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New member Username: RunnerdPost Number: 1 Registered: May-05 | Looking to add a powered sub to my home theater. I use this system 50% for music and 50% for home theater. I would like to spend around $400. I like my base tight. I want to feel the lows however. I currently have a pioneer vsx-1014 receiver and two Athena AS-F2 speakers. Any help appreciated. |
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Silver Member Username: PetergalbraithRimouski, Quebec Canada Post Number: 560 Registered: Feb-04 | Around that price, there's Hsu or SVS or the 10" Titanic kit from Parts Express. Any $400 sub from Athena, Paradigm, Mission, etc will not be effective in comparison. |
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New member Username: RunnerdPost Number: 2 Registered: May-05 | Thanks for the response. Any specific model numbers of the hsu or svs? Website to buy? |
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Bronze Member Username: JimvmGonzales, Louisiana U.S.A. Post Number: 61 Registered: Apr-05 | Hsu STF-2 - $399.00 http://www.hsustore.com/stf2.html SVS PB10-ISD - $429.00 http://www.svsubwoofers.com/subs_pb10_isd.htm |
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Silver Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 451 Registered: Feb-05 | I guess I'm slow today cause I'm just following right behind Jimvm. Those are the two subs that I would suggest looking at. Both have great reputations. |
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New member Username: RunnerdPost Number: 3 Registered: May-05 | Of the two, which one has a tighter punchier base? |
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New member Username: TmoorePost Number: 5 Registered: May-05 | I reccomend listening to the paradigm PDR10 it sells for around 350.00 take a look at the reviews also.I think you will be pleased. |
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Silver Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 477 Registered: Feb-05 | I'm a Paradigm lover but the PDR10 cannot compare to the SVS and Hsu. Based on the info that I have, I would go for the SVS. My new SVS PB12 ISD/V will be delivered tommorrow, it replaces a Paradigm PW2100 which is light years better than the PDR10. There are some great internet direct products out there and I believe the 2 subs companies to be among the best. Joel it ain't meant as a put down to the PDR10 but I had one last year when I started to rebuild my system. Blew it up in a few weeks, and I don't drive subs very hard. Replaced it with the highly regarded PDR12. I found the bass to be bloated and overrated. I replaced it with the PW2100. Much better but still something is missing. Tommorow we see if the SVS is the answer. Lots of folks believe in them and I think they are worth the risk. Good luck Eric O. |
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New member Username: RunnerdPost Number: 4 Registered: May-05 | thanks. let me know how you like it Art. Ill probably go with that one. ive heard good things about it too. |
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Silver Member Username: PetergalbraithRimouski, Quebec Canada Post Number: 565 Registered: Feb-04 | My mother has a PDR-10 and I borrowed it for a few weeks before buying a sub last fall. It works okay but was never impressive on music (think a bass drum kick). I eventually took a leap of faith and ordered a Hsu STF-3. It's true. there is no comparison! The LFE on movies is unreal and the sub added realism to music and opened up the soundstage. A kick drum hits you in the chest, yet still sounds accurate and crisp. Granted these are not in the same price range. |
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Bronze Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth, Dorset United Kingdom Post Number: 75 Registered: May-05 | A true cinema sub bass is this it contains no ambiguities it means you feel it just lie in the THX professional cinemas Ladies and gentlemen the management is proud to present the JBL sub bass range http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cinematech.it/4645b.jpg&imgr efurl=http://www.cinematech.it/jblcasse.htm&h=228&w=154&sz=7&tbnid=oUtAIMW6rLcJ: &tbnh=102&tbnw=69&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djbl%2B4645%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D And this is what I have been using now for 7 years kick slam rumble and abyssal depths of low end that can reach 120dbc and that's pushing it. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jmgkorea.com/image/cinemasol ution/4645c.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.jmgkorea.com/page/cinema%2520solution/4645c .htm&h=218&w=153&sz=11&tbnid=1wlwjnONwDMJ:&tbnh=101&tbnw=71&hl=en&start=3&prev=/ images%3Fq%3Djbl%2B4645%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D http://www.fproj.com/used/speakers.htm Top films played on it are Titanic LFE 10/10 Apollo 13 LFE 10/10 Saving private Ryan LFE 10/10 Star Wars LFE 10/10 The empire strikes back LFE 10/10 The right stuff LFE 10/10 Master and commander LFE 10/10 Lord of the rings the two towers LFE 10/10 Glory LFE 10/10 Indiana Jones and the last crusade LFE 10/10 The last of the Mohicans LFE 10/10 Raiders of the lost ark LFE 10/10 Terminator 2 LFE 10/10 Amadeus LFE 10/10 Dances with wolves LFE 10/10 Robocop LFE 10/10 Chicago LFE 10/10 apocalypse now LFE 10/10 E.T. LFE 10/10 Earthquake LFE 10/10 Jaws LFE 10/10 Close encounters of the third kind LFE 10/10 Out of Africa LFE 7/10 Gladiator LFE 10/10 U-571 LFE 10/10 Black hawk down LFE 10/10 The sound of music LFE 7/10 West side story 7/10 My fair lady 8/10 Ashley |
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New member Username: TmoorePost Number: 8 Registered: May-05 | ART i checked the svs sub out it looks great,I was just staying within the $400.00 range. It looked like the sv was around $700.00 but i am going to do more research on the sv i might try it myself. |
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Bronze Member Username: VgtvidzPost Number: 55 Registered: Jul-04 | Just like Jimvm & Arthur said, go with the HSU STF2 or SVS PB-10ISD, you might even be able to find a HSU dealer near you where you could try them. By the way, if you ever buy the HSU, tell me how it sounds! =) |
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Bronze Member Username: JimvmLouisiana U.S.A. Post Number: 68 Registered: Apr-05 | Oh, I wasn't necessarily recommending either of those subs in my earlier post; I was merely responding to Eric's question about which of their models are around $400 and what their websites are. Hsu and SVS have stellar reputations but I'm in the hunt for a small, inexpensive sealed sub. I'm looking hard at the Onix ULW-10. |