mathesar

Cant comment on SVS but ive heard nothing but good things, I recently purchased an HSU VTF 3 MK3 w/ Turbo and love it , the bass is extremely clean and extends deeper than anything ive heard. Some pics I took: .Link

You didnt pay attention long enough.. It was showing 100db's but about 10 seconds later while they still have it cranked up mad mike makes the comment "Yo right now its at 130 decibels!"

I felt the same way when recieving my HSU VTF 3 MK3 with Turbo ..it looks like something Tim Allen would design and made my RW-12d look pretty darn small , Awesome performance and great extension, I havent heard a hint of port noise either [Y]

I would keep saving $$ ...the KHL & Yamaha listed aren't worth the money.

I agree the RW12d's bass is very clean but the port noise was pretty noticable for me with certain scenes in movies (perhaps something was wrong with mine but i never heard any actual distortion), I recently bought an HSU VTF-3 MK3 w/ Turbo and when testing those same scenes I hear no port noise whatsoever and the overall bass quality is excellent ,it also goes very deep (with the Turbo attached its tuned to 18hz).

I would have to agree , after doing the research SVS is definately a better choice for nice deep bass. The RT-12d's response curve isnt very flat and starts to drop off around 24hz, also the THD % is a bit high (15%) when its playing 20hz and below, You can read a review here: http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_13_4/klipsch-rt-12d-subwoofer-december-2006-part-2.html

Im currently single so not an issue lol. The funky looking "turbo" part of the subwoofer is used to extend bass response below the 20hz region, you can buy the sub without this add on ($100 less) but I figured what the heck ill go for the full effect.

Thanks ,After doing more research I ended up returning the RW-12d and ordered this sub http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-3-mk3-turbo.html , It should be here early next week []

Thanks for the reply, From what Ive read other ported subs such as ones made by HSU or SVS don't exhibit this problem with the Darla scene. I guess it depends on the port location / design. I still have some time left to decide If I want a refund. The sub sounds great otherwise.

I recently bought a RW-12d sub and while I like the bass response & overall sound quality im hearing what appears to be port noise in certain situations. I have my reciever's sub output set at -6db and 0db on the subwoofer itself and also have the sub's EQ mode set on Flat, The first time I heard the noise was during Finding Nemo's "Darla" scene (Chapter 25 when she taps the aquarium glass a bunch of times) the port noise is fairly loud to where you can hear it over the bass .. is this common or could it be a problem with the subwoofer?

Im just curious.. If its so important to break in a sub then why isnt this mentioned anywhere in the manuals?