wstrickland1 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I picked up another RSW 15 for a good price and plugged it in this morning. I wasn't expecting as much as I got. Two of them together is more than twice as good as one (if that makes sense). It really is unbelievable how much smoother the bass is now. It's much louder without overpowering the other speakers, although overpowering (3) LaScalas, (2) Cornwalls and (2) Heresy's would be tough to do. If anyone is on the fence about whether using 2 subs is worth the trouble let this post serve as another emphatic vote of YES, it is definitely worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo171 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congrats on the new sub! Now, you need to update your sig. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Way to go, two great sub and audio bliss! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Certainly Congrats, how could you go wrong? I had dual rsw 15's for a while, then tragedy struck and I had to sell, hated that. I must say I honestly loved the look better than the sound, it just was not needed in my very good room and I never really miss it. Still two is killer all things considered and especially if you need them to even out response, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congrats on your new sub. Those subs do look really cool and I'm sure they sound just as good from all the hype they get on here. I wonder why they stopped making them? They are so popular you would think they would make them still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I have always wanted to hear a RSW 15 and I waited over a year, with no luck, for one to pop up locally. I wonder how my Rythmik would stack up against two RSW 15's? The only thing I don't like about the Rythmik is that my front soundstage isn't symmetrical but I don't want to drop another $1600 on another FV15HP. Congrats on the pickup, can't wait to hear some more impressions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The only thing I don't like about the Rythmik is that my front soundstage isn't symmetrical but I don't want to drop another $1600 on another FV15HP. Symmetry is good for the mains. For subs, symmetry excerbates room modes. This may make you feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhenry Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I also have two RSW 15's and couldn't be happier. Well, maybe I could be but I'm not interested in finding out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I'm hoping to pick up my second SW-115 on Friday. The local shop I'm going through isn't much in the way of customer service as they rarely respond to my emails, but they gave me a great price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodrewken Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Congrats on your RSW-15! By sheer luck mine found its way to me via my awesome bro-in-law. If I ever happend across another cherry 15 I'm pretty sure I would jump on it in a second, love this sub! Where the pics? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tremors Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 The only thing I don't like about the Rythmik is that my front soundstage isn't symmetrical but I don't want to drop another $1600 on another FV15HP. Symmetry is good for the mains. For subs, symmetry excerbates room modes. This may make you feel better. Agreed. Depends a lot on placement though, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tremors Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Last summer I put one of mine up for sale. For no reason other than that I wanted to add one more piece to my sectional, the spot the second RSW-15 took up. When I realized that the piece I wanted was no longer available I changed my mind. I'm happy it worked out the way it did These are sweet subs and not to be reckoned with for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hey Trev, how is the Optoma working out? I started this one so I'm hijacking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 2 subs make a huge diff. 4 subs take movies to another level entirely. 4 THX Subs with the Dark Knight Rises can crack some ribs. Dont see many people talk about the Klipsch THX KW-120+Ka1000 Sub combo much on here. Have many Klipsch fans listened to these behemoths? If you guys have never given them a listen Id suggest a demo if a dealer has them setup properly and has 4 of them running it is earthquake inducing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake_mooney Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I agree with the OP completely, got dual Klipsch RW-12d's myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 79 Cornwalls with 79 Heresy rears and dual rsw-15's in cherry - gotta get rid of them lamps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo171 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 dual rsw-15's in cherry - gotta get rid of them lamps Look like sonic canons ready to fire subsonics bullets at you! [Y] The lamps don't look like they provide any audio to the mix. [N] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 *Actually* lamps tend to add at least 4 dbs to the 20 Hz region, and they also help the audio fly through the air easier so it sounds better when it reaches your ears. Something to do with the reflections off of the inside of the lamp and the sound gets heated by the light bulb. True audiophile stuff, for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 no lamps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Don’t see many people talk about the Klipsch THX KW-120+Ka1000 Sub combo much on here. Have many Klipsch fans listened to these behemoths?The problem is the price point Klipsch has them set at. For one sub and the amp it's around $3000. At that price point there is some serious competition in the sub market. Klipsch did the same thing with the RSW-15 back in the day, it was priced a little high at the time. It's a great buy today on the used market but ten years ago you could have the best SVS or whatever was around that would simply out perform it at the price point. In today's market with all of the amazing I.D. subs, Klipsch still needs to make some adjustments in their sub department IMO. They have gotten better but the KW-120 is still way out there IMO. Take your quad KW-120's for instance, have you looked around at the options you had available at that price point? You dropped some serious coin on those four babies. You could of had four Seaton Submersives, stacks of JTR's, pretty much anything you can find from the top dogs in the sub world and they would have all out performed the KW-120 by quite a large margin and it would have saved you money. Of course the flip side is, you can hit reference level easily as it is already so more is not needed but you see my point. When people are looking for bang for the buck, Klipsch subs aren't on the same level as their loud speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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