Utard Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 So right now I have a R II system with 4 RW-12d. I was considering selling 2 of them and getting a SW-115. My question is has anyone paired a RW-12d with a SW-115? I don't see any problems with this but just wanted to double check with anyone that may have done this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 My question is how do you sit in the same room with 4 RW-12D's going?!?!?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utard Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 My question is how do you sit in the same room with 4 RW-12D's going?!?!?! Its not bad. 2 up front and 2 behind the couch. Sometimes you get kind of a weird feeling inside from them. The seating position is in the sweet spot for the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMiRA Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I like mine (4) up front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 ugggghhhh 4 18's!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMiRA Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Ignoring the ugly carpet I just posted, I'll put in my 2 cents. I've used 15s with 10s in car systems to help dig a little lower while the 10s provide the punch and the 15s dismantle the interior. I don't know exactly what the output will be or the room modes, but if you position it right it might blend in nicely and pick up the bottom. If you have lfe output you could try experimenting with the rw's on the front preouts and the sw on the lfe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 id sell all 4 and get dual sw-115's. or spend your money more wisely and build you some subs like i did. you could build two 18's with a 3000 watt inure amp with built in dap for like 1100$ I'm not even sure if you can get two sw-115 for that price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I like mine (4) up front That is a nice way if you have room to place them all up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMiRA Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (4) more to fill in the other 2 spaces would be great if I got them cheap, but I'd be better off spending that money on a homebuilt sub like scrappy suggested. For now it looks impressive flanked by the (12) 10s in the kg5.5s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 id sell all 4 and get dual sw-115's. or spend your money more wisely and build you some subs like i did. you could build two 18's with a 3000 watt inure amp with built in dap for like 1100$ I'm not even sure if you can get two sw-115 for that price this... if you need klipsch, two 115's will kick your arse. if you need to spend 1000-1200... then DIY will give you the best bang for your buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve sells Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I love my SW-115, and I did think about SVS.... but when I heard the SW-115 at the store which is about 6 blocks away, I brought it home with me for $900, and I am not even sure I want a second one, room shaking bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Jeeze 900!?!? They didn't cut you a break at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I want one of them; but if I buy it, it will be at at DEEP discount... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve sells Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Classic Stereo here wont deal Now I look at the forum classified, I didnt know about this place when I bought my stuff. but even with paying full price, I still got my moneys worth with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I want one of them; but if I buy it, it will be at at DEEP discount... I love my SW-115, and I did think about SVS.... but when I heard the SW-115 at the store which is about 6 blocks away, I brought it home with me for $900, and I am not even sure I want a second one, room shaking bass. Jeeze 900!?!? They didn't cut you a break at all. I want one of them; but if I buy it, it will be at at DEEP discount... well... we all pay what we pay, but I think street price is a bit less than 900'ish.. no worries, as long as you like the sub, and for what it is worth... I dont think I would ever need a second one either unless it was only to smooth out room dynamics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utard Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 I like mine (4) up front Thats a lot of speaker going on there. So off topic but are the 2 center ones the center channel? I was considering doing the same type of thing. How did you wire it? And here I thought I was crazy for having 4 subs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Wiring two 8 speakers would equal either a 16 ohm load in series or a 4 ohm load in parallel. Should be. But then a 4 ohm nominal load could results in some insanely low dips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMiRA Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I rolled the dice and have them wired in parallel at a 4 ohm load. Origionally it was a single kg5.5 center in oak I bought with an extra box of parts to build a second cabinet. I found someone locally selling a pair of empty black boxes for $20 model unknown. The second I got there I new they were kg boxes so I drug them home and filed them and that's how the double center came to life. The $20 cabinets are actually in the place of the front L/R now, they have crites crossovers and tweeters in them.( stainless screws holding the drivers in) The centers are stock. 1 kg center is great, but 2 are just awesome. Receiver has been running that way now for almost 2 years without issue ( outside of being struck by lightning) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I wonder if there is any phase issues or cancellation issues with doing that? Have you ever run frequency sweeps to check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMiRA Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 When speakers are ran that close together they couple, an old car stereo trick I used that some will disagree with is I have it playing at low volumes when connecting in parallel and you can hear when they go out of phase by a volume drop or in phase with an increase. The rest audessy figures out. I haven't used any metering equipment other than generic db reading to set reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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