Best sub for me

polkseller

Room is 14x 13.3, open 72'' arch to dining room

Listen to all type of music, but also movies listening. 30-70 respectively. Jack johnson, norah jones, Rage against the machine, briand Adams, little jazz too.

Will put the sub in another room next year 13x21. the sub must be good under 25hz.

The sub will match the Polk RTI A7 or LSI 15.(still not sure wich one I want)

My choices are from SVS 10'', polk dsw pro 600, Monster THX sl200, velodyne dps-12 or velodyne dls-5000.

beardog03

SVS or Polk, or even Velo....

Monster ?
Not even a choice IMO

what kind of price range are you cruising in ?

bsoko2

Or HSU 3.3 Turbo.

Bill

bopicasso

I love my SVS!!!!

Refefer

No such thing as sub matching. You just need one that extends beyond where your speakers left off.

Hsu, SVS, Velodyne, and Polk's are the ones to consider.

furball

Go SVS

PSOVLSK

furball wrote: »

Go SVS

Quite a change of opinion about SVS since January/February.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62761&page=4

avguytx

Sunfire HRS-10

Ron Temple

I'd put the PB10 and the STF2 at the top of the list, then perhaps the Polk or Velo. If you can move up to the VTF2.3, you'll be happier. Also, not sure when it's due, but AV123 is coming out with the Xplosive @ $400. They seem pretty confident that it will own that price point for looks and performance (another Seaton design).

edit. Sorry, I see you were asking about the VTF2.3...of your list, that's slightly the better performer.

furball

Perhaps I should have made the meaning of my previous post clearer [to you],

Go [away] SVS

PSOVLSK wrote: »

Quite a change of opinion about SVS since January/February.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62761&page=4

SlowcarIX

polk 600 gets my vote...

if weather is good after work today...i'll go get another one to add tot he 2 i already have

NotaSuv

SlowcarIX wrote: »

polk 600 gets my vote...

if weather is good after work today...i'll go get another one to add tot he 2 i already have

3 for the same room???

hhhhhhhhhhmmmm why not buy one high end one? how much does 3 of the same sub run you?

are they that good if you need 3 of em in one room?

Sherardp

SlowcarIX wrote: »

polk 600 gets my vote...

if weather is good after work today...i'll go get another one to add tot he 2 i already have

You'll seriously need to consider the Velodyne SMS-1 to get the most of them.

As for the poll, SVS, my 2nd choice would be Epik but they are not listed.

speakergeek

SVS first then HSU.

polkseller

still dont know what I want.. I can have all these sub at around the same price

I only listened to the Velo dps-10 and dps-12. I find they fill the room with a good bass, but they can be sometime boomy.

svs and HSU are internet based, I'm not sure about them. You cannot only rely on the review and user comments. I need to ear it !

I know polk sub are very musical, but some models dont go very low, that's why I'm looking at the dsw600. I dont know when the new dsw2000 will be ready.


My main concern is that the sub should be fast enought to give nice low detail resolution and sound airy enough to ear the bass drum kick air . I want a flat response not boomy 60-80hz bump. I prefer an accurate fast and toneful sub to a lower hz monster.

SlowcarIX

NotaSuv wrote: »

3 for the same room???

hhhhhhhhhhmmmm why not buy one high end one? how much does 3 of the same sub run you?

are they that good if you need 3 of em in one room?

yep, 3 stacked up

the 600s are robustly built - plays fast, loud and low...i like them

i want to move the air molecules in the room evenly

SlowcarIX

Sherardp wrote: »

You'll seriously need to consider the Velodyne SMS-1 to get the most of them.

As for the poll, SVS, my 2nd choice would be Epik but they are not listed.

will get the sms1 in april - reached my quota for toys this month already

VR3

Thats a waste...

It would sound 400 times better if you tied in a sub to each main and put one in the center for the LFE

Alot less possible nulls and itd rattle your brains.

SlowcarIX

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

Thats a waste...

It would sound 400 times better if you tied in a sub to each main and put one in the center for the LFE

Alot less possible nulls and itd rattle your brains.

i got a square room .....that spot gives the most uniform bass xcept for a line of standing wave to my right...



how do i connect the sub to the L/C/R...using speaker out?

cantzme78

For my money HSU seems best. Price point and performance can't be beat!

SlowcarIX

cantzme78 wrote: »

For my money HSU seems best. Price point and performance can't be beat!

how do you know...

PIONEER VSX-94TXH
RTi8'S
CSi A6
FXi A4'S
HSU VTF 3 - MK3 (on it's way)!!
PANASONIC 50 IN PLASMA
PANASONIC DMP-BD30

VR3

The easiest way to do it since you are running a seperate amp and I doubt you have a second set of main outputs is run speaker cable into the subwoofer, out of the subwoofer to the mains --- this will also cross over your mains and make them full range...

Then run a LFE cable to the other sub...

My ideal setup would be to have a sub to every speaker and two LFE subs, for theater that is.

cantzme78

SlowcarIX wrote: »

how do you know...

PIONEER VSX-94TXH
RTi8'S
CSi A6
FXi A4'S
HSU VTF 3 - MK3 (on it's way)!!
PANASONIC 50 IN PLASMA
PANASONIC DMP-BD30

Received my VTF 3 -MK3 this morning and have been enjoying it all day. Full room and window shaking sound. Just forgot to update my signature in all my excitement. BUT THANKS!!

SlowcarIX

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

The easiest way to do it since you are running a seperate amp and I doubt you have a second set of main outputs is run speaker cable into the subwoofer, out of the subwoofer to the mains --- this will also cross over your mains and make them full range...

Then run a LFE cable to the other sub...

My ideal setup would be to have a sub to every speaker and two LFE subs, for theater that is.

eep...i just went from speaker to line output a few days ago and the bass is cleaner...more define..

SlowcarIX

cantzme78 wrote: »

Received my VTF 3 -MK3 this morning and have been enjoying it all day. Full room and window shaking sound. Just forgot to update my signature in all my excitement. BUT THANKS!!

:thumbsup:

polkseller

nice !

Do you know if powerful subwoofer is ok for a new buit house ? I mean the contractor said that we need a maximum 300 cfm oven fan in this new hightly isolated house to not cause negative pressure inside..

I think the sub itself can cause lots of air pressure no?

SlowcarIX

pressure waves...compression and rarefaction waves

unless your driver is mounted on the inside/outside wall...

DollarDave

polkseller wrote: »

nice !

Do you know if powerful subwoofer is ok for a new buit house ? I mean the contractor said that we need a maximum 300 cfm oven fan in this new hightly isolated house to not cause negative pressure inside..

I think the sub itself can cause lots of air pressure no?

Is this a serious question?

Monster Jam

^^LOL^^

In conversation about buying a new car in cash, and saving money by not paying interest, this co-worker said that was a bad idea because the car would depreciate.

polkseller

Lol

Not serious
but then I think of my friend's house with shaking walls with its 3 subwoofers... more wall ratling sound than sub output... I dont want that

The car thing is real, you can save from financing low interest because of the car depreciation and guying it after lease.

Sherardp

I dont know Slowcar, I dig the 3 subs stacked. However I think dual SVS PB12s could take em, surely dual PB12/PLus2s. If youre wanting sick bass, dual Epik Conquest or SVS PB13 Ultras.