TheHummer Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I did two purchases this week.a Harman Kardon 3390 and the boston acoustics A 250. The plan is to put it in my workspace ,plug into my pc and the rest is history.LOL But now i'm in need for a good musical sub . Any ideas,because i had never a sub for music so i don't know where to begin. Thx for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I am not 100% sure of what a so called musical sub sounds like but, the two SVS subs I recently got sound real good to me... J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Whats your budget and how much space is available ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I did two purchases this week.a Harman Kardon 3390 and the boston acoustics A 250. The plan is to put it in my workspace ,plug into my pc and the rest is history.LOL But now i'm in need for a good musical sub . Any ideas,because i had never a sub for music so i don't know where to begin. Thx for your help If these are anything like the old A-150 or A-200's you definitely need a sub! I still have my A-150's from 1980 whenever it was... Very clear sound but very little bass and not very efficient. I think the Sunfire TS-eq12 was a good match. OK, time for a confession... I bought the A-150's instead of Klipsch (don't remember the model). Yes, really! But I knew that I would have no self control with the volume and my Dad would have killed me, the speakers, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-Throat Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I have a Rel Strata III in Rosenut, Mint condition. that I will be selling soon. Do some research on the Rel Strata III. They are supposed to be a 'very musical sub'. They list for about $1200, I will be selling mine for about $650...... If you are interested e-mail me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 this turned into a dump my equipment on Hummer thread... lol. I think everyone's idea of what is musical is different at times, can you go listen to some OP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-Throat Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) his turned into a dump my equipment on Hummer thread... lol. WTF ? Edited May 26, 2014 by Cut-Throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 But now i'm in need for a good musical sub . Any ideas,because i had never a sub for music so i don't know where to begin. Budget? New or used? One or a pair? All my subs in my family room HT are very musical but different price points and I could confidently recommend anyone of them. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdog Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have had many subwoofers over the years. The most musical (and it is not even close) Is a JBL B460 clone. The sub uses a JBL 2245h 18" driver in a 8 cubic foot ported box. The plans can be found here http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/reference/technical/1983-subs.htm Greg Timbers is kind enough to give all the info that is needed to easily build one of the all time best music subwoofers. He even gives out schematics to clone the active crossover that will be needed. I am currently using one of these in my bar/gameroom with a pair of Forte iis. I have never heard better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Bruce Edgar Titan If the plans ever go DIY I want one... Sounds incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) Musical sub, I have used that term in the past but, found out all you need is a good sub from a design/construction point of view. There are good ported and sealed models. Small subs are no more musical than larger subs. Look at Reaction Audio dual 12 in. for $ 499, SVS PB 1000 for $499, Chane sub compact 18 in SBE for $550. Edited May 27, 2014 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sm_1160 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 If you want to build a "proper" sub woofer, you can do it many ways,... or you can do it the Nelson Pass way and have a lot of fun doing it..! You may want to also heed his advice and secure the things prone to 'vibration' that could suffer from the very low frequencies we are dealing with. I have never laughed and learned so much from an article (with plans) so much, ever! Enjoy! http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_elpipeo.pdf DogBox [Steve] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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