Finally pulled the trigger

dizzy
dizzy Posts: 91
edited January 2016 in Speakers
Many of you know I have been going back and forth about what to purchase. An amp or new sub. I finally ordered a new sub. I am going to try a PSA V1800. It should arrive Monday. Once I have it hooked up and play around with it, I will let everyone know my opinion of it. It should be much better than my current sub. I also ordered a Blue Jeans subwoofer cable to go with it.

Hopefully the wife won't notice, lol. Maybe I can make it look like an end table.
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  • polk500
    polk500 Posts: 1,171
    Congrats, Good reviews and as for the coffee table idea let us know if it works ;)

    Cheers
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,987
    Woh, that thing looks like a monster!
    Congratulations and good luck sneaking it in!

    If all else fails, try one of those Men In Black flashy thingys. You can get them on Ebay. Same guy who sells the Time Machines.
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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    Yeah, I'm not sure how I will pull it off. It would be nice to have the flashy thing....for alot of things.
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    msg wrote: »
    You can get them on Ebay. Same guy who sells the Time Machines.

    Doesn't he also set up shop in a with a van, which he sell speakers out of?
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  • Theheadsn
    Theheadsn Posts: 413
    108 pounds? thats a hefty sub lol
    Home Theater Setup
    • Receiver - Onkyo TX-RZ1100
    • Mains - Polk RTi A9's
    • External Amps - Outlaw 2200 Monoblocks for L/R/C
    • Center - Polk CSiA6
    • Side Surrounds - Polk FXiA6's
    • Atmos - 4 Polk 80F/X RT's
    • Sub - SVS PC-4000
    • T.V. - LG OLED65C7P

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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    Received sub today. This thing is huge. Not very easy to move around the room. I haven't had much time to tune it but from what I have heard so far with music, it sounds amazing. I will give more info once I have more time with it.

    I decided to warn my wife beforehand. I showed her the size compared to our end tables. Her jaw dropped. Lol
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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    edited February 2016
    I have the sub set on auto for its power. Is it normal with these to be able to hear it turn on? I was watching a basketball game and could hear it come on when music started playing on the tv. It's not the bass I hear, I think it's the amp.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,987
    Nice, man, congrats! Sounds like you're enjoying it already.
    What kind of sound does it make?
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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    It goes very deep and I can hear more frequencies than I could with my previous sub. It doesn't sound as good with movies but I'm still working on that. It's gonna take some time with settings and placement.
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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    I finally have it sounding better with movies. It shakes the room but it's not overpowering. Hopefully I can do more testing and tuning this weekend.

    In regards to the problem with the amp....Tom from PSA has been great. He had me try a few things. I left it on auto last night and it finally shut off. Today it has shut off exactly how it is supposed to. Hopefully it continues acting right.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Hi Dizzy, agree, PSA make some awesome subs! :) Do you happen to have a sub eq unit? They are wonderful as well as a few bass traps.
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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    No. I don't have any of that.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,385
    Nice!! Good call on the sub. PSA's are nice, that's the direction I'll go when it's time for new subs.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    dizzy wrote: »
    No. I don't have any of that.
    Just some things to enhance your bass enjoyment in the future. Tom V. is great_,& knows what he's doing . I've thought about someday going with a PSA sub(s) in the future.

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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    edited February 2016
    Bass traps made an incredible difference with my room. My old house had a troublesome square room, 2 subs and weak bass! Dragging my 160lb ultras all over the room, moving the couch, I did everything. Added some bass traps and was amazed... Room treatments are the best mod anyone could do for great bass and clean sound.
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  • dizzy
    dizzy Posts: 91
    This sub is phenomenal. I finally found the right placement for it. Movies are sounding great and music is awesome as well. I was thinking of purchasing a bass EQ from PSA.

    The amp started acting up again but Tom was great again. Probably have a new amp shipped Monday.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited February 2016
    Congratulations on your new sub it looks like a beast, bummer that it's giving you problems, but sounds like PSA stands behind thier product so it sounds like you got no worries.
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