Sunfire Subwoofer Installation help needed

Hello Zeneith:

Congrats on your purchase of an excellent sub.
The Sunfire subs are best away from room boundaries. Try to keep it away from corners. Try the sub midway between your MG 1.6 speakers, either in the same plane or behind.

Try not to turn up the volume (for music) more than 1/4 of the adjustment. For the 1.6 try a crossover setting of about 40Hz (you need to experiment)

Keep in mind that the volume and phase controls are very sensitive. Very small changes in volume and phase will have a noticeable effect on the sound

For seemless blending, after adjusting the volume to the "right level", use the phase control to enhance the blending with the main speakers and to remove the "muddines" and restore the air in your system

Finally, it requires a lot of patience and experimentation.
Musical bliss will not be attained overnight. But the benefits of a well intergrated sub is worth the effort.

Happy listening.

George

WOW !!! This sub is a marvel in it's self. Those Maggies with out a doubt have a partner !!!! Gmorris I set the sub up between the Maggies. Unbelieveable the lows and how they blend together. As I first started out the volume was a bit high and it litteraky rocked the cd player. So I had to back it off and presto ......no more skips! Your right too. These controls are VERY sensative. I can see where patience is going to be a factor here. I did notice that one of the RCA jacks that I plugged into on the sub was loose. It doesn't appear that you can tighten it from the outside. Is this something that needs attention? I'm happy and I'll experiment until I find the best sound possible. Thanks To everyone for the input too!!!!

Zenieth: Once you can get the sub dialed in ( patience and experimentation are worth their weight in gold here ), you might want to think about an aftermarket power cord for at least your CD player. I purchased a GCD-750 locally for a friend that lives out of state and used it briefly prior to shipping it out to him. I found that this specific player responded VERY favorably to a power cord swap. While using the factory cord, it was an "ok" player. After swapping the power cord, the presentation improved quite a bit i.e. had much blacker background, offered better imaging / soundstage and offered a much sweeter, airier & more "liquid" sound.

You might also want to start reading up on various "tweaks" in terms of being able to minimize the influence that vibrations have on your CD player and other components. Judging by what you've stated here, you're already having problems with either air-borne or floor-borne excitation.

As far as the loose RCA jack goes on the sub, that does need attention. I would call up Sunfire and discuss this with one of their tech's. They have very good customer support as i've dealt with them on several occasions. You can snag their phone number off of the Sunfire website. They do NOT have an email address or offer technical help via the web, so you do have to call. Sean
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I own the Architectural Sunfire. (10" front firing) Put that little baby on a Sistrum subwoofer platform stand. If you think you're happy now--just wait. Inxepensive and very effective. Audiopoints.com for more information. It'll be worth your time and money. I'm not a dealer, just a happy customer.

After talking to the factory tech support. It appears that the loose RCA jack is a big problem. Mainly because it will create or already has an air leak. They also stated that it would have to be returned to the factory for proper repair. I have decided to return the unit to it's original owner under the circumstances. I guess my quest continues for another sub of the same type. Maybe I should purchase a new one instead !! I'm sold on this sub and I will obtain another too !!!!! Thanks to everyone for all of the support and help........................