Official Outlaw Owners thread - Page 105

I'm planning on joining the Outlaw family soon, and have my eyes on the LFM-1 EX. My system so far consists of:

L/R Energy CF-70s
Energy CC-10 center
Rear surround CF-30s
Mirage FRX-S8 sub

I'm using the Mirage sub that I got for $20 on craigslist until I move out of my apartment. Once I move out, if I get the house I'm aiming at, I can get a down-firing sub. Would the EX work well with my system?

is our sub's amplifier a Class A, Class AB, or Class D amp? Just curious.

It sure will. However, I think the current price for the EX ($552) will be going back up to its normal price of $649 plus shipping. I would buy now if you can. I think the sale ends June 30th

Yeah, I noticed that I won't be able to grab it before then, so I'll have to wait for another sale. My lease ends in September, so hopefully Outlaw will have a sale for Black Friday or Christmas or something.

The EX will work well with your gear, as will many other subs.

It's a BASH amp. I don't understand a lot about the technical side of this hobby, but from what I've read it's a hybrid that takes some of the good things from both amp types. Maybe one of the more technical guys can give a detailed explanation.

The First Bank of Smudge is open for business. Got any collateral?

Haha you got an idea on how I could get one? :P

Hi guys,
I was wondering you can help me out with my EX.

I just bought the EX, Denon 2112ci and great gramma
I have the EX at volume 2
audyssey calibration set it at -0.5 db
I have it set to max extension (heard it was better for lower bass on blu rays)
set to bypass
set to 0 phase
set front speakers to small and to crossover at 80hz
small room 15' x 14' x 8'

I honestly don't feel very much bass so I turn it up to 2.5db on my receiver. Still do not feel the bass much.. when watching Iron man, there are scenes where it makes a "popping noise" (that pop does not sound good..)
On the receiver I put it back down to 1.5 db and even watching 127 hours it made the same "popping noise" during the thunderstorm scene..

I have moved the sub around, redone audyssey to stay within the + or - 3db I don't understand why at such a low volume(and not feeling much bass) it makes that occasional pop noise?
I just don't understand.. maybe I am not doing something right, please help me out..

Time to start selling items like mountain bikes, artwork, naked pictures of your girlfriend. Hey...we're talking about a sale on Outlaw subs here!

Hi RKint, since you didn't mention it make sure one port is plugged for max extension.

Hi, sorry about that.. yes one port came plugged in when i got the sub..

Turns out I've got a way, just not sure if I can do it in one day.... My wife says she wants me to sell my current Energy CF series setup for money to pay off a credit card of ours and I have a pair of RC-50s I have in my sights, so I think I'm gonna get an RC-50 pair and the EX and then build the RC system up as I get more money again. I have 2 people here in AZ that are interested in it so far so hopefully they'll take it off my hands tomorrow, then I can make my move.

On Audyssey auto setup did you measure all 8 position or at least 6 position?
If not then perform the full 8 position measurement and also try setting Dynamic Volume to off.

" paradoxical3
Member

Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 64

My LFM-EX is sitting at a the local Fedex Facility 15min away from my house and I can't pick it up until Monday

Going to be a loooooong weekend."

I can relate...I just checked my FedEx tracking and it looks like the Plus I ordered on Monday won't be at my door until July 6. I guess it was too much to hope to have it from California to Alabama in 4 days. Oh well, at least I got in on the great sale price. I almost bit on the Lava Subs 2 10" for $399 minus the AVS discount, but I was afraid I wasn't going to be satisfied with how low they would go.

At least I have a HSU STF-1 loaner to somewhat fill the bass gap. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/image...es/biggrin.gif

Alright, we have a new Outlaw in the south. Waiting stinks, but it'll be worth it.

Better get on the stick. The sale ends...TODAY! I'm not one to push fiscal irresponsibility but if you've got two people interested, I'd say pull the trigger. You've got a 30 day grace period before that next credit card bill is due. Otherwise, the price of the PLUS and EX go up by about $150.

Decision time.

yea I'd buy it. I wasn't sure if I had room to pay for it but I bought it anyways (and that's not in my nature to do an impulse buy).

It's paid off now but I'd jump on it. It's worth it.

hi, quick question. Does Outlaw ship the subs on pallets or just box? Reason, is I'm In Canada and the post office I use for American address does not accept palletized items.

^^

Outlaw ships all their subs in a box...

I will be joining the Outlaw owners here shortly as this past Wednesday I also took advantage of the sale and free shipping and ordered a LFM-IEX. Delivery is scheduled for next Thursday.

I did a lot of research online and on different forums and came to the conclusion for a bang for the buck sub that this was the one to buy.

This will be going in a bedroom system in a room 13'x 17' so I think that it will serve my purposes well.

I look forward to being a new "Outlaw" owner

In the bedroom? That will guarantee the earth moves her.

Welcome aboard and let us know what you think after you get it dialed in. By the way everyone, the sale is officially over!

I am also a recent buyer of the LFM-1 EX in a room about the same size as yours, and it is pretty awesome. I'm sure you'll like it

Put it under the bed...

I have a LFM-1 EX and I seem to be having some technical difficulty. After running audyssey, it stays at -12. I've moved it a couple of times, changed volume levels (12:00 and 3:00 positions), and a couple other things, it always stays at -12. The sub seems to be kind of quiet. I'm sure it's a problem with my setup. I've used batpig's guide and a couple of others with no luck. Any suggestions would be great. Being ran by a denon 2112 btw.

Take the gain down to 8-9 o'clock and run it again. Make sure crossover is bypassed.

That got it to -3 this time. Not sure why it didn't work last time, but output stills seems a bit low. Any other suggestions? Almost there I hope.

Your sub level control looks ok, you want the AVR to be at zero, plus or minus 3, which you are. Now you can tweak the AVR LFE level up until you are happy, season to taste. Many run their subs 3 to 5 db "hot", it gives the bass that little bit extra!

do what Brian said make sure the crossover is set to bypass. Put the gain knob at the number indicated as a 2 (9/10 o'clock) in the back and re-run the configuration. Placement is also key. If this doesn't work let us know what all your settings out back are set to because something may not be set right. If it makes you feel better I had some tuning issues in the beginning and after sorting it out was doing this all day...

Anyways, side note to others I finally really let it crank today (thanks to a friend being over and telling me quit being a chicken with the volume). Like I said earlier I have an apartment with neighbors. Jammed Tron Legacy and Battle of Los Angeles at between -20 and -15dB and I'm sure I woke the dead...this sub is just simply intense at those levels. Probably the sub's best feature is not only the raw power but how wonderfully it blends with the front sound stage with the lights out...you have NO clue a sub or speakers...it's just an experience of sound.

Only negative...it rattled my kitchen even with the sub sitting on a Gramma on the Tron scene when Flynn's father puts his fist down in the club scene and the lights go out.

<-- hoping to not hear from my neighbor any time soon

I picked up my LFM-1 EX from the Fed Ex location last night and set it up. I am fairly new to quality HT equipment. I am using this sub with some Paradigm Monitor 9's, CC-290, and ADP 190 surrounds. I am using the wireless option to connect the sub. I have a Yamaha RX a2000 and ran YPAO. It set the sub to -3.5db. As I have been reading in the forum, +3/-3 is ideal. Is -3.5 ok, or should I still try and fall in the +3/-3 range? I watched Lord of the Rings last night and the sub was definitely making its presence known, but I don't have much experience to comapre it to. I am thinking don't change anything if I like what I hear at this point. But I am always open to advice.