Subwoofer recomendation

daselim

After deciding to upgrade my ol'Pro Logic HT, and many $$$ later, I now have a decent set up, but am lacking a subwoofer, and would like some opinions.
New speakers are RTi70s/CSi40 in front with FXi30's in the rear.
Receiver - Denon AVR-3803.
DVD player - Denon DVD-1600.

HT/living room is not very large, 18'x12' with a small 6'x5' entry way behind the left front speaker. The floors are hardwood. Space for the sub is tight, so an extremely large enclosure will not work. The best locations for a sub in this room are
1) - behind the right front speaker in the corner if the sub is very small (12" to 14" square)
2) - along the wall in front of the left front speaker
3) - in the left rear corner of the room
There is a little leeway in speaker placement (but not much).

I would like to say price is no object, but I would be lying. I can currently afford something in the $500 price range, again with a little leeway.

The brand really doesn't matter, sorry Polk...:eek:, I want something that won't overpower my room, that sounds good with both music and movies. Not too much to ask, right?

All opinions welcome! Thanks in advance in answering this newbie's question.
Dave

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

umm, let me see here (500)?

check out pinacle (?), they have REALLY small subs
velodyne
polk
infinity
jbl
M&K
SVS
Rel
Yamaha
thats all i can think of

RuSsMaN

Space being an issue, and staying in your budget, give the following a look-see.

Adire Audio Rava, very musical and hard hitting sub:

http://www.adireaudio.com/home_audio/loudspeakers/exact_series/rava.htm

HSU is also a giant-killer in its price range, check out the VTF-2:

http://store.yahoo.com/hsusubs/vtf2.html

Parts Express has the Dayton Titanic kits, great subs at twice the asking price.

10 inch version:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&User_ID=10325062&St=7606&St2=-45516943&St3=92522671&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=15171&DID=7

12 inch version:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&User_ID=10325062&St=7606&St2=-45516943&St3=92522671&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=14736&DID=7

Cheers,
Rooster

Oh yeah, welcome aboard.

jmasterj

I have a Yamaha YST SW320 I got from Crutchfield 250watt built in amp it's just right for my apartment. Well that's as far as I'm concerned. Don't ask my downstairs neighbor though. I think it was in the $300-400 price range. Worth looking into. Good Luck

tony27

sure this isn't ATCvenom asking another subwoofer question?

Dr. Spec

The SVS only takes up an 18" diameter footprint. It's actually pretty easy to place in a room, vertical space issues not withstanding. Also, the HSU cylinder subs have an even smaller footprint than the SVS.

Doc

daselim

Originally posted by tony27
sure this isn't ATCvenom asking another subwoofer question?

Nope, it's not ATCvenom, just a lost soul seaching for bass.

I want to thank everyone who gave their recommendations. I am leaning towards an SVS 25-31 PCi. I think I will be able to make it fit.

Dave

Dr. Spec

Originally posted by daselim


I am leaning towards an SVS 25-31 PCi. I think I will be able to make it fit.

Dave

I think Dr. Johnson would agree with your choice. :cool:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_9_4/svs-25-31-pci-subwoofer-12-2002.html

Doc

RuSsMaN

Originally posted by daselim


Nope, it's not ATCvenom, just a lost soul seaching for bass.

Well, if you do bag an SVS, you pretty much found 'the last word' in bass.

Cheers,
Russ

goingganzo

if you want a great deal on a good sub i am selling my velo ct 120 with is a 12 in sub it is real good and in mint it is less than 2 years old i will let it go from 325 + shiping i spent 425 on it new and it retails for 500 if you go to cc and buy one new i love this sub if i was not bulding a sub i would keep it i just want to buy a amp for the new sub

goingganzo

i am sory i did not realizise my asking price is high how about 275 +shiping

TroyD

For a few more coins and if you don't mind used, I'd search for one of the Sunfire subs, the Jr. and so forth. Very small, very powerful

BDT