Which SVS to buy??

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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited September 2006
    Don't start having 2nd thoughts,your new SVS will be well worth the wait... You will soon start feeling soundtracks the way they were meant the be heard...:D
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    im not. believe me ive been waiting years to be able to afford the svs. im only saying that lil paradigm was super impresive. its only 12"x12"x12". and that thing compleatly blew away other "higher end" velodynes. it was really cool cause its tiny and packs a biggggggg bang. But hey ive check the ups website about 50 times today watching it get closer and closer. should be here tomorrow.

    Pics to come soon!!!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    SVS is hard to explain.

    You'll hear from a few people that they arnt accurate, they arnt anything special....

    Ive heard subwoofers costing 30,000 dollars. THey sound fantastic. They sound great.

    But I'm here to tell you that my $600 subwoofer in my room, has not dissapointed me at all... I demand a bit more from it than it can deliver me - but thats because my systems needs have outgrown it.

    SVS sounds like nothing you've heard in the store. They dont stick out in your system, you cant hear them like other subs - all you can do is feel their prescence and what they are accomplishing...

    You have alot to look forward to.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited September 2006
    Don't forget,when you get your new hooked up...take the TIME to calibrate your system...any sub must work with the rest of your set-up to achieve max performance
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    Ill add to that...

    Get your sub away from walls, particularly a corner...

    And dont cross it above 60hz.

    The extra a corner adds to a sub is cool...

    But it takes a real subwoofer to perform well away from one. Thats a testiment to a real subwoofer.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    i may be forced into a corner for asthetics... but i will do my best to put it toward the middle of the wall; Just arrive in the UPS customer service center which means its coming home tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    Trust me...

    Put it in a corner for a week... then take it out.

    You will thank me. :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    so iots finally here. omg this thing is a frekin tank. I've decided to nickname it the M.O.A.B after the Massive Ordnance Air Blast (a bomb that is the size of a semi). Now sid i need some help tunning this bad boy. I dont even know where to start.

    What is the break in time? how long do i have to wait before i can blast it?
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited September 2006
    Quit teasing us with those little pics and get some 800 x 600 pics up! lol
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    a lil bigger
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited September 2006
    Great! So how do you like it?
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    i like it a lot. im not sure how to tune it yet, there are to many knobs... lol. It is a lot smoother, goes way deeper than the old velo. I know its gonna be amazing. Currently watching tennis, not much bass but its federer and blake, great match! how did you tune yours? interms of phase, low pass, yada yada yada...?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    Do you have a SPL meter?

    Shoot me an email at me. I got some tones and a spreadsheet to send you.

    You have Excel?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2006
    Hey Vr3MxStyler2k3,
    I have the pb12 plus 2, I have it crossed over at 80hz, I have not tried it at 60hz. Do you suppose I give it a shot, also my sub sits about 2 feet in a corner away from the wall? Any recommendations for placement as well? Thanks and hey Tecmo not to jack your thread man, awesome sub you got there.

    Easiest way to tweak your setup,is to buy a Spl meter from Radioshack, then follow the guidelines on this forum, SVS even has the guidelines posted on their website and here is the link

    http://www.svsound.com/questions-faqs.cfm#meter
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    80hz sucks.

    Bottom line.

    60hz should be the highest you get. If you do half HT, half music - maybe 70hz. But 80hz is so sloshy for music, yuck...

    2' from both walls is pretty decent, try farther out. You got a pretty big sub.

    If you have Excel and a SPL meter and you want some tones and a spreadsheet with corrections, email me at vr3mxdmicblce2k7@gmail.com
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2006
    Mr V.
    Shoot me the info you have pal, gixxer_rydder@yahoo.com

    I will surely try setting up at 60 - 70 hz tonight, I think my sony only goes from 80 to 60, not sure and will have to double check that. Anyway thanks for the advice, very helpful. Good thread Tecmo, have you had the chance to cal ya setup yet?
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    sheraradp. i see you have a sony es also. how do you adjust your crossover? i lost my manual a while ago so im not sure...
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    Well I dont have time to email people stuff. But I will give you the stuff if you shoot me one, easier for me that way.

    But if Tecmo wants to send you the stuff, that would be fine too. I got a boat load of HW and studying to do... sucks.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    no problem
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited September 2006
    Thanks...

    HW sucks...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2006
    Hey Tecmo, on my es I just go into the Customize settings of the menu and set up the crossover there. Of course you setup the small/large settings in the speaker setup menu. What ES do you have, surely you can find it on the Sony website.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    es333, kinda old but still works great
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    Heres my first attempt. i tried changing the phase at 0 90 and 180. i like 90 the best but now i dont know how to flatten the curve further.

    Help me!!!!
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2006
    made the setting changes in my setup last night, pulled my sub out from the wall a tad bit more, its still corner loaded though, Im not sittingg at 60hz. Watching Serenity on HD DVD and its awesome, PQ/SQ on this title is amazing.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    so i just watched u-571 and realized how much more tunning i need to do. if anyone has any loose guide lines i need some serious help.

    I have the ability to change the frequency cut off(bass, mid, treb) for each the fronts, center, and rears. I thought i had it pretty good bubt i found myself tweeking throughout the movie.

    Long story short i need some help tunning each speaker.
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  • knownalien
    knownalien Posts: 143
    edited September 2006
    my setup ,may be in my sig, but basically my sub makes home repair an essential.
    Outlaw 990 PreAmp
    Outlaw 7500 5 Channel Amp
    Polk LSiC Center
    Polk LSi9 FRONTS
    LG 42LK520 42" LCD
    SONY BDP-S300 Player (Blu-Ray)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2006
    tecmo04 wrote:
    so i just watched u-571 and realized how much more tunning i need to do. if anyone has any loose guide lines i need some serious help.

    I have the ability to change the frequency cut off(bass, mid, treb) for each the fronts, center, and rears. I thought i had it pretty good bubt i found myself tweeking throughout the movie.

    Long story short i need some help tunning each speaker.



    Do you have a sound pressure level meter? SPL that will help you set up all you other speakers. without one it's just a guesssing game.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2006
    you def need a SPL meter, I thought I was good just by tweaking by ear, you have no idea how much a difference you will notice once calibrated. Your local radioshack will have one.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2006
    i bought one. the funny part is i used it to tune the volume for each speaker before the movie (which was way different then when i did it by ear of course) and thats when i really started to notice all the flaws. By chain reaction i then came to the experts to ask questions. So now what? i dont have avia. I am going to try the thx optimizer but that wont really help with setting up the frequencies cut offs for each speaker will it?
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited September 2006
    Here's a decent discussion on tuning subs, http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=47166
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