SVS advice

powerlord
powerlord Posts: 310
edited May 2007 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I can buy a Pc 20-39 right now used for 370.00 in excellent shape,bargain or too high on the price?I need to know fast,and thanks!:)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2007
    Buy it and dont look back
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    buy it. that's a good price. you'll love it.
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited April 2007
    I'd say go for it!
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  • gvg45
    gvg45 Posts: 53
    edited April 2007
    If I was you I'd be all over that!
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2007
    Another yeah here ...

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    OK,I need more advice on this,the sub is a 2001 sub and he says that it's not a PCi or a PC plus,so what is the rating on this sub amp?I know the PCi had a 300 or so watt bash amp and the plus a 525 watt amp.Does any of this matter?Will I still get the same powerful sound out of this one compared to the others?:confused:
    LG 50 in. Plasma
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    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


    My Music
    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    it may just be a PC SVS subwoofer.. I think the only difference betweent the PC and PCi was the "i" stood for improved driver. that should be the only difference. SVS updated their drivers around that time.. 2000, 2001 IIRC
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    So still a good deal at the new price of 325.00?
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    HK AVR-7200


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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    powerlord wrote: »
    So still a good deal at the new price of 325.00?

    YUP it is
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited April 2007
    if you don't let us in on it.

    engtaz
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    I now own an SVS PC 20-39,I hope it's everything everyone says it is!My bass has been lacking for some time.:D
    LG 50 in. Plasma
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    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2007
    powerlord wrote: »
    I now own an SVS PC 20-39,I hope it's everything everyone says it is!My bass has been lacking for some time.:D
    You're gonna have plenty of bass. SVS will probably let you upgrade to the newer driver as well at a reasonable price (if you ask nicely and give them the serial number). Congrats...

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    Thats great! Then it would be a PC+ right?Except maybe for the amp?Would you go for the plus 12.3 upgrade or the NSD?
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    HK AVR-7200


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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2007
    powerlord wrote: »
    Thats great! Then it would be a PC+ right?Except maybe for the amp?Would you go for the plus 12.3 upgrade or the NSD?
    You'll be able to get the NSD driver. The Plus requires 3 ports not the single you'll have. Still the NSD is supposed to be as good as the 12.2 Plus driver which is pretty stellar.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    I'm going to pick it up right now,so I'll be reporting and providing pics shortly!
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    HK AVR-7200


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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    powerlord wrote: »
    I'm going to pick it up right now,so I'll be reporting and providing pics shortly!

    run don't walk.. :D;)
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    My first reaction when I saw this was Whoa,that sure is big!And then he was nice enough to let me demo this thing with a pair of Snell Type C/V's,and a host of Jolida seperates.The sub was in the middle of the room so there was no proper setup to speak of,I was impresssed at the bass it added to the Snells,he didn't have the sub set up properly so the real demo will be this evening,I just went through heel surgery friday so I'm still trying to get it into the house,this guy knew nothing about audio setup,he inherited all his gear from his father,and he's selling almost all of it,he even had a real nice set of Proac studio speakers I fell in love with,so if any of you two channel polkies want to get in contact with this guy just shoot me a PM and I'll hook you up with him.He has some very nice gear!:D
    LG 50 in. Plasma
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    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


    My Music
    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited April 2007
    powerlord wrote: »
    My first reaction when I saw this was Whoa,that sure is big!

    I think about all of us who have purchased a SVS cylinder said the same thing when it arrived :D I know I did!!! lol
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    I can't thank you guys enough,what a sub!I put a pic of the SVS kicking the RSP912 out of it's house and moving in, on my system showcase,I have the sub at just under 1/2 volume,0 degrees out of phase,with the x-over wide open and the boost at 3db.I just played the napalm scenes on We were soldiers,the take off scene from Apollo 13,and the brontosaurus stampede on King Kong and all I can say is i wish i would have listened to the advice of others a long time ago,I thought this SVS talk was all hype,and I was so wrong,this is a beast!And to top it all off,the damn thing is actually musical,I am in bass bliss,I'll talk with you guys later,I got movies to watch!:D
    LG 50 in. Plasma
    Eosone setup
    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


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    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2007
    They are pretty awe inspiring :D . Awhile ago, I'd had mine for a couple of months, I got a chance to try out a Velo DD15 for a month...a great sub. Imagine my surprise, the Velo was slightly superior, subjectively, in music (I mean that it was tighter and blended better, but not everyone would agree that it was just slight), but just couldn't hold a candle to the SVS in the bass blockbusters that really bring it. For the difference in price, it's definitely not a dog musically and priceless for that HT kick on a budget.

    Enjoy

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    powerlord wrote: »
    I can't thank you guys enough,what a sub!I put a pic of the SVS kicking the RSP912 out of it's house and moving in, on my system showcase,I have the sub at just under 1/2 volume,0 degrees out of phase,with the x-over wide open and the boost at 3db.I just played the napalm scenes on We were soldiers,the take off scene from Apollo 13,and the brontosaurus stampede on King Kong and all I can say is i wish i would have listened to the advice of others a long time ago,I thought this SVS talk was all hype,and I was so wrong,this is a beast!And to top it all off,the damn thing is actually musical,I am in bass bliss,I'll talk with you guys later,I got movies to watch!:D

    Yeah, SVS, they're ok i guess. :p
    Now you need another one to match that one.. LOL JK!

    Hey enjoy your new found bass/house shaker. :D;)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited April 2007
    Congrats, I know you will enjoy the power of that SVS.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    I love this sub!I have another question though,my recievers X-over is set at 80hz and you can't change that,do I bypass the reciever x-over and use the sub x-over wide open?Or should I just go with the recievers.I'm running it wide open right now and recieving alot of bass.
    LG 50 in. Plasma
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    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


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    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    turn it down at the sub... most subs are set to about 10 O'clock on the volume knob.
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2007
    If your receiver has a fixed xover then opening up the xover on the sub is correct if there's no bypass on the amp. Later models have a crossover bypass switch. If it's too much you might try staggering the cross on the sub to 70 and letting the rollof between the sub and receiver blend. You may get cancellation...experiment and see how it sounds.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    Thanks guys,yes there is a bypass switch so I'll bypass the sub amps x-over and run it open.And I'll mess with the volume.It's hard to stay out of the volume with this sub!
    LG 50 in. Plasma
    Eosone setup
    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


    My Music
    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    You wanna hear a 20-39 shine? Put in Mark Morrison's return of the mack in and listen to the control this bad **** has!:D Sorry guys for the thread drag but this is the first real sub I've owned!
    LG 50 in. Plasma
    Eosone setup
    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


    My Music
    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited April 2007
    LOL, someone is enjoying their new sub! Good man!

    BTW, I have the PC-Ultra. It's an absolute dream!

    Now, if you have the original Star Wars (Episode 4) on DVD, put it in, crank it up and enjoy the Star Destroyer flying overhead in the opening scene. Oh yeah, about 3-4 seconds before the Stormtroopers blow open the door on the rebel ship, feel the serious lowend rumble!

    You're about to have alot of serious fun re-discovering your movie collection. I have! :D

    John
    No excuses!
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  • powerlord
    powerlord Posts: 310
    edited April 2007
    PC Ultra! I can't even imagine what bass you are feeling and I couldn't imagine more than I have,I put a Bass Mekanik cd in from my car audio days and it got real sweet at 27 hz and I mean in your bones sweet!Best money I've spent so far on my system!:D
    LG 50 in. Plasma
    Eosone setup
    Marantz SR-18U
    HK AVR-7200


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    http://members.soundclick.com/powerlord66
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    did you have your doubts before you heard it? Now you know everything that people have been saying is true.. they are remakable subs.
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