polk psw505 or dayton titanic mk111 12"

ronnie
ronnie Posts: 150
edited February 2007 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
what should i go with. i don't care that i have to put the dayton together, i enjoy doing that kind of stuff. my psw303 does a good job at what it does, so im thinking the psw505 should be great, but polk is not especially known for their bass. the specs for the dayton seem to be a better bang for the buck and more dynamics. anybody ever own either?
Yamaha RX-V2600
Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
Yamaha CD685 cd changer
Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
Polk RTi12 mains
Polk CSi3 center
Polk psw303
Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
Mitsubishi 52in big screen
blue jeans cables
AR interconnects
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  • BrettT1
    BrettT1 Posts: 560
    edited January 2007
    I owned the PSW505. It sounded ok. I didn't like the foam surround. I bought an SVS PB12-plus. I like it for movies. No experience with Dayton.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    anonymouse wrote:
    With your mains, why bother with this league of subs?

    Because the Dayton Titanic series of subs are great performers and a big bang for the buck. The 505 is average at best. The Titanic is much better.
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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited January 2007
    ok....how about the velodyne spl4000 or the dayton...which do you think would be better.
    Yamaha RX-V2600
    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    I've never heard the velodyne..but they have a good reputation.
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  • marly421
    marly421 Posts: 73
    edited January 2007
    Ronnie, go with the Polk. The 505 is wonderful and will keep you Polk pure. I have 3 of the 505's and one 303...the 505's is definitely the way to go with your system.
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  • TB Cruzer
    TB Cruzer Posts: 27
    edited February 2007
    Anyonymouse, what do you mean?
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,775
    edited February 2007
    The 505 only extends down to 28hz, your 12's already go to 30hz, doesn't seem like it would add much extension.

    I tried the Titanic at one time, it couldn't keep up with my SDA1C's at all. It liked to bottom out at higher levels.
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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited February 2007
    WilliamM2 wrote:

    I tried the Titanic at one time, it couldn't keep up with my SDA1C's at all. It liked to bottom out at higher levels.


    what do you mean by that. the new daytons have a newer woofer in them
    Yamaha RX-V2600
    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2007
    I currently have a 15" Dayton DIY sub powered by their 1000W subwoofer plate amplifier. The quality is absolutely phenomenal; however, placement is very important with this sub.

    The 15" Dayton will absolutely blow away the Polk PSW505. I've listened to them both for extensive amounts of time and it sounded great! IMO, the 12" will be almost as good and should be better than the PSW505.

    When I auditioned the PSW505, I noticed that the low frequency response was not as good as that of the Dayton, and also that the sub was a bit more boomy (just my opinion).
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2007
    Check out SVS, VMPS, AV123
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2007
    I'd also recommend SVS. The Dayton is also very good.
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  • bms
    bms Posts: 182
    edited February 2007
    Go SVS. HSU makes great subs (more $), but I'm still amazed at the quality (sound and build) for the price from SVS.

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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2007
    The pricing of SVS subs is very good, however you can get better value if you are the type that enjoys DIY.
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    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
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    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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