I´m having second thoughts! Or maybe I´m being brainwashed?? There´s a big rage going on here in Sweden about the Velodyne dd series. People are saying forget b&w, and try and buy a Velodyne dd 12, on specs, the dd 12 is a 12inch, 1250watts, 17hz, REMOTE, and it´s all digital!! In other words, you connect it to your tv and follow the menu to set it up!! It´s that easy so to say!! It all sound nice, but I trust you guy a little more than a bunch a silly Swedes!!! I´ve been trying to compare the Velodyne dd 12 against my ASW 750!! Maybe that was a stupid thing to do????
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I've never owned a B&W sub. However, I always just assumed it would be an excellent piece. But I do own 2 DD 18's. Actually I have one up for sale but I will keep the other one. I won't be of much help here except to say that the Velodyne truly is that easy to set up. They've made it very user friendly. The performance is astounding in my view. I can use it to enhance the fine sub base nuances of jazz and classical or add a little punch to rock and roll all at the touch of a button from my favorite chair. The ability to switch from 6 different presets at the touch of a button and also change volume is invaluble to me. Not all recordings require the same bass settings in my opinion. I used to spend a lot of time getting up and adjusting settings between CD's. To me Velodyne is to subs what B&W is to speakers. Just top of the line. Those silly Swedes just may be on to something. But for all I know the B&W could be an even better performer.
You might find this video interview with Bruce Hall interesting.
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I've never heard a b&w sub but I have owned 3 velodyne subs, my current one being the HGS-10 (think predecessor to DD-10)... this sub has very linear cone movement and no audible disstortion that my ear can detect, even when pushing over 105db in-room. In my 4500cu ft room I can hit 18hz at 83db with ease, not bad for a single 10... in fact it puts most low-end 15's to shame and its only a cubic foot in size. The Digital Drive series is even better. Check out the results for yourself: http://www.avtalk.co.uk/forum/index....=50&rid=0&SQ=0
You could probably think of a DD-12 as an asw825 with less distortion.Comment
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I have a velo DD15. and honestly very happy with it. The DD12 would be a great buy. the room eq with the built in sms system makes it sub setup for dummies and so easy to setup, use and integrate into your room and system."Technology is a drug. We can't get enough of it."Comment
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Good choices on either. If it helps I have owned both a B & W and several of the Velodynes. I had the 805s and matched it with the velodyne Hgs 12x. Was seamless and sound quality was very detailed. I currently have the 804s and am looking to upgrade the sub.
Was thinking of the DD12 or the DD15. I was able to hear both the dd12 and the B and W 12". I can not remember the model but the cost was close to the DD12 at 2500.00.
I was more then impressed with the velodyne and will me making an upgrade in the near future. My dealer who sells both also favors the velodyne.Comment
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I just installed a Velodyne SMS-1 sub woofer manager on my two B&W ASW-855 sub’s.Before the sub’s were connected to my MX-135 and when I was using the tuner, if I selected “Pure Stereo” I had music on my two fronts and the sub’s.In stereo you only have the fronts.On “Music”(going over...26 February 2006, 12:25 Sunday -
I want to upgrade my sub woofer, and have an ASW-750 for my one set-up with 703's as the main speakers (have center channel but no surrounds). I like this sub as it seems to work well with both music and theater.
For my other home theater set-up (in another house), I wanted to upgrade...20 November 2006, 16:30 Monday -
I have the Velodyne CT120 powered sub and trying to find the specs for this driver. i sent Velodyne a request for specs and they said they don’t give that info out but they would replace my driver. What I am trying to do is to find out what that driver can do and see if it would possible perform better...13 July 2009, 12:10 Monday -
Long-time lurker, first time Rotel purchaser. I just purchased a used RSX-1056 and absolutely love the sound. I use it about 75% for HT and wanted to know the best speaker wiring. I currently have my sats connected to the left/right speaker output on the receiver and a Y-connector from the LFE output... -
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I'm gonna make my purchase in about a weeks time and I need some help here. I have paradigm studio 100 v3 speakers running off an rb-1080. I have no subwoofer atm and I am wondering which of the two items listed above will give me a better overall performance. Upgrade...
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