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Thread: Subwoofer Size for Large Room |
    
Bronze Member Username: Tonis
Colfax,
CA
Post Number: 25
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 11:20 am: |
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I have a large room (30'x20') with carget and a cathederal ceiling. I'm looking to add a sub to my existing system, which includes some old Marantz LS-20's with 15" woofers. I just purchased a Marantz SR8001 receiver and a Paradigm CC-590 center. I'll be replacing the LS-20's with some Paradigm Reference Studio 100's in the next year.
I've heard that two subs are better than one. Though I'm on a bit of a budget right now. Two decent quaility subs might be more than I can afford. Budget is around $500 max. Considering the room size, would I want to get a 15" sub, or could I get away with a 12" being that the LS-20's have 15" woofers? Any recommendatins on a particular sub(s)?
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Bronze Member Username: Tonis
Colfax,
CA
Post Number: 26
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 11:47 am: |
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Would anybody recommend the Velodyne DLS-5000R 15" sub? People on eBay are selling them for around $550 or so. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 6773
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 11:55 am: |
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Hsu Research....
http://www.hsuresearch.com/
Whichever one your budget can afford. |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 1859
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 03:18 pm: |
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Dr. Hsu built these too http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?FILTER=hsu&FTR=hsu&search_type=main&WebP age_ID=3
...I didn't mean for that to rhyme. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 10106
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 08:03 am: |
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Seuss |
Silver Member Username: Unbridled_id
Chicago
Usa
Post Number: 275
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 08:22 am: |
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If you go HSU they have a nice feature on their site which shows which model would work best in which sized room. Based upon your measurements the VTF-3 MK3 would be ideal except it's $629. The VTF-2 MK3 would be in your price range, but might not have quite enough ooomph. |
Silver Member Username: Magfan
USA
Post Number: 192
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 04:21 am: |
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At normal listening levels....that is, can't hear me next door and can easily talk over the music, my VTF2mk3 provides plenty of ooomph in a near-5500 cubic foot room.
I had Seuss Cheese on my lunch sandwich.
Buy 1 sub now, and a mate for it later.
Multiple subs in non-symetrical locations seem to work fine. |
Silver Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 894
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 09:40 pm: |
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You're a poet and didn't know it, CM.
You rhyme all the time. |
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