Sub Envy at a WHOLE new level!

[Youthman]

I was searching google images for Klipsch and saw this. I really don't have any words to say.....pretty much speechless.

Those RF-7ii and RC-64 used to be considered "Large" speakers......guess it's all about perspective.

Here is the link to the AVS Forum. Link

16 x 18" in a 1500 square foot room. Absolutely could not imagine! He has so much bass, it literally is causing damage in his house. Link

[Mongo171]

I'm surprised he doesn't have his own substation with all of the power he is pulling! [li]

[CECAA850]

Not impressed. That reminds me of some of these kids cars these days. Once you have enough bass to keep up with your mains, you're good to go. Everything else is for show or a waste. He could easily overpower his mains with half of what he's built or less.

[liebherr954]

Geez he managed to make the RC-64ii look small, thats crazy,[]

[Vital]

That's amazing, I don't think it's worth the money spent but to each his own! I enjoy the heck out of looking at it and reading about it! I would imagine it's some super clean, low distortion bass once it's dialed into the rest of the system.

[Chris A]

Believe it or not, he'd get even better bass performance if he moved half of the subs to the back wall, and introduced just enough delay so that they would cancel the incident wave of the front sub array at the rear wall: the double bass array technique.

Here is a thread where different techniques are discussed to reduce or eliminate room mode issues: bottom line is to either use arrays of subs OR put the subs in the corners of the room. Decoupling them from the room boundaries is a much less effective approach, since it results in decreased lf performance by way of poorer low frequency FR smoothness, among other issues.

Chris

[Brac]

That is a screen I see (just barely) behind all those subs, not very useful if you can't see the screen!

[Youthman]

He could easily overpower his mains with half of what he's built or less.

That's what I was wondering. How can the RF-7's keep up with that much bass unless he has them back WAY off.

[Shodrewken]

That is insane! I never thought there would be something to make the RF-7 II's look small. Jubilee's would probably be a better match for that sub system.

[Vital]

That is a screen I see (just barely) behind all those subs, not very useful if you can't see the screen!

I think that pic is just to show the subs, if you click the link you can see where they will actually be in the room.

[Quiet_Hollow]

Not impressed.

+1

I can see the photo is just to showcase his new subs. []

Took a look at his other threads...very nice theater he's got there.

I'm just not an admirer of the "brute power" approach to infra-sonic indulgence. [:^)]

[Heritage_Head]

Room can make all the difference, I have been in a room that one small sub pounded the whole room and others that didnt. It seems like overkill but im sure he isnt complaining. []

[Youthman]

Regardless of what we think about it, you gotta admit it would be pretty intense during any LFE scene. []

[derrickdj1]

I really don't have any words to say.....pretty much speechless

That is a beautiful setup and it would be nice to have that type of setup. The great thing is that all of us with a lot less in the sub department are still enjoying great bass in our setup.

[Vital]

Regardless of what we think about it, you gotta admit it would be pretty intense during any LFE scene.

I can't imagine it honestly, tonight my in-laws were over for dinner and they brought Loopers on Blu-ray. The bass was so loud and deep on my tiny little system that I had to dial it back, it was uncomfortable. That movie has insane bass! I couldn't even imagine that movie on something like what he has. It would massage your organs and not in a comfortable way. []

[Tremors]

Regardless of what we think about it, you gotta admit it would be pretty intense during any LFE scene.

Agreed. Perhaps too insane for his room/house? The biggest hurdle (that I've yet to overcome) in my room is the walls. Wood paneled walls are a nightmare at a certain volume with the rattles that can occur. I can't imagine what this is doing to his home :/

[Quiet_Hollow]

...on my tiny little system...

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[Quiet_Hollow]

Here's the subwoofer install that truly left me speechless, followed by a fit of uncontrollable laughter, and ending with a sprint to the bathroom. [6]

....a fellow audio enthusiast on the other side of town is armed with this in his home theater, and was kind enough to have me over a few times for a clobbering...uh, listening session. [^o)]

How his house is still standing is beyond me. It can throttle the living piss out of the entire property, at its lowest setting. [:|]

[Tremors]

^^^I can't see any pics, Quiethollow.

[derrickdj1]

How can the RF-7's keep up with that much bass unless he has them back WAY off.

If the system is calibrated right the 7's will have no problem keeping up and the most pronounced effect from the subs will be the ultra low bass to rattle the bones. The LFE channel is set for 115 db and even with redirected bass, I doubt it will go pass 120 db in any movie. Not that 115-120 db is not impressive with all the ultra low bass.