sub vs. powered towers

goingganzo

this is my take on powered towers. unless they have a real sub in them it is worthless to get them caues they will cost alot and not have as much output as a good sub for the same price.

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

I would rather have a passive, cost less and easier to use....couldn't set up 3 subs in one room, especially if one was huge and the other two were mediocre small

danger boy

i think powered towers and subs go hand in hand.. you can always turn off the subs in the towers later on if it's overkill to your ears.

Airplay355

i had an MK sub in my room but it was really old so it distorted very very quickly unless u kept the volume at 1/4 or lower....it was my dads and now it sits unused in a corner.....at the time i decided id rather have loud bass then deep bass, thats when i had the yamahas as mains....now with the rti100s i can have deep loud bass, and yes those are christmas lights, strobe lights, tube lights and electra light and a blacklight lol....party hardy

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

holy crap - this sub is 14 years old, its the MX-90, I blew the driver within months after buying it from my dad. I replaced it - and it works fine now. Awesome sound, maybe that SVS will work alot better in producing Sound

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

im getting a strobe and black light too -- fun fun fun

Airplay355

my dads sub is that old too, its the volkswoofer......its still on their website haahaa what a bad woofer tho lol atleast by todays standards

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

lol! I dunno, but this sub can rock the world...especially with these new drivers, however im looking into SVS....

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

wtf....my mom has a POS tv thats atleast....what....10 years old...and its loaded with av inputs

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

Amen ATC - AMEN! Im not high on video either, when I watch tv its at night, and at that time my rig isnt on in the first place. I had 200 dollars to spend last year at christmas and I told my mom thats what i wanted, walked in walmart....and I saw it...haha...

Airplay355

like my pos? its a 19" RCA beat that

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

LOL! I wouldnt mind having a HD flat screen - wide screen tv in my room....but I dont give 2 cents to the dollar about it. I wouldnt need it, maybe when im old, retired, and glued to a chair and cant move ill enjoy video...

Airplay355

haahaa we have a 24" wega in the living room with my dads old DCM speakers but theres only 2 of them and they cant hit those low notes, not for a second

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

El, When I get my own House and all i got a real job, I wouldnt mind buying the RTi150s or the LSI15s. That'd be awesome, im getting the amps now, speakers..lata..lata. I Really dont see powered towers in the future for me, however I do see a subwoofer in every corner. I got one now...lol! - will have two later

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

Mine is a 25 inch POS magnavox - My mom's den is a 31 inch magnavox. my dad's den is a 62 inch rear project. mits tv. My dad is the only other person in my family into audio

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

ATC - If you kept all your speakers and amps and such....could u imagine your rig? it'd....be....huge

My monitor is braking....its been vibrated - when the sub hits some low continuous bass notes, my monitor has like a rainbowy wave shooting from the bottum for a split second. Its wavey all over tho, its annoying. Its going to die soon tho, IMO

Airplay355

my dad was but he thinks speaker technology hasnt changed in the last 15 years so he has no idea what the **** is goin on in the audio world.....THX to him is a system with 10 surround speakers lol

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

LOL! My dad is pretty behind too, however he has some kick arse speakers. Klipsch speakers, KEF - M&K, Adcom amps - etc, the works. Its an awesome system, could make any polk system except the SRS 1.2tl's and maybe the LSI's run to the water and hide, however they are ear bleeding

Airplay355

haahaa my monitor does the same thing, its a sony trinitron and the screen shakes when the bass is loud....thats the signal to turn it down alittle

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

haha....my monitor best get used to it, because its only gonna get louder, my monitor is my dad's old one - its like 5 years old, its been through hell and back.

Airplay355

in my new room the bass doesnt hit my computer as much so it doesnt happen as much but it still happens

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

my sub....it just sorda.....passes over my room and hit the rest of the house. My sub is really drowned out since my bed is RIGHT INFRONT OF IT!

Airplay355

my speakers work perfect in my room, right where my couch is the bass is the loudest, the closer u get to the TV the less the bass

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

LOL! Well, my Sub dosnt affect the TV, it hurts the monitor tho...and its....atleast.....6 feet away from it....haha

ATC - One day......when I get as old as george grand....im gonna have one of those magic closets!!!!

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

Heres all the crap thats gonna be in my room....*sigh*

Mains - Rt35i
Mains 2 - KLH900b
Mains 3 - Optimus (dunno model #)
Center - Cs245i
Rear Center - CSi30
Rear surrounds - Rt25i
Subwoofer - M&K MX-90
Subwoofer 2 - SVS (550 dollars model)
TV - Maganvox
VCR - Hitachi (soon to be laid around as it will be replaced by a JVC)
DVD Player - Pioneer DV-340 (soon to be replaced by a Panasonic or a Sony
Receiver - Yamaha Htr-5460 (soon to be laid around as it will be replaced by a Pioneer Elite VSX-41 (I think))
CD Player - Yamaha CDC 585
Amps - ADCOM GFA-545II x 3
...
and thats just what's gonna be in my room...haha...
I have another VCR and TV in my sister's room
lord who knows what else.....

dbournival

I have Rt1000is, When I set them up I used sub cables to the LFE jack and had the same issue. I then just set them up with regular wire and they work much better.

I just added a PSW404 for better LFE.