Seaton Sound Discussion Forum

Trying to contact Sandbagger

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:21:31 GMT

Kevin,

I have tried to send you a couple of PM's and it doesn't look like they are going through. I need a replacement speaker for one of my Rocket 850's. It seems like someone in the house has poked/damaged one of the 5.25's. I have also tried to contact you through your website @ support and it doesn't seem to be working. I can be contacted via email 5bfuller@bellsouth.net

Thank You,
Bill Fuller

Forum: Motor City Custom Audio

Why have a volume control on Catalysts?

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:25:17 GMT

Just a random question, but I was wondering why the need for a volume control on the Cats? Seems it would be easier to integrate into a system without having that setting. When I put a mono amp on a speaker it obviously doesnt have its own control, so why throw an additional setting into the mix? Or why not include a bypass button that bypasses the attenuation?

Is there something to the lack of passive crossovers or something due to the DSP that necessitates a separate control?

On a related note, is there anyone here with Cats that just turns them all the way up and lets the preamp attenuate the sound? Or is there some best practice way to figure out where to set them?

Mine will be in a baffle wall and not very easy to do a bunch of trial and error setting of the gain, so just trying to find out an optimal method to set them up.

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Started my theater build!

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:33:11 GMT

See post here at AVS.. couldnt post pics greater than 100kb here so would be hard to keep a decent thread going... but please check it out as I go along and give me feedback... just started drywall demolition of the existing room. Very excited to order my Catalysts soon!

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1409757

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

San Francisco SubMersive HP Demo

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:55:50 GMT

Hello,

I have enjoyed reading all the wonderful things about the HP, and am definitely interested in purchasing one or more. I wondered if there are any owners of the HP in San Francisco that might be willing to demo the sub for me. Please let me know if this is something you'd be willing to do. I'd really appreciate it.

Cheers,

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Better to let SubMersive warm up after switching on?

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:10:48 GMT

Haven't post here in a long time but have been reading regularly.

I just have a quick question regarding the SubMersive (and probably goes for the Catalyst and Spark too). I usually switch off the SubMersive after use because I don't watch a movie everyday and I would just be leaving the SubMersive on for days for no use. My question is, after I switch on the SubMersive for use, is it better to leave it on for a certain period of time to let it warm up or can I just switch it on and start using it at full blast?

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Fed Ex is killing me....

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:42:57 GMT

Today , I have just received My Cats 12 C LCR.

There was one big problem with this delivery.

FedEx Has made a big mistake declare the weight of the Cats.

In stead of 428 lbs, Fed ex declare at 1302 lbs.

I have to pay tax for 4,500 USD in stead of 2,000 USD.

I was so upset.

To others, please do check the weight and others information just to avoid this kind of problems.

Somehow, after I received my Cats.. i feel a lot better.

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Who hear turns off the there Cats and Submersives after use?

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:32:58 GMT

Hey guys,

Just curious to ask...who here turns off there Catalysts and Submersives after use and who leaves theres on 24/7?. Is there much electricity used when leaving them on all the time?

Cheers,
Kevin

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Turning on and off Catalysts and submersive?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:12:35 GMT

I am planning to connect all the power cables to this :

Sereno MAX Balanced Isolator & Power conditioner

Balanced Isolation Transformer

>> Rated power : 3500VA balanced Isolator
>> Operating voltage : 200-250VAC manual selectable
>> Linear Noise Attenuation ratio
: -202 dB at 1MHz (Digital filter : Optional) for media player
: -180 dB at 1MHz (Digital filter : Optional) for any AVR
: -43 dB at 1MHz (Analogue filter : Optional) for power amplifier
: 50A DC blocking for any equipment
>> Rated output power
: 3500VA total non isolated power
: 3500VA total isolated power
>> Maximum surge energy : Total 10,200 Joules
>> 50A DC filter and Libero HD and Libero SC modules
>> Balanced/Floated switch
>> AC Line status indicator phase, ground, abnormal voltage (Optional)
>> American Denki receptacle
>> Hospital grade US connectors with Audyn exterior aluminum housing
>> 7-Segment output voltage indicator

What I Plan to do is to leave the power buttons on all cats and Sumb in the " on " position.

I will use the power button from this transformer to turn on everything.

Is this a good idea? is there any issue to be worried?

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Audyssey trouble with Submersive

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:58:35 GMT

Hi guys

Just wondering if any of you have had any trouble getting audyssey multeq XT to run with your submersive. I am running JTR speakers all round and a single submersive (original). Whenever I try to run audyssey calibration i keep getting a 'subwoofer - error' message under 'speaker detection error'. All other speakers are picked up fine.

Reading around it seems some are getting this message due to their auto-on function cutting out some of the early chirps or because gain on the sub is too high/too low. However, it seems the submersive is always on (am I correct?) and I have tried with various gain settings and nothing works.

I also read that you can get this message if your sub produces very high frequencies (for a sub). Is it possible that this is the problem? If it is I would think others using audyssey would also be getting the error.

I am all out of ideas.

The really frustrating thing is that I have got it to work a couple of times in the past with no error but now nothing seems to help.

I appreciate any feedback.

Cheers,

Ollie

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

AV123 Onix Rocket Set (UFW-12 Questions)

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:54:38 GMT

I just got an AV123 Onix Rocket set including...
2 - RS760 Main
2 - RS250 MK II Surround
1 - RSC200 Center
1 - UFW-12 Sub Woofer

I paid $1,350 which I thought was a good deal. The 760's have the bigger platform bases too which I believe was an upgrade.

Everything is in great condition. As far as the UFW-12, I am not sure how to proceed. I know I can send the amp and you can mod it to go much lower. I also toyed with the idea of installing a TC Sounds Epic 12 or 15 and using a new Dayton amp. Another idea is sending you the amp and installing a new driver. I guess my question is how is the driver itself in the UFW-12? I currently have a SVS 20-39, how would the modded UFW-12 compare to that in terms of SPL and low end extension?

Thanks, any opinions would be appreciated.

Forum: Motor City Custom Audio

Please help select bipole speakers for CATS LCR and 2 Subm System?

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:40:45 GMT

Hi all.

Fugueness suggests Klipsc bipole (KS-525-THX Surround Speakers)..

anybody else want to make recommendation, which bipole/dipole/tripole speakers will match Seaton Sound the best??

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Centre Catalyst 12C turned off during a movie tonight

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:19:01 GMT

Hi guys,

I was watching a movie with the family tonight and the centre speaker gave a slight crackle and turned off. The Catalyst was still on and the green light at the back was blinking away meaning it was getting a signal but it just wasnt sending the sound through to the speakers. I fixed the issue by turning it on and off again. Im using a Denon 4311 and 2 Submersives if that helps

Has anyone had this happen before?......Ill do some further testing this monday during the day and report back.

Cheers,
Kevin

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Question to both Cat owner or Subm owner or both cat and subm owner?

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:01:32 GMT

Do you experience humming or hissing sound from either Catalyst or submersive?

Has anyone never experiences this issues?

And for those who has, how did you deal with the issues. Can you make the issues go away?

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Any plans for dipole surround speakers?

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:36:42 GMT

Hi Mark,

The Sparks look great for surround duties, but I was wondering if there are any plans for a dipole surround design for those of us who prefer THX-style diffuse surround setups in the back of the room?

Thanks,

Justin

Forum: Seaton Sound Central

Soon to be the owners of Catalyst 12C LCRs...having some question??

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:55:03 GMT

First off,

Thank you Mark and fugueness for helping me making the decision to buy Cats LCRs.

I do have some question though.

Since i will be placing ALL 3 cats on theirs side, I just want to know that is there a preferred side to place up?

Is there any different (sonically) between Grill on.... grill off?

Forum: Seaton Sound Central