LouisT Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 I need help deciding which sub to buy...I'm not within driving distance to demo these products so I'm relying on anyone with technical expertise and or personal experience. I prefer to stick with Klipsch but I wont be truly happy unless I know i have the absolute best of the four. KLF-20'S KLF-C7 RS-3'S (SURROUND BACKS) KSP-S6'S (SURROUNDS) DENON AVR-4800 DENON POA-5200 VELODYNE ULD-15 II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 have you considered SVS? www.svsubwoofers.com ------------------ http://members.fortunecity.com/sebdavid - go laugh at my crappy website/equipment http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mc.asp?alias=Sebdavid - go laugh at my puny little DVD collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisT Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 I actually bought there biggest guns a year ago and sent them back. I'm looking for one that can perform as well with music as it does theater.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 well louis I like my velo hgs-18 but what's your budget? best of both worlds, thunderous LFE & tight, clean bass. & it goes low. flat to about 12hz. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisT Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 I trust velodyne but some say the sunfire quote "sunfire blows velodyne away"... but after having to return my SVS subs and amp....... do you have experience with the sunfire? it would be great to try them all in the same enviroment(my living room). Im close to ordering the sunfire at this point...its only 13 cubed inches and 57lbs. and supposedly packs a comparable punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisT Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 for some reason I missed the flat to 12 in your reply.... i take it you've tested them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 comparable to the hgs-10 maybe. i'm talkin the hgs-18 which is the only i'd put w/ klipsch. i think ears would agree, you'd have to be dong some serious drugs to compare the sunfire to hgs in extension. maybe they're speed freaks though, which i think is subjective. sounds like you're looking in the 1k range so it's moot on the hgs-18 anyway. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisT Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 That's kinda music to my ears because that was my first choice(HGS18)... price isnt an issue with me....I just want the best of the four hands down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 well let ears tell you how much "quicker" the sunfires are then make up your mind louis. j/k ears. ears owns 'em all. & some other goodies he can tell you about. i'm pretty well satisfied w/ a single hgs-18 though (in this room for now ). ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisT Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 ears seems to like the svs ultra....my uld15 II sounded better than the dual svs 16-46 and sampson amp...thats alot of subwoofer to return... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Sorry LouisT I was at work(a solid 12Hours! ) Ok first I have to deal with good ole Boa, "comparable to the hgs-10 maybe." What is comparable to a HGS10,I hope for your sake you did not have sunfire in mind.Because if you did you dont know Sunfire at all. The Mark II beats the HGS10 in output,the Signature beats the Velodyne HGS12 and comes damn close to the HGS15!In output again(yes have the Sunfires and the mighty HGS18,and other mighty subs thank you) Ok back to regular brodcast I would select the M&K 4000 as THE SUB FOR music in your group,the HGS18 would eb MY choice as the best balanced of them all.The HGS18 has POWER,TRUE SUB BASS CAPABILITY and above all finesse only few can match(much more expensive like the JBL Ti-K sub and Aerial SW12) So you can draw a picture,the HGS18 is a very musical sub with great output.The second choice the M&K 4000 is no slouch,it can dig quite low a bit below 20Hz and is as musical as a sub gets.The third choice would be the Klipsch RSW15(yes a Klipsch)from my experience with the RSW10 and a short few auditions of the RSW15 I can say the new Klipsch is defined and not at all boomy. The mighty mite Sunfire subs are good for music if cut at no more then 50Hz!The Sunfire Signature is the best all around minisub,it whips all competitors and copycats into submission. The only better(than the HGS18)subs are the Aerial SW12 and JBL Ti-K(damn output to curl walls and slam to make the M&K duck and cover). So its how I hear it The SVS Ultra is a very good subwoofer again I kept my test units crossed at 50Hz.Maybe your crossover was too high?!Well and I used power amps more expensive then the Ultras(combined two units),amp plays a role in quality of sound too you know. Hope it helps TheEAR(s) Now theears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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