What a terrible sounding subwoofer

Kage
Kage Posts: 3
edited May 2008 in Speakers
I have a 3.1 channel setup for my 350 tp 400 sq ft hometheater room and I wanted to upgrade my Yamaha YST-SW305 subwoofer, so yesterday at Best Buy, I bought the Klipsch Snergy Sub-10 subwoofer. When I got home to try it out, the bass coming from it was very muddy, boomy, distorted and sounded like a very cheap subwoofer. Today on my lunch break from work, I went to Frys and bought the Polk Audio DSW Pro 400 subwoofer. I just tried out the DSW Pro 400 about a few hours ago, and I really like this sub. It has clean and smooth bass, and I did not hear any distortion coming from it. I feel that the DSW Pro 400 is in a league to two leagues higher then the Klipsch Syengry Sub-10. I will be returning the overpriced Klipsch subwoofer back to Best Buy and I will be selling my Yamaha subwoofer.

Here are the specs from my 3.1 channel setup when I done this comparison.
1. Sony DVP-NS700H DVD Player
2. Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player
3. Yamaha RX-V1800 Receiver
4. Polk Audio CSi30 Center Speaker
5. Polk Audio RTi38 Front Speakers
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited May 2008
    Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you made the right choice (pun intended)
    You wouldn't be the 1st person to come here and scratch your head regarding the quality of Klipsch.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited May 2008
    Klipsch Synergy subs (including older KSW series) are garbage compared to most subs in their "league" (price/size/power).
    On the other hand, Klipsch Reference series is great, but those subs are much pricier than Synergy.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited May 2008
    Welcome to the forum...4 years ago ;)
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  • JDOGG
    JDOGG Posts: 433
    edited May 2008
    ViperZ wrote: »
    Klipsch Synergy subs (including older KSW series) are garbage compared to most subs in their "league" (price/size/power).
    On the other hand, Klipsch Reference series is great, but those subs are much pricier than Synergy.

    I would agree. The lower end ones are not that great, even the RT-12D I listened to at Ultimate Electronics sounded like garbage, and its $2k!!
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited May 2008
    Yeah, a friend of mine has a Klipch, and it's everything I don't like in a sub. Boomy, muddled, undefined bass, but it's small and it fits their decor well.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    Kage - Thanks for posting your opinion on the DSW series. Enjoy yourself!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2008
    Enjoy your new sub, I went from the older KSW 12 to dual SVS Pb12/PLus 2s and of course Im totally happy.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited May 2008
    Yea, can you return the sub, if so do it & get an SVS or something else. There are some great choices in subs out there, you don't need to keep that POS if it sounds horrid. Good luck and please keep us posted.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,234
    edited May 2008
    G-2 wrote: »
    Yea, can you return the sub, if so do it & get an SVS or something else. There are some great choices in subs out there, you don't need to keep that POS if it sounds horrid. Good luck and please keep us posted.

    I think he likes his Polk DSW Pro 400.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Enjoy your new sub, I went from the older KSW 12 to dual SVS Pb12/PLus 2s and of course Im totally happy.

    Ya' think? :D
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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