PSW505 Subwoofer bottoming out?
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Late to this thread, but some good info to be read...
FWIW, previous 505 owner here, was a great sub before upgrading to dual microPro 1000's, then on to a AV123 MFW-15 (crazy choice, I know). Glad that you are happier with your 505 now since tweaking it a bit. Cloverfield will be quite the workout for the sub, I just rented this movie about a month ago on Blu-ray, and thought the MFW was gonna do some damage to the house! WOTW is equally as impressive, as you have already mentioned.
Regarding center channel speakers, I'd recommend buying the best that you can afford, as the other poster noted that most of the movie soundtrack comes thru the center channel. I personally have a CSi40 (2 x 6.5" woofers) in the main system, upgraded from a CSi30 (2 x 5.25" woofers) many years ago. Newegg seems to have some specials on misc. Polk speakers every Friday and Saturday (at least the last three or four weeks now), though the "special" is a $xx gift card for use only at Newegg. Hey, it's better than nothing...
This other promotion just ended, but 6ave.com just had a "name your price" deal where you could submit offers on any of their products, including Polk speakers. I got lucky and was able to buy some new cherry RTi A7's for about 33% less than MSRP. And that price included free shipping - the boxes just arrived today and each speaker was double-boxed, absolutely huge! Hopefully the speakers themselves are not in tiny shards...
So if you can wait a bit for a new center, check Newegg on Saturday for any promotions...and enjoy your new gear when it arrives!
Note: My only association with Newegg and 6ave.com is as a past satisfied customer...
Like you, my dad also got me interested in this great hobby, via his two-channel system from many, many years (dare I say decades?) ago. Nothing like a teenager pi$$ing off the neighbors with a pair of 30" woofers...
Thanks for the advice, and no problem coming late.
I've just bought a Polk Audio CS20 for $190.00, free UPS ground shipping. Since I'm not going to replace the DQ-10's, do you think the CS20 will match well?
Finished Cloverfield, PSW505 did much better on the subsonic frequencies than it's done ever before! It stilled bottomed out somewhat, I had the volume at -10dB on the receiver, and it became localizable at some frequencies. I can deal with it though, it sounds A LOT better where it is now, and when/if I move I'll be moving into a smaller house, where I'll be able to really maximize the PSW505's potential.
