subwoofer

[glemay]

can anyone suggest a good starting subwoofer?

[RuSsMaN]

Budget? Room size? What are your main speakers?

Music? Movies? Both?

[glemay]

Russman, im running rti70's as mains, and using it for ht and music. I want to keep in under 1000 CDN

[glemay]

and my room is 22 x 15 x 8

[MxStYlEpOlKmAn]

Check out, SVS PCI line, they have a sub for 550

[glemay]

Are the SVS PCi subwoofer all that great, what makes them so much better

[MxStYlEpOlKmAn]

Search SVS in this part of the forum, they have killer reveiws. Low exstention, loud bass, low thd.......the works......check out their site......
www.svsubwoofers.com

[Dr. Spec]

SVS 20-39PCi - $600
SVS PB1-ISD - $600
SVS 20-39PC+ - $850
HSU VTF-2 - $450
HSU VTF-3 - $850
HSU TN1220 HO w/ 250w amp $900
Adire Audio Dharman - $600
Paradigm PW2200 - $800

Some of these are a little higher than your budget.

[nellis8166]

Doc, how does the new SVS PB1-ISD stack up???...right in my price range. I think I read it's tuned to 22hrz??? Will this dig down into the teens??? What are your thoughts on it???

-N

[Dr. Spec]

Originally posted by nellis8166
Doc, how does the new SVS PB1-ISD stack up???...right in my price range. I think I read it's tuned to 22hrz??? Will this dig down into the teens??? What are your thoughts on it???

-N

You are correct - it is tuned to 22 Hz.

The 25-31PCi can be purchased with a 22 Hz port tune at no extra charge. This model is often referred to as the 22-31PCi, although an official model number designation does not exist for this subwoofer.

At any rate, the PB1-ISD would be a virtual performance clone of a 22-31PCi. It has the same amp, same driver, and same port tune - it's just in a big box instead of a tube.

Will it dig into the teens? Yes, but not with quite the authority that a larger enclosure would, obviously. The anechoic tune is 22 Hz, and typical room gain will add a few Hz of extension to that number. I think Tom V measured a strong in-room response down to about 19 Hz. That's deep enough for 99% of all source material out there.

If you want to capture the remaining 1% of subsonic stuff floating around on a few DVDs, look at a 20-39 or even a 16-46 size enclosure.

[dylan]

Originally posted by glemay
Are the SVS PCi subwoofer all that great, what makes them so much better

I have the 20-39pci and it is all that great. If you search through old threads, Dr. Spec (and others) have posted great technical reference material for why they are awesome subs, but when it comes down to it they just kick major butt (they dig deep, sheer output, and musical). I went through the 350 and 650 Polk subs before settling on the SVS, and it was a new experience. And it's great for music. For me the 650 was great for music but fell short in output for home theater. Like Polks, the bang for the buck factor is very high. Well, astronomical for SVS... I got it at last year's summer sale and still feel like I stole it... can't recommend them highly enough.

[goingganzo]

they also have great customer suport i had a queston at 10 pm and got a anser to my queston 30 min later. they also sung me a package deal for the stuff i wanted. if i dident buld a sub i proabley would have goten the 16 + moddle the one befor the ultra and dual

[dbournival]

If you want a front firing, I have a PSW 404, I reccomend it. Cost me $320.