Is the PSW110 worth it?

BigDaveyL
BigDaveyL Posts: 36
edited December 2012 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I ordered 2 Monitor60's, 2 Monitor30's and a CS1 from NewEgg. I got a decent price on their Black Friday sale. They should be better than the T15's and CSR I was using.

Another large retailer has a PSW110 for $125. Is the PSW110 a decent sub? I'm currently using an Older Sony 100W sub.
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    It'a an excellent sub for the money if you get it on sale. It should be a vast improvement on your Sony.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • agco
    agco Posts: 36
    edited November 2012
    It goes boom boom. Had one. Not bad for that price though.
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    It's an excellent sub for the money if you get it on sale. It should be a vast improvement on your Sony.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    Oops, DP monster.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    edited November 2012
    bet purchase i've made for audio, do it
    2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know :)"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited November 2012
    BigDaveyL wrote: »
    I ordered 2 Monitor60's, 2 Monitor30's and a CS1 from NewEgg. I got a decent price on their Black Friday sale. They should be better than the T15's and CSR I was using.

    Another large retailer has a PSW110 for $125. Is the PSW110 a decent sub? I'm currently using an Older Sony 100W sub.
    \

    That's a great price for that sub. Why don't you share which large retailer it is that has them on sale in case anyone else would like to pick one up? :rolleyes:
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    edited November 2012
    teekay0007 wrote: »
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    That's a great price for that sub. Why don't you share which large retailer it is that has them on sale in case anyone else would like to pick one up? :rolleyes:

    that blue and yellow place
    2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know :)"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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  • BigDaveyL
    BigDaveyL Posts: 36
    edited November 2012
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    \

    That's a great price for that sub. Why don't you share which large retailer it is that has them on sale in case anyone else would like to pick one up? :rolleyes:

    It's Best Buy... Was kind of ashamed.... :cry:
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    BigDaveyL wrote: »
    It's Best Buy... Was kind of ashamed.... :cry:

    Just go in wearing a hat and sunglasses. No one will know it's you. :cool:
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • BigDaveyL
    BigDaveyL Posts: 36
    edited November 2012
    goofyGAguy wrote: »
    Just go in wearing a hat and sunglasses. No one will know it's you. :cool:

    LOL!

    Can't beat the price though. It should, in theory, be an upgrade.

    All the older equipment is going into the finished part of the basement.
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  • BigDaveyL
    BigDaveyL Posts: 36
    edited November 2012
    Got it and it seems to be filling the room quite nicely.
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    See, we won't steer you wrong.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • specd_out
    specd_out Posts: 505
    edited November 2012
    goofyGAguy wrote: »
    Just go in wearing a hat and sunglasses. No one will know it's you. :cool:

    Hey now, I gotta work in that place. At least you come and go as you please
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    My condolences.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • rodelperezph
    rodelperezph Posts: 14
    edited November 2012
    it's a great sub... :)
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  • BigDaveyL
    BigDaveyL Posts: 36
    edited November 2012
    My Monitor 60's and CS1 came in..

    Still waiting for the Monitor 30's as surround to come in.

    Everything I have so far is breaking in and sounding quite nice.
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  • Mon40CSMM10
    Mon40CSMM10 Posts: 161
    edited December 2012
    PSW110 puts out ample bass sounds when broken in, but I find that in a smaller room (e.g., 15 feet 3 inches wide x 11.5 feet between the front and rear walls x 8 feet ceiling height) the PSW110 ends up either overpowering the main speakers at higher amp dial volumes or else just doubles the bass of the main speakers at lower amp dial volumes. A little bit of an increase or decrease of the amp potentiometer makes a huge difference in the amount of bass output--I prefer to dial it in manually rather than calibrate it to a specific channel dBC level.

    Since I've found that the front mains I am using can actually output usable bass down to 30 Hz when not driven to a receiver's near maximum volume (and the PSW110 lower frequency limit is indicated as 32 Hz), I've opted to run the front speakers as large and then use the PSW110 as LFE for those really loud movie sound effects that are better reproduced using a subwoofer rather than the front mains.
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    edited December 2012
    found the same, but stil just run small / lfe, when i get my new mains will play around some more with that
    2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know :)"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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