll never in your life have to break your back or strain those weak knees trying to move around that big ol' 8000 cf room of yours. I'm hurting for you just thinking about it.
I started working out again, going to get back in that muscular Franco Columbu body again, ha ah
Oh yea I forgot ... you'll need to lift that beast into the shipping box, good thinking man!
or bring it with me in a year or so.
Isn't he like 80 years old by now
At 76 lbs the new 350v3's are heavier than the 500.
Franco is probably in his late 50's I would guess without using google. He is a Chiroprator in CA and still actually has a good physique. I saw a video last year at The Arnold Classic, he gave a speach and the crowd went nuts when he did a lat spread, he could still fly with that back.
Naw, we need to go ahead and nip that little dilemma in the bud right way, otherwise it's going to turn into one of those 'out of mind, out of sight' issues. Not good, and besides it would be way too much weight for carry on anyway, too large to carry in the baggage compartment of most airlines ('cept for cargo type stuff, FedEx, UPS and etc) that fly domestic routes.
Looking forward to visiting with you all!
hi everyone! I have a question on 2 subs. How do you connect 2 to a Receiver? I'm thinking there is a cable that does it but how can the receiver provide enough power to them? Does it give them each half the power or is it full to both? I know, noob question but I don't claim to be a pro!
The subs have their own amplifiers, so they do not require anything power from the receiver even when your are using regular speaker connections to the sub.
Usually, subs have in-and-outs connectors to daisy chain them.
Most people just use a y-splitter off the back of the sub preout on the receiver. Your not sending power from the receiver, just the audio signal.
Bill3508
Most people just use a y-splitter off the back of the sub preout on the receiver. Your not sending power from the receiver, just the audio signal.
Bill3508
Is it better to use a splitter or daisy chain? Or doesn't it matter?
What ever serves your purpose best, there will be no audible differences.
Oh yeah, they have their own amp power. Oops
you can daisy chain them from one to the other, or split the signal at the receiver and run two lines.