Chipp4 Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Has anyone ever checked these out before www.servodrive.com Their contrabass unit is rated 114dB @ 16Hz and thats with only 200watts of power. Supposed to be the most powerfull subwoofers in the world? Looks like two of these would be great in a home theater room (bye bye SVS and Velodyne) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 from the review I read, it is very powerful, and can shake the house with ease. however, it lacks in tightness and musicality. this is a sub better suited for nightclub or theater use than home theater. I'll take the SVS thank you! Plus, it's very expensive. ------------------ 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...
TBrennan Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Seb---Lacks tightness and musicality? Not my impression of the Contrabass at all. Is that what you read or what you actually heard, I'm confused. I've heard the ServoDrives on several occasions, most recently at the house of the designer, Tom Danley. Tom had 2 Contrabasses setup with his Unity horns. The sound was as good as any I've heard until very recently. The Contrabasses are powerfull, deep and very clean, the best deep bass I heard until Lima and Edgar's Seismic. IMO a 12" dynamic driver in a tube is not gonna compete with the twin, rotary motor-driven 15s of the Contrabass. Now Tom is working on a huge horn sub for DIYers, info is on one of the prosound forums. This message has been edited by TBrennan on 04-16-2002 at 07:21 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 that's what I read from a reputable writer in a reputable magazine (Widescreen Review). guess he was wrong... how much does one of these cost, out of curiosity? ------------------ 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...
TBrennan Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Seb---Last I heard the Contrabasses were about $2000 each, that was some time ago and may be out of date. Plus you gotta supply the amp and active crossover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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