Dr. Spec...svs w/as-f2 waveform..how's this?

pjdami

Yeah Steve you are almost "splitting hairs" there at this point. The error on the Rat Shack meter is probably +/- 1 db. Very nice looking curve. Where is the sub located? Middle wall of the room or in a corner?

Looks like you are - 8 db at 20 hz so that 20 hz tune may flatten the curve even more on the low end and give you deeper extension.

Is this a dedicated two channel rig only or will it be used for watching movies as well?

I-SIG

Steve's system is two-channel only. Like Steve, I'm starting to think that if I can get two channels to sound this good, why bother with surround, unless I want to be perpetually broke.

On that 50XO setting, damn, that's like 2.5db's, +/-!

Wes

Dr. Spec

OK, you've got a great looking curve, and your stock extension is good enough for all music except true 32 foot organ.

The $1M questions: How does it sound subjectively? Do you like the quality of the bass presentation for attack, impact, speed, detail, depth, cleanliness. Does it resolve complex/difficult passages? Bottom line - is the sub "musical", has it improved your 2-channel listening experience, and is it a good value?

steveinaz

Originally posted by pjdami
Yeah Steve you are almost "splitting hairs" there at this point. The error on the Rat Shack meter is probably +/- 1 db. Very nice looking curve. Where is the sub located? Middle wall of the room or in a corner?

Looks like you are - 8 db at 20 hz so that 20 hz tune may flatten the curve even more on the low end and give you deeper extension.

Is this a dedicated two channel rig only or will it be used for watching movies as well?

It's 2-channel only, but I do watch my DVD thru it. The SVS is in the left corner behind the left main. There's a diagram of my listening room in this sub-forum...

steveinaz

Originally posted by Dr. Spec
OK, you've got a great looking curve, and your stock extension is good enough for all music except true 32 foot organ.

The $1M questions: How does it sound subjectively? Do you like the quality of the bass presentation for attack, impact, speed, detail, depth, cleanliness. Does it resolve complex/difficult passages? Bottom line - is the sub "musical", has it improved your 2-channel listening experience, and is it a good value?

At first I was alittle concerned, even with the curve looking as it did at 40Hz, the sound was a little "plummy" for my liking. That's why I continued to play with the crossover. 45Hz helped a little--but still over-bloomed a bit. 50Hz is doing the trick. Just the right blend.

HBombToo

Originally posted by steveinaz
50Hz is doing the trick. Just the right blend.

Did you redo a curve at 50?

OOOOPS I see now... sorry
Henry

steveinaz

I'd love to hear the SVS mated with some high-quality 2-way monitors, Like the Rti6, Lsi7 or Lsi9. I think in this setup, you'd have a hell of a system. I fact I've been thinking about it myself. You'd have the glorious midrange/treble of a relatively small monitor with the accurate deep-reaching bass of the SVS....*hmmmm*

phoneisbusy

*sigh*
He's addicted...

Dave

PolkWannabie

Originally posted by steveinaz
I'd love to hear the SVS mated with some high-quality 2-way monitors, Like the Rti6, Lsi7 or Lsi9. I think in this setup, you'd have a hell of a system. I fact I've been thinking about it myself. You'd have the glorious midrange/treble of a relatively small monitor with the accurate deep-reaching bass of the SVS....*hmmmm*

Better yet ... http://www.polkaudio.com/home/technology/srtsats.php ... except of course that they're four way ...

steveinaz

WOW! and they call those "satellites"??!! Holy smokes!

PolkWannabie

Not the kind of thing you'd want to toss onto your average speaker stand, regardless of how much sand or kitty litter it was filled with.