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Front-firing, front-ported box subwoofers are easier to install in custom entertainment centers or even flush with the wall (with the subwoofer in an adjacent space). We have seen an increase in...

Headroom has a quality all its own. :cool: I wouldn't hesitate to try the 16 Hz mode, too; you certainly have enough sub for it.

Opposing corner placement is usually fine for that size/shape...

Usually we joke about 'don't let the facts get in the way of your opinion'. :wink: But in this case it really does apply. Your ears are the final judge, so trust them!

Hi Steve -

Thanks for this feedback; your comments are bang-on. A subwoofer should sound like an extension of the speakers and not draw undue attention to itself or impart its own sonic...

That depends on the specific Audyssey product. Our (now discontinued) AS-EQ1 had the ability to EQ the subs independently or together. But it always independently set the level and distance...

Often times poor subwoofer performance on music is a function of a rising deep bass response due to room gain, and also running the subs a bit too hot.

Even if the subs are level-matched with...

Sold long ago to a fellow Club Polk forum member. Still missed - awesome surround.

Thanks and no worries! That's why I posted - to clear-up the Monster Cable affiliation issue.

You are most welcome. :cool:

I don't post here much anymore, because I work for a competing brand and respect Polk's boundaries. With that said, it's nice to see most of the old crew still...

SVS is not affiliated in any manner with Monster Cable. Our President left a position at Monster Cable to come to SVS.

None of our subwoofers are smaller, save for the PB12-NSD, which is 2"...

Speakers have been sold. Thanks for looking.

All filters will introduce a phase rotation - even the digital filters in the AVR. They are just more precise than the analog low pass filter in the subwoofer. That is why it's common to see the...

Naturally. The 5-1/4" woofers have a limited excursion capability and will behave much better when high-passed. With low cone excursion, THD and IMD goes way down, and midrange clarity goes way up. ...

The digital high pass filter in the AVR does not add distortion to the signal.

The typical filter scheme in an AVR is a 12 dB/octave high pass on the speaker channels and a 24 dB/octave low pass...

Sorry for the slow reply - your city and zip code through UPS for a loop. It says the only city name associated with that zip code is ESCONDIDO. Is this correct?

If yes, the cost to ship from...

For HT applications, if the speakers are incapable of playing clean/loud down to ~20 Hz, then they should be set to Small with the appropriate crossover frequency based on their bass capabilities. ...

Thanks for the props. I can still help on neutral tech support issues, but I am cognizant of the fact SVS and Polk are competitors (even though Polk is much bigger than SVS), and that we get our...

Second owner. Purchased from a Club Polk member. Owned for the last 5-6 years. Well maintained and cared for.

One cabinet has a slight crease on the edge and a small tear in the grille - both...

If there is a high pass filter on the line level outputs, it cannot be defeated unless there is an external defeat switch.

Any unfiltered gains or losses affect the entire pass band equally.

No probs. It's a sliding scale - newbs actually pay more than MSRP and Russman gets his subs for free. :p

Be nice PolkThug. ;)

The whole point is the current is not being split in half. The lower resistance draws more current from the op-amp (pre-out) at the same voltage, so the power level...

Using a Y splitter on the subwoofer will yield a 3 dB increase in sound pressure.

The voltage remains the same, it is not doubled. The input wattage is what’s doubled. This causes the 3dB...

A 120 Hz XO just to preserve the entire LFE channel is probably not needed.

While Dolby does indeed spec the LFE channel to 120 Hz with brick wall filter, in reality there is very little content...

Sorry - for some reason I thought you had the 12" sub.

I might have just answered this question for you directly from our Sales box, but at the risk of repeating myself - the two subs will...

The older PB12-ISD with the baseplate has a higher tuning frequency - ~23 Hz vs. ~18 Hz for the new PB12-NSD with no baseplate.

The newer model also has considerably more interior enclosure...