BATMAN5892

Well I actually just picked up an Earthquake SuperNova. I picked it up for $150. I'm not sure which one it is. It's a 10" SuperNova and its an older model. The MKIV and up have the series printed on the back; mine does not. It does very well actually. I'm very pleased with it. In a larger room it might not perform very well, but now it certainly does the trick. I think the MKIII has a heat sink and mine doesn't. So I think it is either the MKI or MKII. Either way, it's awesome.

If I got the kit from Parts Express, including the Dayton 18" Ultramax and the flats for the box(~350), then cut out the back for the Dayton SPA1000(~360), how much would that effect the sound? This is right in the middle of my budget and would be quick and easy compared to building from scratch. I'm sure the single 18" would be plenty for now. As I mentioned I'm just planning for the future.

I like the idea of a Dayton Audio SPA1000 and Dayton Ultimax 18". I could build two boxes, and finish one with the sub and amp for now. Maybe in a couple months add the second amp and sub into the 2nd box. The room isn't very big, I haven't measured yet but my estimate is 16x11 with 9ft ceiling. I doubt we'd need the 2nd subwoofer but we could turn them down a little and level out the bass. We are only living in this house for a few years until we build our own, so I'm planning for a bigger room later on as well.

I'm seriously considering building then. I may go over a bit on my budget, but building 2 subwoofers sounds like the best thing to do. I get 25% off on building materials anyway, so why not. Is there a certain amp/subwoofer combo that seems to be the best with DIY subwoofers?

Thanks for all the input. I have built a sub box from scratch for my truck, so I know I can build one for the house. I'll look around and look into the ones listed. If we can't find anything we want I'll look into building a box for a sub and amp.

My ideal budget would be 600-800. We watch a lot of movies and play video games so the ratio would be atleast 80/20 movies and games to music. I'll have to check the room size since we are moving into the house next week. I've heard a lot about SVS so I'll look into them. I want the biggest, best bang for buck. I figured the RSW-15 would do the trick if I found one in my budget. Thanks for the input!

Hey, new to the forum and this is my first post. I'm looking for some advice for a subwoofer. I just started building my system and I got great deals on my towers and receiver. I'm in the process of looking for a subwoofer that is powerful enough to go with my system. I have heard the RSW-10, a friend of mine has one and it sounded great, but with smaller speakers. I'm worried something like that might not be enough for my system though. With my mains being the KG 5.5 and surrounds Epic Series CF-2, I'll have plenty of bass for most, but the wife and I love a lot of bass. We will use this system for both home theater and music. I saw the SW-311 has dropped in price tp around $600 and that's about what I want to spend for one that size. Do you think it would be enough to keep up, or would it take 2 of them? Should I go with a RSW-12 or RSW-15, or even a RT-10D or RT-12D if I can find one? I want to keep to Klipsch and not really trying to build my own. I figured the RSW or RT series would be the best but they are harder to find. Any suggestions as to what a good match would be? Thanks in advance for any input.