Hi Callmevil, nice to see you here. I Sorry I'm not in the know about this stepdown transformer thing, but I'm also curious about it. Let's hope the sifus here can help.

Which Aiman?

Of course he is.

You can order online directly from SVS. They have 220-240v versions. Write them an email to get shipping quotes.

http://www.svsound.com/

This post has been edited by aiman04: Aug 8 2008, 09:23 PM

SVS will reply to you very soon, Callmevil. I can imagine someone named Erik will reply to your email. He's the co-owner/director himself.

He replied to many times, without any hesitation at all. Really friendly guy and willing to help. I feel bad that I didn't proceed to order from SVS.

For shipment, choose door-to-door, the sub will be delivered directly to your door. You'll just pay taxes/fees/etc at that time (if any).

About warranty, SVS is well-known for their excellent support and warranty. They will even pay for any shipping costs for you. But of course, all that shipping back and forth could be a real hassle.

I didn't buy it because it will be way out of my budget, considering taxes, etc.

Here's a shipping quote I got for PB10-NSD, which is 60lbs.

Door to door $250 Bax Quote Number 3239690
Door to airport $205 Bax Quote Number 3239692

15+10 bro. Meaning 15%, and then another 10% on top of that.

Example, for RM1000 value, 15% --> RM1150, then another 10% from that --> RM1265 #

This post has been edited by aiman04: Aug 12 2008, 08:25 PM

Told ya.. The SVS people are really friendly, I'm also impressed with their customer service. But I only dealt with Erik. Maybe he's too busy this time.

Erik is the co-owner/director right? Kinda strange that top management replies to your email.

Yup. Must include shipping cost too. In other words, everything you paid for the thing.

This how the professional reviewers test the subs. That thing make the hair on my neck stands up.

There are a lot of calibration discs with 20Hz test tones, my DVE HD Basic calibration disc also have it.

Both Denon and Onkyo use Audissey ar?

YPAO is Yamaha's own auto-calibration tool, same as Audissey. Quite accurate actually.

One note, make sure your AVR properly warmed up before doing calibration, this to make sure the AVR is in normal operating condition. And of course, be quiet! (I actually left the room once I clicked "Start").

My YPAO is quite accurate, all speakers correctly set to small, distance, level, etc. Though the crossover was never right, I agree on that. It sets the crossover to be 100Hz. That's why I've been saying many times, use the YPAO first, then make changes where appropriate.

Maybe you should leave the room? Your breathing too loud! No really, I read somewhere that if possible, leave the room, not really sure why.

This crossover thingy is most important if your speakers are not full range, and a sub is needed to do the low frequencies.

How is this possible? We put the speakers all around us, shouldn't the speakers be directional?

Yes, for frequencies higher than 80Hz (according to THX). Frequencies lower than that are not directional, so it can be taken to the sub instead. You won't hear those low frequencies coming from any speakers, if you set the phase right. Crossing it higher will only make the sub as directional, meaning our ears can pinpoint the location of the sub. That's not right because that frequencies are supposed to come from the directional speakers, not the sub.

So why we want to cross those low frequencies over to the sub? It's because most speakers, especially surrounds, can only go down to a certain frequencies only. Some of the speakers the lowest frequency they can only do 80 Hz, so if there's 50Hz signal being sent, you won't hear it, so you're not listening as the filmmaker intended. It could also hurt the speakers actually.

But what if you have a true full range speakers (can go down to 20Hz, or at least 30Hz)? Then, you don't even need a sub anymore. Just let the speakers do all the job! Though some would still use a sub, just to get more power to the low frequencies.

PS: The AVR bass management will only do this crossover for small speakers, so if you're speakers are not truely full range, set it to small. If set large, the AVR will assume your speakers can do all the frequencies.

This post has been edited by aiman04: Aug 14 2008, 09:11 AM

I don't recommend doing that. Always set at maximum or direct/bypass.

If you set at the sub at 80Hz, but at the AVR at 100Hz, there'll be a 20Hz gap that non of your speakers or sub are producing. In other words, you'll not hear anything from 80-100Hz frequencies.

Easy to understand, your AVR will send everything below 100Hz, but your sub will reject everything above 80Hz.

This post has been edited by aiman04: Aug 14 2008, 02:15 PM

It's the cost for negotiating and handling with the customs, clearance, speeding up processes, and for electrical stuffs, SIRIM (if Malaysia) approval, etc. They will also pay in advance for you any tax/fees. When they deliver to your door step, you'll have to pay it back to them.

The door to airport simply means they will only be responsible to bring your sub to the airport only, everything else, customs, etc, you have to do it yourself. You have to go to the airport to settle this.

Read this excellent report by mys_terious, who faced all the hassle and was kind enough to share with us:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/685346

This post has been edited by aiman04: Aug 15 2008, 12:44 AM