which is better, epik conquest or danley dts-20

Gaara

Good job, must have missed those, one of your previous pics had that monster just sitting on carpet. You've got the good kind of rattles then.

zx_toth

SlowcarIX wrote: »

lets see which one stays...

WOW .... A professional NBA basketball player could use the Danley as a coffin !!! You must have a very accepting wife/girlfriend

Zsolt

McLoki

The conquest is supposed to sound its best on its side with a 60hz crossover. Just wondering if you could test that while you still have it. (compared to the Danley.)

Thanks and good luck with your sale. I wish I was closer - let me know if you plan to drive to Illinios at some point....

Michael

Frank840

smaller foot print.... that **** is touching your ceiling I envy you so much.
argh i need to hit the lottery. lets try to see your cat jump on that

zx_toth

Frank840 wrote: »

smaller foot print.... that **** is touching your ceiling I envy you so much.
argh i need to hit the lottery. lets try to see your cat jump on that

:D:D Meow ... if it did get up there by some means you'd have to call the fire department to help get it down!!!!

Zsolt

Sami

You seriously need to put in IB setup, you won't be happy otherwise...

SlowcarIX

Gaara wrote: »

Good job, must have missed those, one of your previous pics had that monster just sitting on carpet. You've got the good kind of rattles then.

it gets quite annoying at times...:(

SlowcarIX

zx_toth wrote: »

WOW .... A professional NBA basketball player could use the Danley as a coffin !!! You must have a very accepting wife/girlfriend

Zsolt

lol

eep...maybe paint it a different color??

SlowcarIX

McLoki wrote: »

The conquest is supposed to sound its best on its side with a 60hz crossover. Just wondering if you could test that while you still have it. (compared to the Danley.)

Thanks and good luck with your sale. I wish I was closer - let me know if you plan to drive to Illinios at some point....

Michael

i dont really have space to put conquest on the side...

the conquest is quite big...i'll have to be driving a truck

AndyGwis

You need to put a call into Early B and/or Sid The Kid. . . cuz, you've got a bad case of the upgraditis / fickiality. Hopefully, they can walk you through the recovery process as I know they've been there. . . many. . . many times.

SlowcarIX

Frank840 wrote: »

smaller foot print.... that **** is touching your ceiling I envy you so much.
argh i need to hit the lottery. lets try to see your cat jump on that

cat already tried! almost knock the lsi9 over...if not for the anti-cat device, i would already have a broken right front speaker

top of speaker to ceiling is 8" :eek:

SlowcarIX

zx_toth wrote: »

:D:D Meow ... if it did get up there by some means you'd have to call the fire department to help get it down!!!!

Zsolt

lol

pretty hard to keep him off high places!

SlowcarIX

Sami wrote: »

You seriously need to put in IB setup, you won't be happy otherwise...

i've actually been reading up on IB setups for a week or 2 i dont think i'm ready to cut holes in the wall :eek:

next thing i'll try is putting the couch on a riser + some kinetic isolators with the buttkicker mounted on it. the cylinder svs in your ht room feels damn bloody good...want to try to reproduce that effect!

SlowcarIX

AndyGwis wrote: »

You need to put a call into Early B and/or Sid The Kid. . . cuz, you've got a bad case of the upgraditis / fickiality. Hopefully, they can walk you through the recovery process as I know they've been there. . . many. . . many times.

lol...its terrible - i think the setup is pretty good now, upgraditis should slow down to a stop soon...:o

speakergeek

I'm still thinking the Conquest is the more powerful sub between the two? Maybe too much power. I'm guessing it should be able to out perform that Danley (based on the specs). Drivers-one 12 incher in the Danley, vs. an 18 incher in the Conquest (500 wpc vs 1000 wpc in the Conquest). Plus you are -10 dB at 15 Hz with the Danley. That Conquest goes to 10 Hz.

http://www.danleysoundlabs.com/pdf/Danley%20DTS-20%20Spec%20Sheet_r3.pdf

Also, it looks like Danley's measurements of max SPL are at 1M and the Conquest is at 2M (room size is also a factor here). FWIW I've meaured 123 dB at 1M with the Ultra and 116 dB a 16 ft.

I'd love to see the SPL measurements of the Danley in your room.

Enjoy!

SlowcarIX

the conquest has better spec than the dts20, i remember ron mentioned that the woofer in there is capable of handling 3KW...3000W :eek:

i dont have a spl meter...i'm certain both of them are capable of reaching head splitting loudness, my ears will start bleeding b4 the subs run out of steam

specs aside, they only tell you 1/2 the story - it does not reveal speed, tone...and other interactions between sub/room/equipment. i was lucky that there was one fs locally and able to do a inroom comparison.

Ron Temple

SlowcarIX wrote: »

the conquest has better spec than the dts20, i remember ron mentioned that the woofer in there is capable of handling 3KW...3000W :eek:

i dont have a spl meter...i'm certain both of them are capable of reaching head splitting loudness, my ears will start bleeding b4 the subs run out of steam

specs aside, they only tell you 1/2 the story - it does not reveal speed, tone...and other interactions between sub/room/equipment. i was lucky that there was one fs locally and able to do a inroom comparison.

The guy who sold you the Danley, had both the monster eD and the Conquest in his HT room, flipped both of them and kept the Danley paired with a couple of JTR Growlers. So that certainly speaks towards the Danley's capability. I haven't heard any of them...though I'd like to. I know that Chad thinks he's made the better sub, but then he's slightly prejudiced . It's pretty rarefied air with these ubersubs. Abner, you're a fortunate sumbitch to have this opportunity to play with them.

SlowcarIX

ron, this is a direct quote from richs email: ".........I used to have a Conquest, A7-900, DD-18 JL 113 Trinity Klipsch THX Ultra IIs, JTR Growlers to name a few. All have been sold Except for the DTS 20 if that tells you anything....."

the conquest is an extraordinary sub, the dts20 is just able to resolve a bit more accurately for a 2ch listening. for ht, they both are evenly matched....maybe i need better bd other than the ones i have, eragon, flight of the phx, xmen3, master and commander to tell them apart

speakergeek

I'm sure it rocks. I think I'd have a hard time integrating that thing into my set-up though. Also, I think my wife would not be to happy if it showed up at the door.

SlowcarIX

physically, this coffin looking box will stick out like a sore thumb in your nicely decorated room

speakergeek

Slo-Your set up is very manly (or should I say Danley?). It's very nice. I would love to see the driver they use in that Danley sub. Have you tried running both subs at all just to see how it sounds? Man, you could make some serious SPL. I've wondered about running the Conquest with my Ultra.

SlowcarIX

lol

i tried taking out the 12 screws thats holding the access panel in the middle of the coffin, and there seems to be tar or some vibration dampener and the square piece will not come loose...i just out screws back.

i never fired both the conquest and dts20 together...capable of structural damage for sure

buy my conquest and stack your ultra on top :D:D

speakergeek

SlowcarIX wrote: »

lol

i tried taking out the 12 screws thats holding the access panel in the middle of the coffin, and there seems to be tar or some vibration dampener and the square piece will not come loose...i just out screws back.

i never fired both the conquest and dts20 together...capable of structural damage for sure

buy my conquest and stack your ultra on top :D:D

LOL!!!:D Man I'd love to buy that Conquest, but I have too many other things to deal with now. A plaster cracker for sure.

SlowcarIX

you'll need to hotglue, velcro and double side tape everything down if you go the conquest/ultra stack or stuff will move around faster :eek:

SlowcarIX

speakergeek wrote: »

Slo-Your set up is very manly (or should I say Danley?). It's very nice. I would love to see the driver they use in that Danley sub. Have you tried running both subs at all just to see how it sounds? Man, you could make some serious SPL. I've wondered about running the Conquest with my Ultra.

look what i've found from this thread: http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/70761.aspx?PageIndex=13

the guts of the dts-20 - amazing how well pvc pipes sound!

speakergeek

Hey Slo! Thanks for posting the pics man! Looks like a solid set-up.

SlowcarIX

now you can DIY one

speakergeek

SlowcarIX wrote: »

now you can DIY one

No DIY planned, I just love looking at the innards...:D