Best subwoofer for $350 or under

okiepolkie
okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
edited January 2006 in Speakers
The budget has been raised a little bit for the home theater I'm working with, so I'm looking for a good subwoofer to match the room better.


What would be the best sub, in your opinion-I am asking for opinion and any facts to back it up-for $350 or less. The SVS's are out of the question because of price, unless someone wants to sell theirs for $350 :) .

So far, the choices I've looked at would be:

Oulaw LFM2
Dayton Sub120(out of stock)
Athena AS-P4000
Polk PSW505
Atlantic Technologies 212SB
Atlantic Technologies 102SB
HSU STF-1(out of stock)


Other suggestions are more than welcome as well. At this point, I don't have a huge preference as to which sub it is, just so it sounds good and goes reasonably low. The room is approx 20 x 20, so it will have to fill in, but not as much as we would normally have in our own homes.

Thanks for the help.

Zach
Tschüss
Zach
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2006
    If you don't have problems with putting one together I would suggest the Parts Express Dayton Titanic kit . The Titanic is a sealed design. It is a very good little sub and there are folks better qualified than me that think so. Wes Phillips' Titanic Review. I have used this one for almost 4 years in my HT and while it does lack a little really low end punch it does very well in my 28' x 23'x8' room.
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  • Seggy
    Seggy Posts: 22
    edited January 2006
    Onecall has a Velodyne DLS3500R on sale for $200.00 w/free shipping.
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  • louhamilton
    louhamilton Posts: 209
    edited January 2006
    You could call SVS and see if they have any B-stock in your price range.

    -Lou
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited January 2006
    I looked at the Velodyne, but don't know much about it. I also don't see the free shipping with it either. It comes up to around $38 for shipping, unless someone has a coupon for it.

    Shack, I had considered the Dayton, but am still trying to get it for as little as possible, so that may be a last resort. I wish your side of the state wasn't so far away from my side, so I could demo it.

    Lou, I'll give SVS a call, but I doubt they could get to that $350 price range with anything.

    Thanks for the help so far, keep'em comin.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • louhamilton
    louhamilton Posts: 209
    edited January 2006
    Okie,

    When you call SVS, you can explain the size of your room and what you are trying to do. The PB-10 is only $429 list. B-stock should get you there or real close. If you need something bigger, then you may be out of your price range, especially if $350 is your limit. Does that include shipping? If so, you may want to look locally rather than online.

    Another option is to wait and save a few more bucks and get a real good sub for under $500.

    Just thoughts.

    -Lou
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited January 2006
    You can go to some of the forum fleamarkets.. one of the ones I browse has a pb10 for $325. I'll look it up later and post it.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Seggy
    Seggy Posts: 22
    edited January 2006
    Okie,

    My bad. Onecall's free shipping deal only ran thru Christmas.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited January 2006
    http://hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=248367

    There's the one I found.

    There's another two on audiogon for $300 and $375... also a 20-39PCi for $399.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2006
    Get a used Hsu STF-2. It'll fit your budget.

    Or get this one: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?homesubw&1141333852
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited January 2006
    cough up the extra 50 bucks and get to SVS pb-10 that is in b-stock right now. 50 bucks more shouldnt kill ya.
    -Stopher
    Tempe, AZ

    Setup:
    Polk RTi8 Mains
    Polk CSi5 Center
    Polk FXi3's Surround
    Cerwin Vega HTS10 Subwoofer
    Yamaha HTR-5740 AVR

    Upstairs R50/R15/CS1 5.1 setup w Pioneer AVR
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