u/kput7

Hello!

I picked up an SVS PB-1000 today to add to my small cinema, giving me now a the SVS + a JBL Studio 260P, and Dayton 300 kicker.

I'll start by saying that I am virtually tone deaf. Highs and lows, peaks and valleys, positives and negatives, all the technical sound stuff? I don't really get it, understand it, or hear a clear difference. Which makes all of this tough. Plus a smaller room, weird rear channel placement (long story to properly explain, but it involves where I had to cut my concrete slab to run wiring), and unsealed open room.

When adding the SVS I expected to hear a large, staggering difference running such a high end sub. Room shaking, earth shattering, worth my money bass.

But what I'm getting, even when running just the SVS, doesn't really sound or feel like anything special. Cranking the JBL I feel like it's actual hitting harder and the SVS just feels negligible.

Part of this could very well be placement, so I'm going to start there!

Marantz NR1608 Receiver. I've run A1 EVO on the room prior to this sub install. Running 120hz LFE, SVS in LFE mode, and the JBL with crossovers fully cranked. All speakers set to small and crossovers at 80 for the towers.

Appreciate any tips! Should the SVS be up front and the JBL in the back now? What am I missing? Are my expectations just too high?(The SVS is hiding between the white and grey couch next to the audio cabinet). Also sorry about the mess! We have a 4 year old and no time to clean things. 🙃

Sorry for the long post, but I’ll try to keep this as concise and organized as possible. tldr at bottom.

I’m looking for some insight because I’m starting to feel like this has evolved beyond a simple resource-guarding issue.

The dogs

Dog A: 10-year-old intact male pit mix. I got him when my ex and I separated; he was originally her brother’s dog. He has significant separation anxiety and cannot be kenneled, but otherwise has excellent manners and knows basic commands. He is completely trustworthy with us and our 3 cats and is an absolute snuggle bug. He has had mild resource guarding around food in the past, mainly freezing if approached while eating, but this has improved significantly. Our cats can even eat next to him without an issue.

Dog B: 1-year-old neutered male pit mix. We got him from the Humane Society at 8 weeks old. He is playful and very typical of a young dog.

Their history

These two have always been extremely bonded. They wrestle, play, groom each other, snuggle, and generally act like best friends. When Dog B was 3–4 months old, Dog A corrected him a few times around food/couches, but there were no issues for many months afterward.

We feed them separately and make sure treats/toys are distributed fairly.

How the fighting started

About 2 months ago, Dog B ran after and nipped Dog A and appeared to be guarding a pile of vomit.

About a week later, they had a serious fight that resulted in scratches, scrapes, and blood being drawn. There was a pile of Dog B's vomit in the room again (he had vomited in his kennel), so we assumed he was guarding it.

This seemed to come out of nowhere because there had been no previous history of serious aggression between them.

Our first trainer believed Dog B's behavior looked more like a fear/confidence or fight-or-flight response and recommended working on his confidence and exposure to the world.

A second trainer then recommended establishing more of a "dominance hierarchy" in the house and gave us exercises to work on that.

There were a few more altercations afterward, and they all seemed to involve some type of food/resource being nearby (a bagel on the counter, cereal box nearby, etc.).

What concerns me now

We are currently working with a third trainer who is heavily R+ focused and seems much more knowledgeable about resource guarding. The dogs are completely separated in the house with gates/barriers, and they are not allowed loose together. We also have muzzles for controlled training.

However, based on the most recent incidents, I'm starting to worry that this has evolved beyond resource guarding.

For example:

• Dog A attacked the kennel: Dog B was kenneled in the bedroom. Dog A walked into the room, noticed him, approached the kennel, and began aggressively barking and biting at the kennel. Dog B tucked his tail and appeared frightened. Interestingly, this seems to happen only when my wife is home without me. If I am present, Dog A may walk over, sniff the kennel, and leave. They are now never allowed in that room together.
• Apparently no resource present: One dog accidentally got through a closing door while I was with Dog B. They approached each other, initially sniffing, and Dog A immediately became stiff and fixated simply because Dog B was nearby. I stepped between them and separated them before it escalated, but I believe another fight would have happened if I hadn't intervened.
• A similar incident happened previously: Dog B tucked his tail and tried to move behind me when Dog A approached, and Dog A then lunged at him.

None of these recent incidents involved an obvious resource.

What concerns me most is that Dog A now seems to be initiating these encounters. We've also noticed increasingly hard stares from Dog A, while Dog B responds by tucking his tail, backing away, or trying to get behind me.

The strange part

If we maintain roughly 4–5+ feet of distance, there generally isn't an issue.

Dog B doesn't seek Dog A out or immediately try to engage with him. We have worked on counterconditioning around each other, including the methods in this article:

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/behavior/resource-guarding/how-to-manage-your-resource-guarding-dog/

Honestly, Dog B barely seems to care that Dog A is even there when they're 5–15 feet apart.

Our current trainer has also had us practice calm "parallel" time: one dog leashed and muzzled on one couch with one person, and the other dog on another couch with the other person while we watch TV.

In those situations, Dog A generally ignores Dog B and relaxes.

Other important context

Before we completely separated them, they still regularly played, ran together, snuggled, and groomed each other. They have also been loose together in the backyard without issues.

We have now completely separated them because of the escalation.

Dog A was recently started on Chloricalm at our trainer's recommendation, primarily to help with his significant separation anxiety while my wife is upstairs with Dog B. We're only about a week in, so we haven't noticed much effect yet. We're also trying CBD.

Where I'm at

I am fully aware that rehoming the puppy might have to be a consideration here, but with as absolutely heartbreaking that would be, I am prepared to exhaust all options first. I am mainly writing today because I feel this has changed from a simple RG issue to something else, but don't know what, or how to approach it. Our trainer is coming once a week, but the days are slowly creeping by with this being a constant daily issue. Any tips, idea, or hope would be appreciated. We have also considered seeking out a licensed vet behaviorist, but there are none near our home state of Nebraska and information regarding local options are thin.

*I did use ChatGPT to structure and format this for easier reading and a more concise post before the "This is AI" comments hit lol.

tldr;

Two male pit mixes were best friends, but about 2 months ago younger dog appeared to resource guard vomit, which led to their first serious fight and several subsequent fights around food/resources. Now, older dog seems to be initiating aggression even when no resource is present, but only in very close proximity, while the younger dog is showing fear/appeasement. They are currently completely separated and working with an R+ trainer, but I'm trying to figure out whether this has evolved beyond resource guarding into fear-based conflict/inter-dog aggression and whether there is realistically a path to safely coexisting again.

A little disappointed with how my copy showed up in the mail today via Barnes and Nobles 😔

I collect 1st/1st Printings so was hoping for a near immaculate copy to add to my shelf.

Going to stop by a physical store today and see if they have something in a little better shape available, then can gift this copy to someone 😊

Edit: Went to Barnes and Nobles #1. They received one copy and it was already gone. Barnes and Nobles #2 also received one copy, I managed to snag it. It's in better condition, but still not even close to perfect sadly. A little tear at the top of the binding and a wrinkle on the spine. Oh well, it'll have to do for now I guess until retailers get better copies. Or, cough cough some sort of special edition hardback is released.

Hello!

Edit: took these photos a while back. Surrounds have already been moved and angled at the couch 🫡 says it further down but tldr I guess

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Curious if anyone has some suggestions for improvements that can be made on my current setup for a better audio experience!

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Looking for something budget friendly - not wanting to go drop money on a new receiver or anything crazy

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Since taking these photos (they're a bit old), I've moved the atmos speakers up on the wall, scooted the rear surrounds back and angled them at the couch, and my 12" JBL sub died so I now have the single 10 up front.

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Dragon for attention!

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Speakers are JBL Studio 180 towers and JBL 12" sub. SVS atmos hats. Marantz 1608 receiver. Epson 4040UBE and Silver tickets screen.

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I'm not audio inclined and know very little about how things are *supposed* to sound, so I don't really know where things might be lacking with this setup. But any feedback is welcome!

https://wanderinginn.com/inncentives/

Looks like Pirateaba is offering some inncentives for pre-orders!
Simply submit a copy of your receipt via the link, for a chance to win some goodies. XP is gained with the more people who submit their claims.

Sounds like it only counts for pre-orders of the very first book.

Fun stuff!!

Will buy someone's signature bookplate if they don't want it 😂

Previous CenturyLink fiber customer in Omaha NE, forced into Quantam several months back. Couple months ago a lightning strike fried the box outside the house and router.

Took quantam about a week to get out to the house, installed a new box thing inside the house on the wall and new router.

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Last week, Internet went out. Received a message from Quantam about an outage in the area without having to reach out. Now, 8 days later, continue to receive these texts daily, still no Internet.

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Have heard on Nextdoor it's a wide area and supposedly a line was cut, but don't really know for sure.

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Very frustrated with our experience so far and really needing to get Internet back up. Not sure if there's anything to be done? Would have switched providers already but it sounds like Cox's fake fiber is the only other option for my location.