skerra Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hello, and thank you for your help. I have the old Reference RF-82 Floorstanding 5.1 Home Theatre system: RF-82, RC-62, RS-52, RSW-10d I love my system, and I loved my RSW-10d, but unfortunately my sub keeps on breaking, so I would like to replace it. I am looking for recommendations for a replacement sub. I think the newer systems came with the SW-112 and the SW-310, but I heard neither of them were really good. Could I please hear recommendations for a replacement sub? I would love a Klipsch sub, but if non-Klipsch ones are indeed a better choice, then I am open to suggestions. I use an Onkyo TX-NR906, my room is about 500 sq.ft. Thank yoU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Skerra, Welcome to the forum. I have the old Reference RF-82 Floorstanding 5.1 Home Theatre system: RF-82, RC-62, RS-52, RSW-10d Very nice setup. I love my system, and I loved my RSW-10d, but unfortunately my sub keeps on breaking, That is a shame because my RSW-10d has never had any issues in the more than 7.5 years I have owned mine. so I would like to replace it. What is your budget? Primary use, music or movies? Where are you located? I use an Onkyo TX-NR906 That thing is one powerful AVR. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Could you possibly use two subs on opposing walls (front/rear or left/right)? The bass would fill the room much better. I won't get into technical details about it because this has been hashed over many times. If you wish to explore the topic, look into something called "room modes". Here is a nice article on setting up multiple subs also: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxgUOGOB5HbfNkh6LUtHX09aTzA/view You could keep the sub you have and add another sub to the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skerra Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thank you for the warm welcome. Mine is a bit over 4 years old, and it worked fine for the first 3 years, then it started giving me problems. It just simply will not power up (always the same problem). It costs about $100 to fix it, so it's not too bad, but this is the third time around with the same issue, so I'm getting annoyed with it. I mostly listen to music (although I do watch movies too), and I live in Canada (Toronto), but please do not let that influence you in your recommendations, I can ship here from the US no problem. I would prefer to have a single sub. Something reasonably priced... not cheap, but something that is of good quality and worth its price. I don't mind paying a bit more for better quality, but I would like to keep the price range reasonably in line with my existing setup. So $10,000 just would not make sense for a sub with my setup, but whether it's $500 or $800 or $1,200 it does not make that big a difference if the quality differential justifies the price. Having said that, I'd love to hear what you guys recommend at different price points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Around $1.5k, you can get a Reaction Audio Echo 18. It would probably have the output of 5 or 6 RSW-10's. Haha! Other options would be from great companies like Rythmik, SVS and PSA. All 4 companies that I mentioned in this post are exceptional and some have 45 day in-home trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I haven't heard anything about reaction audio as I don't personally know anyone who owns one but the reccomended one above seems like a heavy hitter at 1500$. Psa also makes good subs and you could get one in black ash to match your speakers finish perfectly Pay a little extra but what's 200$ for a matching wood veneer finish over texture black? http://www.powersoundaudio.com/collections/subwoofers/products/s3000i?variant=1602503300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skerra Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thank you for the recos. Has anyone heard both the SVS SB-2000 and the Klipsch R-115SW? I'm wondering which one sounds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I had the SB-2000 but I have never owned the R-115SW. The SB-2000 is a wonderful little sub. The SB-2000 is a small sealed 12" sub and the R-115SW is a 15 vented sub. Is there any particular reason you singled these 2 subs out? Price? I would think the PC-2000 and the PB-2000 would be a better comp to the R-115SW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) Thank you for the recos. Has anyone heard both the SVS SB-2000 and the Klipsch R-115SW? I'm wondering which one sounds better. The Klipsch would destroy this particular SVS in terms of output around 20-25 hz. They're not my favorite for music, but for LFE's in movies, they're hard to beat at their price. Edited May 24, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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