Velodyne SPL800II + B&W 600 series

[OC 335i]

Anyone have any thoughts on the Velodyne SPL800II? I'm thinking about picking up a used one for around $400-$500 Room is about 14.5'x16' with a small hallway leading to a restroom/walk-in closet.

The rest of the speakers are:
603 S3
601 S3
LCR600 S3.

Thanks again!

[style]

@OC 335i,

is the SPL800R ? or the "simply version"?
i think SPL800R is your solution or if do you find a ASW675 for a good price
with the serie 600 is great.


omar
switzerland

[audioqueso]

SPL800R is not the same from the SPL-II 800. 800R is a newer version. It does include a remote, but it also includes a different driver unit, and self balancing system with a mic.

I purchased the 800R to match my Nautilus 805's. They blend it very nice for music, and can play very tight and fast. Suprisingly, the sub has monsterous power for movies. I was planning on getting the 1000R, but found an insane price online, so I jumped on it. My last living room was something like 25x17 or 31x17 (don't remember), and it sounded good, but I could tell that a 10" would work better. It could have been that my room was very cold (tile floors, mirror walls, glass walls, no soft material). My current living room is 17x17. Large carpet, soft sheetrock walls, drapes against the glass door. It seems to overpower my house with lots of movies, so I have to turn it down.

I purchased this sub with music in mind only. No regrets whatsoever. Plus it's small enough to hide with just a medium size plant. I would recommend it to match the 600 series. The sound quality is a little higher than the 600 series, but at least if you ever upgrade, you can keep that sub for a while. Hope this helps.

[OC 335i]

Sounds like a perfect pickup. Thanks for all the feedback.

[OC 335i]

Doh, someone bought the sub. Looks like I'll have to keep shopping around.

[dmensi]

spl1500r

I have the velodyne spl1500r in my music/ht system in a rather large listening room. I can definitely tell you that it rocks the house when we watch action movies, and integrates well when listening to 2 channel audio.

David

[OC 335i]

I'm leaning towards getting a Velodyne over Rel/SVS/Hsu but I don't feel like paying for a new one. The Velodyne SPL series definitely interests me.

[audioqueso]

(I copied this from one of my earlier posts)

The Velodyne subs excel so much more in music. I use to owned a ASW600 when I had my 600 setup. I moved up to the 805s, and searched for a couple of months for a sub that was execellent with music. I auditioned subs from Klipsch, to SVS, to Paradigm, to Velodyne, and a few others. I had planned to use it for HT as well, but I was not concern for HT performance. I only auditioned subs for music. I did audition the DD-10 vs the SPL-R 1000. The DD was a bit more defined, and definitely extended lower, but for the price difference, I did not need that much. I was initially going to go with the SPL-R 1000, but I had found a great deal for the SPL-R 800 and I only paid $100 than what I paid for my ASW-600 (and Tweeters told me it would take 6-8 weeks to order it in cherry). I had my doubts with an 8" inch 1000watt sub, but I took my chance and bought it. I have absolutely no regrets. Plus the cherry matches my 805s perfectly. It's very impressive and definitely has more muscle for HT than the ASW-600 did. I play all types of music from classical, to balads, to hip-hop, to country, to house, to rock, to jazz, everything pretty much. I love how it performs with all types of music.... especially how fast it reacts to house/techo music. Very tight and punches hard! The B&W sub I had was nice, but for the same price you can definitely find something better.

[OC 335i]

I found a good deal on Audiogon and picked up a Velodyne DD-10 from a local seller. The product was basically brand new.

[rick c]

I found a good deal on Audiogon and picked up a Velodyne DD-10 from a local seller. The product was basically brand new.

Looks like your all set then.I was going to suggest the Martin logan grotto which is great for music as well as ht.I have mine paired with 603s3's.