Hsu or SVS

LeftCoast
LeftCoast Posts: 406
edited September 2011 in Speakers
I'm considering between a Hsu VTF-15 and an SVS PB12 plus 2.

Thoughts anyone?
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2011
    Application? Music? Movies? Associated gear? Room size? Placement options?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited August 2011
    Movies. SRT's Thanks.
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  • kazaam
    kazaam Posts: 92
    edited August 2011
    Svs pb12+
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2011
    Dual Micropro 4000's. It's what Al Ballard runs with his SRT's, and actually in his room, we shut them off - the SRT's had plenty-o-bass.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • leadfoot1
    leadfoot1 Posts: 155
    edited August 2011
    I have had two SVS's. One of the powered cylinders (20-39pci ) and currently have a a PB-12 plus. I wish I still had the cylinder you could pretty much put it anywhere in my room and it sounded good. If you were in central Texas I would sell you my PB-12 in a heartbeat and get another cylinder.

    I've never tried HSU but am tempted to try their mid-bass unit they have.
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited September 2011
    leadfoot1 wrote: »
    If you were in central Texas I would sell you my PB-12 in a heartbeat and get another cylinder.

    Trade ya for a 16-46 :wink:
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    What size room in cubic feet are you trying to preasurize?

    If your room is 3000cf with opening to large room neither will give you joy.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • mufsoman
    mufsoman Posts: 632
    edited September 2011
    My SVS PB 12+2 works pretty well in my >5000 sq ft theater/pool table/bar area. Dual subs would definately be better and a targeted future upgrade, but the this SVS sub is a monster and can seriously shake the house.
    Parasound HCA-2003A & 2205A
    Front: Rti12's
    Center: Csi A6
    Side surrounds: Polk Rti A1's
    Atmos: Mirage Nanosats
    APC H15
    Power cords by Pepster, Morrow MA4 IC's, AQ Midnight, AQ Chocolate HDMI's[/SIZE]
    The rest is TBD.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    mufsoman wrote: »
    My SVS PB 12+2 works pretty well in my >5000 sq ft theater/pool table/bar area. Dual subs would definately be better and a targeted future upgrade, but the this SVS sub is a monster and can seriously shake the house.

    You must mean cubic feet not square feet.

    If it is square feet then I am selling my PB13 and getting the 12+2.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • mufsoman
    mufsoman Posts: 632
    edited September 2011
    Yeah, my bad, CUBIC feet. Time for another cup of coffee to wake up the brain. Thanks for the catch thsmith.....
    Parasound HCA-2003A & 2205A
    Front: Rti12's
    Center: Csi A6
    Side surrounds: Polk Rti A1's
    Atmos: Mirage Nanosats
    APC H15
    Power cords by Pepster, Morrow MA4 IC's, AQ Midnight, AQ Chocolate HDMI's[/SIZE]
    The rest is TBD.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2011
    Of those two? SVS, easy.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    Agree with Dorokusai but still need to know room cf. Your choices may leave you unhappy or botteming out your sub.

    My room is 3750 cf with large opening (1800cf) and a hallway. My Hsu 3 3 bottom out on some deeper lfe, same when I added 2 mid bass modules. I was using REW for frequent sweeps and calibration and a bfd 1124 for filtering. Still on iron man when he lifted off in the mid east fight I could bottom out. I like HSUs in the right room. The 3 3 is a musical sub for being ported, more so than the pb13 imo.

    Sold it all and bought the PB13. his one filter built in and that was all I needed when previously with the hsu's I needed 3.

    Anyway, I set it and have not touched in the last 3 years.

    Good luck, learning proper setup is important.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2011
    LeftCoast wrote: »
    Movies. SRT's Thanks.

    For Movies the SVS!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited September 2011
    Cool...I am definitely thinkig about it for movies. For music listening I am happy with 2 channel listening.
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  • larry777
    larry777 Posts: 480
    edited September 2011
    Both are good brand names....but I went with the SVS. I use it for almost all H/T and TV watching.
    Home Theatre.............

    Pioneer SC-35
    Polk RTi10's Fronts
    Polk CSiA6 Center
    RTi4 Surrounds
    SVS PB-12 Sub


    2 Channel.............................

    Yaqin MC-100B
    Energy RC-70 Speakers
    Arcam CD-192 Disc Player
    Van Den Hul Interconnects
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