What Subwoofer?

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invester
invester Posts: 6
edited March 2014 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
My question is the subwoofer. I have an older Velodyne CHT12 which I am currently using and it sounds ok, but is only rated at 170watts. An audio friend suggested I look into a Polk PSW 505 which is rated at 300 watts. There is a refurbished one on e-bay for under $200.
Is the PSW as great as suggested? What other Subwoofers would work well with this system? any suggestions. Also would you go
refurbished with a subwoofer?
My system is a Denon avr 4520 ci and Polk rtia7's bi-amped, csia6 by-wired and rt600i in back.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 9,097
    edited March 2014
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    Sky's the limit depending on your budget. How big is your room? Mainly HT or music too? The 505 is a great entry level HT sub but it's not particularly "musical".
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  • invester
    invester Posts: 6
    edited March 2014
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    I like music more then HT, however, I do like some light classical music with some bass and movies like Phantom of the Opera
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  • invester
    invester Posts: 6
    edited March 2014
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    My family room is about 20' x 30' with a fireplace and bookshelves in back.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 9,097
    edited March 2014
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    That's a pretty big room. What's your budget?
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    edited March 2014
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    That big of a room, look at HSU VTF-15 or SVS SB-13 or PB-12 plus. Of course if you can go bigger, that never hurts.
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  • ROHfan
    ROHfan Posts: 1,014
    edited March 2014
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    That might be a candidate for dual subs.
    TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
    Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
    Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
    Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
    Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
    AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
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