SVS vs HSU vs Velodyne

crmfmly
crmfmly Posts: 34
edited April 2006 in Speakers
Depending on price and clean bass quality I'm thinking of going with 2 subs. Which sub is the best for that?

The SVS PB12-Ultra/2, the HSU VTF-3 MK2, or the Velodyne SPL-1000R?
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR503 75 x 7
Fronts: Polk Audio Monitor 40 (Triangled toward "me" Bi-wired)
Center: Polk Audio CS1
Surrounds: Paradigm Cinema ADP (At corners above couch about 3 feet)
Subwoofer: Velodyne VRP-1200
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  • crmfmly
    crmfmly Posts: 34
    edited April 2006
    Hey is Infinity speakers any good? My Dad has Infinity fronts and center and I really think they sound like **** personally, but he has the low level stuff. What about they're real good stuff do they sound good? Or should a man just stick with Polk Audio speakers all the way around?

    Guys don't get mad at me cuz I'm always changing my mind, that's just me. I'm trying to find out FOR ME which is THE BEST system to get.

    I just found out last night that I'll have a room about 12-16 feet wide and the length of my whole house which is like 40 feet long or something like that.

    So I got the room, I really do, if I can get you PRO's to help me out and not get mad at me everytime I change my mind or think something might sound better than this or that. Remember I'm just a rookie and don't know nearly what y'all know.

    Plus another thing I just live in lil old Charleston West Virginia where all you have here for Home Theater is Polk Audio, Paradigm, Boston Acoustic, Bose and Infinity.

    So please just try to bear with me cause a lot of these brands of speakers I've never even heard of. So put yourself in my shoes when people's telling you that something you've never heard or heard of is what you wanna get. It's just a lot of money to play with when you have no idea how it's gonna turn out.
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR503 75 x 7
    Fronts: Polk Audio Monitor 40 (Triangled toward "me" Bi-wired)
    Center: Polk Audio CS1
    Surrounds: Paradigm Cinema ADP (At corners above couch about 3 feet)
    Subwoofer: Velodyne VRP-1200
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited April 2006
    Out of those 3, I think the PB12U/2 is going to give you the most output and extension. However, it is the MOST expensive of the 3 by a longshot.
    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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  • Musophile
    Musophile Posts: 89
    edited April 2006
    I dunno about going with 2 PB12 ultras. There have been a lot of comments on Audiogon where people were selling off their second one because two in one room was just too much sub.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2006
    SVS subs are plenty good. two in most cases would be over kill. even in a large room. you have to experince one to know for sure. start with one. later add a second if it's not enough boom for ya.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2006
    My room is 12 X 42!:eek: and the SVS PB12/Ultra 2 fills it nicely.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited April 2006
    Musophile wrote:
    I dunno about going with 2 PB12 ultras. There have been a lot of comments on Audiogon where people were selling off their second one because two in one room was just too much sub.

    I didnt say 2.. I said a single PB12U/2. I think that's what he meant too. I think he meant either 2 of the other ones or 1 ultra/2.
    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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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited April 2006
    Yep, the Ultra/2 is two subs in a single cabinet.
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  • Musophile
    Musophile Posts: 89
    edited April 2006
    "Depending on price and clean bass quality I'm thinking of going with 2 subs. Which sub is the best for that?"

    Sorry Joey, I was just reading the part where he said he wanted to go with 2 subs as he wanted 2 PB12's. Hee hee.
    Home Theater In Progress

    Samsung 4272
    Denon 3910 Universal Player
    Anthem AVM-20
    Anthem Statement A5
    Fronts LSI-25
    Center LSI-C
    Surround LSI-FX
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  • crmfmly
    crmfmly Posts: 34
    edited April 2006
    Zero wrote:
    For pure theater; SV...
    For a mix of music/theater; HSU
    For a cute and loud package; Velo


    Yep, that 'bout sums it up.

    Yeah I do want my music just as much if not more than my theater. But I also like Velodyne a whole hell of a lot. I know if I got a Velodyne I wouldn't have to get 2 but what about the HSU subs. Could I get 2 HSU subs and not be overpowered?
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR503 75 x 7
    Fronts: Polk Audio Monitor 40 (Triangled toward "me" Bi-wired)
    Center: Polk Audio CS1
    Surrounds: Paradigm Cinema ADP (At corners above couch about 3 feet)
    Subwoofer: Velodyne VRP-1200
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited April 2006
    Overpwered? Never, not if you calibrate it. Also, the ultra driver is as musical, if not more so than the HSU. The + driver vs HSU is a wash and the ISD is lesser than HSU
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited April 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    My room is 12 X 42!:eek:
    That's not a room... that's a hall. ;)

    Ditto on the SVS's "musicality"... simply not an issue.
    More later,
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