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Thread: Need help picking my Subwoofer |
    
Bronze Member Username: Rahul
Post Number: 11
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 12:15 pm: |
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Please help me choose out of the following 4 subwoofers. I am looking to place this in my large living room (30X25X12). I don’t like boomy sound, I will use the sub for 60% Home theater and 40% listening to my CD collection. So it needs to be very tight and musical too.
1. Paradigm Servo-15 V2
2. SVS PB13-Ultra
3. Velodyne DD15
4. MartinLogan Depth i |
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Silver Member Username: Magfan
USA
Post Number: 473
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 02:01 pm: |
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I'll look up cost later, but in general you'd be best served in a room of 9000ft/3 by a pair of subs, not a singleton.
Investing time/money in tuning up the room will also yield dividends.
What gear will you mate the sub with? Are you thinking HT or a 2ch system? |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13169
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 05:29 pm: |
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RS, have you looked at JL Audio subs?
One will do... |
Platinum Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 10521
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 05:55 pm: |
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Those are some fabulous subs you are looking at. As Nuck pointed out the JL should be on that list as well. |
Silver Member Username: Magfan
USA
Post Number: 474
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 07:04 pm: |
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Sorry, guys, Must Respectfully disagree.
The room is HUGE, at 9000' cubed.
While any of those listed and your additions can and will probably excite that huge a space, for the sake of standing waves / evenness of response, I'd still go with a pair. A pair for 1500$ each, or the HSU offerings in this catagory: please see link.
I am, as always, available to test 'em for you, since I am only 60miles from HSU HQ.
www.hsuresearch.com/products/uls15dualdrive.html
A pair for 2500$ with Balanced inputs...and it looks like you can 'daisy chain' them, too.
Certainly a contender. They are also sealed, which should appeal to purists. |
Platinum Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 10525
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 07:13 pm: |
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Looks intrigueing Leo. |
Bronze Member Username: Rahul
Post Number: 12
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 12:23 am: |
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I am just getting started to put the system together, have pair of Axiom M80 and my old Yamaha 2500 receiver. So in the market for in ceiling speakers for my surround, a decent center channel and may be Yamaha 3900.
Price is a factor for the sub, since I am not planning to spend more than $2500 on the sub. And that's why did not look at JL. And can’t buy a pair from my list on my budget. But I guess I can get a pair of decent HSU for $2500.
Leo, thanks for the offer.
Do anyone have any experience from my list? |
Silver Member Username: Magfan
USA
Post Number: 476
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 03:29 am: |
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Others will 'be along in a minute' to help.
My experience is limited to the HSU lineup.
I have a VTF2 mkIII which I picked up at HSU HQ up in Orange County, CA. It easily works into my 5000ft/cube room. This room is wacky and no way a regular shape, which helps much. HSU has forgotten more about subs than most people know.
The HSU UL series is sealed and uses a new, very powerful 'd' or 'bash' (Whatever that is) amp.
I expect them to be monsters unlike the ported series. Sealed have different characteristics than ported.....HELP HERE< PLEASE!
Are you a solo listener? If for HT (as I see in your original post) will there be a group?
2 different setup problems. To get a wide area for multiple listener/viewers you will need the 2x sub solution.
Please google 'room mode calculator' and enter your room dimensions while reading the accompanying article.
If you have further questions, I'll post a link to the Harman white paper on multisub setup. |
Gold Member Username: Touche6784
USA
Post Number: 1352
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 02:50 pm: |
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I would consider REL. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13201
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 14, 2009 - 09:44 am: |
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Stentor 2 or a 3? |
Silver Member Username: James_the_god
Lancaster,
Lancashire
England
Post Number: 806
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 04:50 pm: |
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http://www.bkelec.com/HiFi/Sub_Woofers/monolith-df.htm
2 of these? |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13309
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 05:17 pm: |
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Beyond the typos in the ad site, and the rather androgeonous (sp) 5% distortion factor... |
Silver Member Username: James_the_god
Lancaster,
Lancashire
England
Post Number: 809
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 05:41 pm: |
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If I was on a budget, Id give them a chance. But I dont think thats Rahuls first priority. |
