Help required with Kef 1005.2 set up.

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Hi guys,

I have a Onkyo 607 with KEF 1005.2 in a 7.1 configuration. I have configured the sub as per instructions, crossover and power at max, and then ran Audessey (spelling).

When watching more masculine films the sub has a tendancy to produce an awful cracking sound which sounds like the cone is hitting something??. Does anyone have the same subwoofer or knowledge of settings to apply as a starting point to experiment in order to achieve best results?

On a second note, I have spent hours micro adjusting the sub and playing the same scene/song over and over, and musically the Kube 1 just doesn't appear fast enough to keep up with music.

I do think the normal speakers are great, but can anyone suggest a replacment sub which would be more of an alrounder. Money isn't an issue (within reason!) but I'd prefer to stick around £500 max.

Thanks in advance for any help.

John

 

[LEET1973]

Hi

Posted some advice recently on Audyssey set-up and it may prove useful to you.

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/post/220255.aspx

Check out the above post, but i think having your sub gain/power at max may be your problem.

The above post has some tips i found useful for optimising your sub and amp settings.

Good Luck...Lee.

 

[cwalduck]

Had exactly the same problem, the amp can only reduce the gain so much (-15db) change the sub volume to halfway and re-calibrate. Check the speaker levels on the amp if the sub is still -15 reduce the sub volume again and re-calibrate.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, thanks for the swift reply. I have to admit that I thought it was odd or the amp to set the sub at -15db. Some great info. Thanks