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post #6001 of 6798
5/4/12 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by shadyJ View Post

The Plus and EX are very much alike, you won't have any problem pairing those two.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by smudge981 View Post

+1

Just do it and don't look back. No-brainer in my book.

Yeah, I wanted another EX and I should have just ordered two when I got mine on the last sale, but I myself think the Plus is the next best thing. Just waiting on the delivery man!

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I never pay $30 for a bd but when I do buy a new bd and it comes with the dvd and digital copy I sell it on Ebay. I just recently purchased Crazy,Stupid,Love (I know!) for $9.99 and sold the dvd for like $4 (I put it in a jewel case) and the digital copy for $4!!

I don't either unless it is a really good title and something I am looking for. I wanted MI4 ghost protocol last Sunday, but $30 bucks? I had a handful of others or I probably would have just got it.
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post #6002 of 6798
5/4/12 at 7:12pm
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Oh okay. By any chance do you have any charts comparing the two that we can see?

Ill get em up asap\\
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post #6003 of 6798
5/4/12 at 8:33pm
The only time I bought a new movie on Blu-ray was just recently...MI-4: GP (Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol) at Best Buy. Got my points and I got the digital copy downloaded on Apple iTunes, so I have two ways to look at it.

I can under what pokekevin goes through. I had NO DVDs/Blu-rays. 4yrs ago had all VHS tapes. sold them all. Now I finally wait 'til Blu-ray was mainstream and about 80 Blu-rays. Some new, some used. Amazon.com IS your friend
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post #6004 of 6798
5/4/12 at 9:20pm
Im gonna have to say...i watched the pod emergence scene in war of the worlds...and it kind of sucked. I think my room has some sort of black hole for really low frequency effects. When you guys watch WotW...how do your EXes fare?

Kinda disappointed. Hoping its not my sub, but rather my room.
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post #6005 of 6798
5/4/12 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by Test123455 View Post

Im gonna have to say...i watched the pod emergence scene in war of the worlds...and it kind of sucked. I think my room has some sort of black hole for really low frequency effects. When you guys watch WotW...how do your EXes fare?

Kinda disappointed. Hoping its not my sub, but rather my room.

Pure epic destruction in my room!
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post #6006 of 6798
5/5/12 at 2:35am
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Im gonna have to say...i watched the pod emergence scene in war of the worlds...and it kind of sucked. I think my room has some sort of black hole for really low frequency effects. When you guys watch WotW...how do your EXes fare?

Kinda disappointed. Hoping its not my sub, but rather my room.

Lol, why would you hope its not your sub but your room? If it was the sub, that problem can be fixed, but your room...

Anyway, you need to get an SPL meter and do some measurements. It may be that simply finding a new spot for the EX can solve your problem. But first, you have to know what the problem is exactly.
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post #6007 of 6798
5/5/12 at 5:56am
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Originally Posted by pokekevin View Post

Pure epic destruction in my room!

Hahaha That is great!
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post #6008 of 6798
5/5/12 at 2:26pm
How well does outlaw down firing subs perform on concrete floor with carpeting compared to front firing sub?
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post #6009 of 6798
5/6/12 at 12:04am
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Originally Posted by pokekevin View Post

Pure epic destruction in my room!

I can say the same for Underworld Awakening (watch it twice), just awesome LFE. My EX's love it so much I even feed it more the second time around by bumping the sub level up .
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post #6010 of 6798
5/6/12 at 5:45am
I'm looking at the plus or ex models but I keep seeing instances of port noise. Any owners that can comment on how bad it is? I'm considering one of the outlaws the rythmik fv12 or the svs pb12-Nsd. Unfortunately, this is a very difficult decision.
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post #6011 of 6798
5/6/12 at 5:57am
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How well does outlaw down firing subs perform on concrete floor with carpeting compared to front firing sub?

Some guys on here have made their EX's front firing.
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post #6012 of 6798
5/6/12 at 6:16am
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Originally Posted by Tom Riddle View Post

I'm looking at the plus or ex models but I keep seeing instances of port noise. Any owners that can comment on how bad it is? I'm considering one of the outlaws the rythmik fv12 or the svs pb12-Nsd. Unfortunately, this is a very difficult decision.

I haven't heard any port noise on my EX, even pushing pretty hard on things like "The Incredible Hulk" or "Battle Los Angeles". I haven't heard anything with music, either. My sub is running with one port plugged, in Bass Extension mode.
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post #6013 of 6798
5/6/12 at 6:45am
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Originally Posted by Tom Riddle View Post

I'm looking at the plus or ex models but I keep seeing instances of port noise. Any owners that can comment on how bad it is? I'm considering one of the outlaws the rythmik fv12 or the svs pb12-Nsd. Unfortunately, this is a very difficult decision.

Port noise would only come into play during very low frequencies with high playback levels. And it would be masked not only by the fact that the ports are not exposed to the listener, but by other sounds in the sound track, so it really shouldn't be a concern. If it does concern you, the sub to check out is the Hsu VTF3, with much larger ports which do much more to eliminate port noise. I have spoken in the past of the LFM and port noise, but that is in instances of experimenting where the sub on its side for front-firing and also when the bass was played back at very hot levels, so basically I was trying to induce audible port noise, but this isn't how the sub is normally operated.
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post #6014 of 6798
5/6/12 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by shadyJ View Post


Port noise would only come into play during very low frequencies with high playback levels. And it would be masked not only by the fact that the ports are not exposed to the listener, but by other sounds in the sound track, so it really shouldn't be a concern. If it does concern you, the sub to check out is the Hsu VTF3, with much larger ports which do much more to eliminate port noise. I have spoken in the past of the LFM and port noise, but that is in instances of experimenting where the sub on its side for front-firing and also when the bass was played back at very hot levels, so basically I was trying to induce audible port noise, but this isn't how the sub is normally operated.

How hard is it to induce port noise on the vtf3? Thinking about trying one
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post #6015 of 6798
5/6/12 at 7:31am
You know I never even really considered testing a Front firing scenario because I like the plexiglass tops on my two ex's, they are like attractive pieces of furniture. However , they do sometimes reflect ambient light onto my projection screen and even in complete darkness the reflective surface mirrors the screen. I don't really mind that but I wonder both the sound and light setup In my room would possibly be a better option ??
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post #6016 of 6798
5/6/12 at 8:19am
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Originally Posted by pokekevin View Post

How hard is it to induce port noise on the vtf3? Thinking about trying one

It can be done, but it's not easy, and of all the ported subs I have used, the VTF3 is the one least likely to chuff. You basically have to want to make it happen. You would have to play a deep test tone at high volume with only one port open. One should use caution when playing a deep test tone with any sub though, that is the hardest thing for a sub to do. It will heat up the voice coil and amp, and it will bring the driver to its excursion limits the quickest. It's not something that should be done for more than a moment. It can also be construed as abuse and void the warranty, in fact, here is what Rythmik has to say about that:
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Abuse includes continuously playing sine wave and other test tones for an extended period. A duty cycle greater than 25% is considered abuse, where the test tone plays for 15 seconds followed by a break of 45 seconds.
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post #6017 of 6798
5/6/12 at 10:57am
If it doesn't chuff under normal listening settings, then the ex may be the sub for me.
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post #6018 of 6798
5/6/12 at 11:03am
Mine chuffs only under very heavy hot soundtracks so u should be fine
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post #6019 of 6798
5/6/12 at 11:08am
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Originally Posted by pokekevin View Post

Mine chuffs only under very heavy hot soundtracks so u should be fine

And isn't one of your subs nearfield? So you are more likely to hear it than the one at the front of your room?
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post #6020 of 6798
5/6/12 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by cel4145 View Post


And isn't one of your subs nearfield? So you are more likely to hear it than the one at the front of your room?

Exactly! Bad placement for it too in the room but oh wells...

How are the 50s treating you!
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post #6021 of 6798
5/6/12 at 11:49am
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Originally Posted by Test123455 View Post

Im gonna have to say...i watched the pod emergence scene in war of the worlds...and it kind of sucked. I think my room has some sort of black hole for really low frequency effects. When you guys watch WotW...how do your EXes fare?

Kinda disappointed. Hoping its not my sub, but rather my room.

Do you have two EX's?
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post #6022 of 6798
5/6/12 at 11:53am
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Originally Posted by Tom Riddle View Post

If it doesn't chuff under normal listening settings, then the ex may be the sub for me.

No problems here! I do not hear any port noise. I also have one port plugged. You will be surprised how smooth it is.

Some how or another a manual for my Denon got caught under my sub and I could not see it, but under deep LFEs the manual would rattle under the ports. I thought I blew it! It was driving me nuts!
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post #6023 of 6798
5/6/12 at 8:54pm
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Originally Posted by pokekevin View Post

The korean film?

I found The Front Line to be a interesting movie but it sadly lack of LFE .
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post #6024 of 6798
5/6/12 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by Reefdvr27 View Post

No problems here! I do not hear any port noise. I also have one port plugged.

+1, no port noise either.
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post #6025 of 6798
5/7/12 at 4:39am
Never had any port noise on my dual pluses!
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post #6026 of 6798
5/7/12 at 7:38am
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Originally Posted by Reefdvr27 View Post

Do you have two EX's?

Just 1.
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post #6027 of 6798
5/7/12 at 8:16am
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Originally Posted by pokekevin View Post

Exactly! Bad placement for it too in the room but oh wells...

How are the 50s treating you!

They are doing very well. My EX likes my 50s and doesn't cuff like yours.
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post #6028 of 6798
5/7/12 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by cel4145 View Post

They are doing very well. My EX likes my 50s and doesn't cuff like yours.

Loooowwww blow hahahah
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post #6029 of 6798
5/7/12 at 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by Test123455 View Post

Just 1.

I had problems with my EX in the beginning, but for starters even thought the EX is a huge sub, it was not enough for my room. I did some tweaking by bringing the sub off the floor, I also shut off Dynamic EQ and I gained allot by these two tweaks. I then added another sub and that really helped. I recently bought a pair of Monitor Audio RX8's and RX center and gained some nice bass from the RX8's . I finally ordered another Outlaw to assist my EX, so I am hoping that I will have pure epic destruction by the weekend

I would add another EX and keep tweeking till you get it!
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post #6030 of 6798
5/7/12 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by Reefdvr27 View Post

I would add another EX and keep tweeking till you get it!

The operative word is "tweak." Some people have great luck and are able to nail the location right away. Others have to move it around and experiment. Still others have to add another sub. Keep playing with it..it is a hobby afterall (wait a minute...that didn't sound right.)
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