Help picking subwoofer
I recentley replaced my athena SCT series with the Polk Monitor series.
I am running a Onkyo TX SR803 in a 7.1 setup with Monitor 70's Monitor 40's and a CS2 and am now looking to upgrade my subwoofer thats where I need help.
I am looking to have a very tight sounding base I hate the sloppy base sound however I want it to be a very strong base and very powerful. I need it to be able to fill a 16 X 12 room.
I prefer to stay with polk I like to keep my equipment the same.
Thanks for any input.
Derek
I am running a Onkyo TX SR803 in a 7.1 setup with Monitor 70's Monitor 40's and a CS2 and am now looking to upgrade my subwoofer thats where I need help.
I am looking to have a very tight sounding base I hate the sloppy base sound however I want it to be a very strong base and very powerful. I need it to be able to fill a 16 X 12 room.
I prefer to stay with polk I like to keep my equipment the same.
Thanks for any input.
Derek
Onkyo TX-SR 803 w/HDMI in and outs
Onkyo DV-CP702 (taking back to get 704 w/HDMI)
Motorola BMC9022 Broadband Media Center
2 x Polk Monitor 70's
4 x Polk Monitor 40's
1 x Polk CS2
Monster ULTRA cable
Monster Stage III Power conditioner
Onkyo DV-CP702 (taking back to get 704 w/HDMI)
Motorola BMC9022 Broadband Media Center
2 x Polk Monitor 70's
4 x Polk Monitor 40's
1 x Polk CS2
Monster ULTRA cable
Monster Stage III Power conditioner
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Welcome.:) You may prefer to stay with Polk but for subwoofers I don't recommend to do so. Polk makes nice speakers but for some reason their subs are not up to the same level. You can get a different brand sub to integrate well with the Polks you have. What is your budget?aviking wrote:I recentley replaced my athena SCT series with the Polk Monitor series.
I am running a Onkyo TX SR803 in a 7.1 setup with Monitor 70's Monitor 40's and a CS2 and am now looking to upgrade my subwoofer thats where I need help.
I am looking to have a very tight sounding base I hate the sloppy base sound however I want it to be a very strong base and very powerful. I need it to be able to fill a 16 X 12 room.
I prefer to stay with polk I like to keep my equipment the same.
Thanks for any input.
DerekSharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
Polk subs are at best mediocre.Try SVS ,most people around here love them.My favs are REL subs or revel subs.You need to specify a price limit for anyone to help you further.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
Thanks for the quick replys.
I guess im not really sure what my price limit is because im realy just starting to look so I think I would like to keep it around 500 to 700 dollars. However if something that cost a little more with better sound I would be willing to adjust my budget.Onkyo TX-SR 803 w/HDMI in and outs
Onkyo DV-CP702 (taking back to get 704 w/HDMI)
Motorola BMC9022 Broadband Media Center
2 x Polk Monitor 70's
4 x Polk Monitor 40's
1 x Polk CS2
Monster ULTRA cable
Monster Stage III Power conditioner -
When I first started building my HT system, I also thought that I needed to keep all the speakers Polk, so I bought an entry level Polk sub. After hanging out on this forum, I learned that the sub is the one speaker that can be from a different company and I also learned that Polk subs deliver a weak performance. So that was my first upgrade and I spent $400 to get a Mirage S12 which I'm very satisfied with. SVS subs are very popular here and lots of people will tell you they are the best subs avail.
