Looking for a musical sub for my RSX-1055. Fronts are KEF 104/2, source = Denon DVD-2900. Room 13x18. Primary musical tastes classical, occasional pop/folk/jazz. Movies are way down on the list. Some web-based research has led to the Hsu VTF-3 or VTF-3 MK II or perhaps a smaller STF or VTF model. Other possibilities include the Velodyne SPL 1000. Any other suggestions? Does anyone here have personal experience with the Hsu line? They do offer "in home audition" but I'm sure the return shipping will cost $100 -- an expensive audition.
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Another one to look at is the Adire Audio Rava.Sealed 12 in ,250w amp.Mine does real good on music,blends in so well I kept cking to see if it was on the first few weeks .Came to about $430 including shipping.Also does pretty good for HT in a med to small room.
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SVS, HSU, SVS, Adire.... They're all good companies (among others). I'm sure you won't be dissapointed in any of there products.
J.R.
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Hi Hal,
I'm in a similar situation, and so I've been looking at Hsu and also SVS - http://www.svsubwoofers.com.
SVS are also an online only retailer, but the support for them on AVSForum is huge - and they offer a 45 day return policy ($50 shipping back to them though) and have great technical support. I emailed them a few times last week and got answers back quickly. I also faxed them a detailed drawing of my room, and they recommended their PSB-2 ISD rather than the next more expensive one (even when I asked about the more expensive one). I suggest you do the same - email or fax a drawing.
I've still to decide - but the price of the HSU in Rosewood (for the same price as the black version if you follow the link from AVSForum homepage) is the same as the SVS in black, though I'm thinking maybe the SVS will be a better performer. Though that's based on what I've read only.
Buying from an online only manufacturer certainly is alot cheaper than buying a mainstream sub, but you do have the return shipping cost if you don't like it.
Sorry for the lack of real help, just wanted you to know about SVS too.
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I'm sure this is going to get bumped out of club rotel any minute now, but I'll add my two cents first.
Go with a Hsu. They simply cannot be beat for the money. I demo'd numerous other brands (all costing MUCH more) before buying my Hsu, and couldn't be happier.
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Yeah I'm sure this will be bumped shortly. Anyone see Andrew coming? 8O hee hee
To be quite honest with you hal any good quality sub is going to sound much more alike than different to another good quality sub. Sub performance tends to have a lot more to do with the room it's in and the location within that room than the sub itself. So basically as long as you buy a good model/brand and experiment with placement in your room you should be golden
J.R.
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I have a Paradigm Servo-15 with KEF Q70's. I have no basis for comparison, as this is the first sub I have owned. Before I bought the sub, I never would have considered using a sub for music. After owning the Servo 15 for a month, the sub just dissapears. It blends in flawlessly. Bass is not overpowering at all. I tried turning the sub off, and all of a sudden, the music seemed to be missing something. I'm very happy with it.- Bottom
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The Rava is the musical sub of choice in the reasonable price range. All out best musical subs are REL and Vandersteen. Of course, Aerial SW-12 is no slouch in the 4500 price range. (cough cough)
Placement as always is important, but when it comes to musical subs, placement is not as important as the quality of the sub itself. Some subs are known to be a bit sloppy sounding, this is not what you want for most music. you want tight, musical bass. Not sloppy slam. Sloppy slam is just fine for home theater, but not for music. Make no mistake, the quality of the sub is of parimount importance for music.
LexDoug
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I have the Kef Reference Series speakers in my set-up and searched for a musical sub as well. I listen to a lot of organ music with low bass (down to 16hz). I had originally considered the HSU VTF-3, but ultimately decided on the Triad InRoom Gold PowerSub with the external rackmount amp. It is extremely good musical sub with very low, tight bass.
If you want more information on this sub, check out this link: http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/irgps.html
Paul Scarpelli at Triad recommended this sub to me and agreed to make my dealer take it back, 100% moneyback, if I didn't like it. Needless to say, I kept the sub. It is rated only to 20Hz, but testing shows that it doesn't start to drop off until below 18Hz and it reproduces frequencies at 16Hz with no problem from my personal experience.- Bottom
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Meridian, please watch the salesmanship for non sponsored brands. That post read just a little bit to much like a sales ad for sv. Also please minimize mention of competing forums unless there's a really good reason.
lexDoug
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