Larger Sub on Subdude or Gramma
chiefnet
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Well, thanks to many on this forum, I'm almost complete with my 5.1 setup. Have Mon60s in front, CS2 center and Mon40s surrounds are on their way. Now, though it's not a Polk, I have a cylindrical SVS sub (PC12) that I'm thinking about getting. I live in an apartment and heard about the Subdudes and Gramma products. The PC12 has a 16" diameter so it will hang 1/2" on each side of the Subdude. Should I get the larger Gramma instead, or will the Subdude be fine? Will there be any change in sound using the Subdude vs the Gramma since two of the sides of the sub will be solidly on the Gramma? Thank you in advance.
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i have a rw12d klipsch sub and just got a gramma for it. deff. tightened up the bass, not getting as much unwanted vibrations through the floor(suspended wood floor in house from 1930) still shakes the couch from 14 feet away though. i got mine from a guitar outlet(daddys junkky music) was a producers pack w/ gramma, mopads, and some other various foam pads for something for 60 bucks. i used mopads under my cc and gonna cut other ones and put under my fronts. if your subs stable on it i think youll be fine, a half inch isnt much.
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i have a rw12d klipsch sub and just got a gramma for it. deff. tightened up the bass, not getting as much unwanted vibrations through the floor(suspended wood floor in house from 1930) still shakes the couch from 14 feet away though. i got mine from a guitar outlet(daddys junkky music) was a producers pack w/ gramma, mopads, and some other various foam pads for something for 60 bucks. i used mopads under my cc and gonna cut other ones and put under my fronts. if your subs stable on it i think youll be fine, a half inch isnt much.
Thanks 08op. I wanted to go with the Subdude, but was afraid that the instability (compared to having it on the Gramma) would affect the sound. But if the sound won't be affected, then I'll probably go with the Subdude. -
The guy I bought my sub from (Paradigm ps-1200) had it on a gramma. Get the bigger one, it cant hurt."They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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messiah, November 23rd, 2010 -
The guy I bought my sub from (Paradigm ps-1200) had it on a gramma. Get the bigger one, it cant hurt.
2X use the larger one..no over hang at all if you can....I bought one last winter for my VMPS sub and love it -
Thanks Messiah and NotaSuv!
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IS your floor a concrete slab or wood sub frame and is your floor covering carpet or hardwood?
I had a sub dude on a concrete slab with hardwood. Did not do much for me (down firing sub) which is what you would expect on a slab and HW floor.
They seem to work best on a wood sub floor.Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
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IS your floor a concrete slab or wood sub frame and is your floor covering carpet or hardwood?
I had a sub dude on a concrete slab with hardwood. Did not do much for me (down firing sub) which is what you would expect on a slab and HW floor.
They seem to work best on a wood sub floor.
I'm not sure what's underneath. Just moved into the apartment. It's wood flooring, but that's all I know (I know it's NOT the timber type between floors). I wanted to cut down the noise for neighbors since I am surrounded above, below, and to the side, so thought this would help.
