ivanhurd Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Woohoo! I just ordered a second SW-115 for my system. I'm out of town for a bit, but will be getting it around the 1st of May. Niiiiiiice =^D I just wanted to share my excitement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Nice move Ivanhurd! Those subs should crank the bass off the walls! Here is a little something to play with when you have them setup:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSG98kRrZU This is an extreme bass video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo171 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 a second SW-115 Can never have enough bass! Congrats! [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 impressions welcome... dispel the myth about Klipsch Sub Woofers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I'm pretty sure most have said that the new subwoofers aren't so hot EXCEPT for the SW-115. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 ^^^When I heard the SW-112 in the show room, I was pretty impressed with it as well. I think as far as bang for buck is concerned, it doesn't rate as well as the SW-115 tho. The single one I have I personally think sounds fantastic, so getting a second one to even out the bass response I'm sure is going to be great. I can't wait to get it and get it dialed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I finally at the point where my system is about as tweaked as possible for now... the single 115 I have is so much, I just can not imagine having two. for movies, my 115 is barely at half of max and it scares me how much it shakes the foundation, I like my house... I don't want to have it come apart. for digital sound, it's really really good... makes me want to try others but I can not afford it right at this second... for analog sounds, I am still having to tweak and makes adjustments and it's not optimal as yet... but that's not the sub-woofers fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 ^^^Yer probably right. I'm pretty excited about the boom it's going to have tho, ha ha. I'm more concerned with filling dead spots than anything else tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 dead spots... I do experience those. you you noticed how the max saturation is like 90º off axis? is this the same for most sub woofers? if I stand on the side of my sub, it's nearly twice as loud as if I sit in front of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 That sounds like right in front is a null. My ultras sound the same at every seat in my living room. I'm having a guy bring some calibration equipment over today to check everything. Should be interesting. Two subs, regardless of you needing them or thinking it will shake your house apart, sound so much different. More like a wall of base front the front instead of just bass being there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 I've never had 2 subs, so I'm excited to experience it. Some day maybe I'll end up with 4, just for the heck of it, ha ha. I doubt it tho, I have a feeling 2 of these is going to be more than enough for any room I'll ever have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I've never had 2 subs, so I'm excited to experience it Two subs will smooth out the frequency response in the room and each sub will only have to work 1/2 as much as one sub. This equals more dynamic headroom and power for those LFE, Boom shake of boom[]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 4, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 4, 2013 Two subs will smooth out the frequency response in the room and each sub will only have to work 1/2 as much as one sub. You sure about that? [:^)] If adding a 2nd sub yields a 3db gain, how would that amount to each sub having to work 1/2 as much? Just trying to understand the logic there. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 adding a 2nd sub yields a 3db gain, how would that amount to each sub having to work 1/2 as much? Just trying to understand the logic there What I was thinking, for example: sub A 1 watt = 90 db, 2 watts= 93 db, and 4 watts= 96 db adding a second sub B will add 3-6 db depending on how they are placed in the room. The second sub will allow the the 2 subs to reach the 96 db at roughly 1/2 the power need for just one sub. This is an overly simplified answer since other factors will be at work. The two subs in an ideal case will reach 96 db with just 2 watts of power. Now I will sit down and wait on the tomatoes and eggs to fly, lol.[8-)] Youthman, I was playing with some extreme bass videos the other day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSG98kRrZU) and was amazed at the output of my 2 subs which are not power house subs. I was able to get to 110-115 db at reference level c-weighted and did not up the gain on the subs which are around 10 O'clock and not hot. I did this with the large setting for the RF 7's in stereo mode vs the small setting in stereo mode using the subs. I knew the 7's were not contributing much bass since they were xo at 100 Hz and I could see their power output on the amp. They were using less than 1 watts with the small setting. The benefits of the subs compared to running the speakers as Large was apparent. The 7's can't keep up based on my observations. My 7's are on the M-80 Yamaha which is 250 watts/ch. I did this because a guy on avs was complaint of loosing volume using the subs with a small setting vs large for his towers and questioning how MCACC was handling the bass management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve sells Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 The math continues to be 10x power increase to doube the volume. its a logorythm not straight addition this means the 10 watts or less we normally run, needs to go to 100 watts to double the present volume, and need 1,000 watts to double it again, so I always laugh when I hear kids talking Car stereo power, thinking the money they will spent for a 750 watt amp to replace their existing 500w amp is going to be a major boost, when the facts show it may not even be very noticable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2013 Youthman, I was playing with some extreme bass videos the other day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSG98kRrZU) and was amazed at the output of my 2 subs which are not power house subs. That track is sick. I had it playing on my KG 3.2 at low volume. LOL I'll have to try that one at home on my RF-83's and RSW-15. [] I'm trying to find an online converter to make it an MP3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm trying to find an online converter to make it an MP3. Converting now. Downloaded the youtube video and converted it to an .mp3. Will try it tonight. That's some crazy bass for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo171 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 The math comtinues to be 10x power increase to doube the volume. its a logorythm not straight addition this means the 10 watts or less we normally run, needs to go to 100 watts to double the present volume, and need 1,000 watts to double it again, so I always laugh when I hear kids talking Car stereo power, thinking the money they will spent for a 750 watt amp to replace their existing 500w amp is going to be a major boost, when the facts show it may not even be very noticable. I thought it was double the power to increase the volume 3db. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 The math comtinues to be 10x power increase to doube the volume. its a logorythm not straight addition this means the 10 watts or less we normally run, needs to go to 100 watts to double the present volume, and need 1,000 watts to double it again, so I always laugh when I hear kids talking Car stereo power, thinking the money they will spent for a 750 watt amp to replace their existing 500w amp is going to be a major boost, when the facts show it may not even be very noticable. I thought it was double the power to increase the volume 3db. you are correct. double the power is an extra 3db. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 adding n extra sub will get you an extra 3 db unless stacked in a corner. but that would be pointless with your wants as you have said one sw-115 is enough already. filling the nulls is what you after and adding the second will sure assist you with that more than anything else you could add. and co-located subs is just a new ball game to me as the bass is so much more immersive as if it is coming from every speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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