hotsho111 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I recently managed to pickup a showroom demo RF-83 set but didn't get the sub since it was cherry and the rest were black (and it was a bit more than I wanted to spend at the time). After a month or so building the TV stand and making cables myself I've got a bit of extra cash saved up for a sub. I was wondering if I should wait and try and find an RT-12D or if some other sub, like the SW-311 or SW-115 or something else would be a good fit. Vanns currently has good sale on the sw-310 right now. I have no problem getting a non Klipsch sub if it is a better value. I had planned on spending around $800 for the sub, but would love to be able to spend less. I'll try and get some pics up soon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted August 2, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 2, 2012 Congrats on the new purchase and welcome to the 83 family! You can pick up a Velodyne HGS15 for that price (15" driver with 1250 watt RMS / 3000 peak amp). It can easily hang with the RF-83's. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmassey Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Are you looking to play music or movies? I got an RT-12d and it's fantastic for music. Movies, I think I would have been happier with an HGS15. Both should be in your price range and work out fantastic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsho111 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 It would be used for music, gaming and movies in that order. Not overwhelmingly one or the other though, it gets a pretty mixed diet of them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 You can get a little more for your buck used but for that price you could look into the Internet dealer companies like epik, elemental, amd svs. For that price a epik empire would probably make you pretty happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipByrd Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 FWIW, I had an SW-310 and I wasn't impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebherr954 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hello Hotsho111, Depending on how big your room is I would recommend the SVS PB12-NSD. I had one in my 17x25 room and it did an amazing job. It is very accurate and digs really deep. There are plenty of reviews out there and its $769 delivered. Just my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddog359 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 SVS a lot of bang for the buck! But you cant go wrong with any of the recommendations on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hello Hotsho111, Depending on how big your room is I would recommend the SVS PB12-NSD. I had one in my 17x25 room and it did an amazing job. It is very accurate and digs really deep. There are plenty of reviews out there and its $769 delivered. Just my two cents. +1. Svs is what I own and I live them but some are more drawn to dual 15's rather than a single 12. But I plan on the pb-12nsd once I get a second theater going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsho111 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Ya, I was actually looking at getting an SVS, maybe a pb-12 plus. I'd love to get a pb-13 ultra but I don't have that kind of money haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themrclean Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I'd love to get a pb-13 ultra but I don't have that kind of money haha I think most of us would agree with you on that one! My wife makes me look at her dream jewelry that we can't afford and just yesterday I was making her look at several pictures of the pb-13 ultra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 If you like the idea of sticking with Klipsch, I can vouch for the SW-115. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Mrclean, your system will change if you ever decide its worth the plunge. I used to have three rsw-10d's and when the math was explained to me that It would take 7 of them stacked in a corner to equal one pb-13 ultra in output it made the decision easy. If you got 1000-1200 out of your rt-10d and rt-12d just save for a few more months and throw down on it. I consider it am investment. Won't have to upgrade till they die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsho111 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Pardon the crappy pic and the mess, still a bit of a work in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 For that size room and considering music is one of you major choices, the Epik Legend. Frequency response 20-200 Hz with extension down to 16Hz. It is a compact sub at 80lb. All the other sub recommendations are also excellent choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmassey Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 When you get a bit of free time, try and bring those 83's out about a foot from the wall and toe them in so they are almost facing directly towards the main seating position. I had mine like yours for a while facing straight almost against the wall when I first got them and they sounded great, but when I took a few minutes moving them around, I was surprised at the improvement in imaging. Sometimes when listening to music in stereo, you will swear the voice is still coming out of the center speaker lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsho111 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 It's a pretty poorly designed room. It's 19ft x 14ft but part of it is kitchen so it feels a bit smaller than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitedemo Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 When you get a bit of free time, try and bring those 83's out about a foot from the wall and toe them in so they are almost facing directly towards the main seating position. I was thinking the same thing reading page one and seeing the pictures, they do look pretty close to the wall epik empire, elemental designs probably the a5-350 for your space, rythmik audio would be another one if your looking to go neck and neck with the svs output, I've owned 2 svs subs and always wanted the 13 ultra but never could pull the trigger on it just to much for me to spend when others preform similiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitedemo Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 attached is a desktop image I modified to remove some subs that have no real competitiveness for what your likely looking at, the original can be viewed here https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:2r4cDsyh3jAJ:www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/subwoofers/sb12-nsd-subwoofer/Audioholics%2520Excel%2520compilation-061212.pdf+fv15hp+vs+pb13+ultra&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjoZ9PjvtYD61Ak6GKiIW8oV93GqRyztWasi32Ru07Jz8msjreVMeE8TJm_t5ABk7Sm4CBgQ6MJNwfSxy5ONX8eBtSd0lRmZmys134VNW9Myv2uqwX6Ftt2KlcfJjNlgsKYxEQy&sig=AHIEtbQEv1gct4kJ1Y9J6T8OG8K_eHBnzA I left the klipsch sw311 in there for fun, youll notice the velodyne dd18 has no green marks meaning it did not score highest in any area, the rythmik is pretty much on par with the svs here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 youll notice the velodyne dd18 has no green marks meaning it did not score highest in any area No but the Velo sure has one of the flattest curves from 10Hz to 63Hz. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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