Upgrading from a PSW 505 Experinces?

tommyt21

Hey guys
I need help in choosing to upgrade my weakest link. My PSW 505. It is a great sub for the coin I paid however I need something that drops low and clean. looking to spend below $600 Im 80/20 HT. Would really like to hear stories of those who owned the 505 then moved up.:twisted:

Erik Tracy

Well, my story doesn't exactly qualify, but...started with a PSW303, then went the upgrade route to an Epik Valor sealed sub and I'm 80-music/20-HT....still have the Valor (about $600 but no longer available).

B Run

I went from a 505, to dual 505's to an SVS 16-46 to an SVS pb12 and am really happy with were i'm at. The 505's just can't come close to the SVS's, it's a night and day difference. I bought mine used less than 6months old for $475, so shop around and you'll be able to get a hell of a sub for $600. Check out SVS, Epik, HSU and ED. Good luck!

rooftop59

I have never owned a psw505, but I did own a cadence x-sub12, which is very similar (it hit 104 db at 25hz in my room which is about what the psw505 can do according to ed mullen of svs's review). I now have an HSU vtf-3r which is basically an older version of the vtf-2 mk3, and it is night and day. Deeper, tighter, cleaner, the frequency response is very flat, and very authoritative. I will say that in my dual rig, the main objective is always music, and from what I have read the SVS's will get you a little more output at a little lower hz, but at the expense of musicality (however, I have never actually heard one). So there is my 2 cents for what its worth...

tommyt21

I was eyeing the HSU vtf-2, however anything i pick needs to be light years ahead of my psw 505 since i just dropped 5k on new stuff and wont be able to upgrade for a while after changing subs WAF you guys understand lol

what about outlaw and lava how do they compare?

rooftop59

Dude an hsu vtf2 mk3 is light years ahead of what you have. But I am sure others will chime in.

danz1906

Check out Element Designs:

http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_41&products_id=681&osCsid=428607d6e33a219dd5124b0c029d1e30

falconcry72

rooftop59 wrote: »

Dude an hsu vtf2 mk3 is light years ahead of what you have. But I am sure others will chime in.

I wouldn't call it light years ahead. For the budget he's got, he could easily get a vtf-3 instead of a vtf-2, which is a HUGE difference. The vtf-3 is light years ahead. The new vtf-3 mk4 is 699 new from HSU. He should be able to find the vtf-3 mk3 used for 400-500.

tommyt21

How is the ed a5-300 compared to the 505

EndersShadow

tommyt21 wrote: »

How is the ed a5-300 compared to the 505

No comparison from what I have heard. Ed A5-300 trounces it

tommyt21

The more and more I read I think the HSU vtf-2 mk4 is what I will get to replace my psw505, Unless anyone has a really good reason why i should get something diffrent. My room size is under 2200ft3

PS any issues with a down firing sub? Currently mine is in a corner behind one of our couches so i get alot of boomy reflections.

rooftop59

Mine vtf-3r is setup as an end table next to the couch and is down-firing onto faux hardwood floors. It sounds great even being about 12 feet from my monitors. Flat response, not boomy at all. YMMV.

MrGlobe

Is DIY an option? You could put together quite a monster sub for that amount of money

tommyt21

I could do DIY. I just dont have the time Kids, wife, work, school..ect

tommyt21

Between the HSU VTF-2 MK4 and the OUTLAW LFM-1 EX @ the esame price which is the better pick?

rooftop59

Well I really doubt that anyone has actually heard both (especially since the former is new), and one is Dr. HSU's own company and the another was designed with his help, so I doubt there is much difference other than aesthetic. I personally think the standard finish on the outlaw looks a little nicer than the standard finish on the HSU, but that's just me. I personally would go with the HSU because it has a sealed option which might be ideal for music, but if music is not that important to you then its pretty much a toss up. Sorry for the lack of help...

nguyendot

Paradigm Sub2.... nomnom

tommyt21

How would going from the psw505 to a ed a2-300 be?

rooftop59

the ed would definitely dig deeper and hit harder, but it wouldn't be as obvious an upgrade as the HSU. I owned the ed A3-300 and while it was great for HT, and a big improvement in terms of deep bass extension over what I had at the time, it was a little slow on music. the kick drum lingered for a little too long, which really bothers me. I don't notice that with the HSU, and it hits as hard and digs as deep, and the new one has a sealed option which should be incredible for music.

tommyt21

Outlaw and I had some issues with shipping so my order was canceled and I pulled the trigger on HSU's newly improved VTF-2 MK4.
After it comes in I'll post a review comparing the two just in case others had similar upgrade questions on the PSW505.

ps anyone own this sub already?