dubai2000 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I know that many people here say that hornloaded speakers need a hornloaded sub - I admit that I have never had the chance to listen to such a sub (perhaps better) - but many years ago I decided to get myself one of the dual woofer models from SVS (if you are familiar with their models we know we are talking quite a few years here) - and I was immediately impressed - not only by its power, but also that - to my ears and to those people who came over for listening - it integrated well with the horns. Forward a couple of years - in my current home there are no two corners in the living-room - not good - but the basement came to my rescue - and first I listened there without any sub - surely very nice - BUT after a while I was beginning to miss the subtle drum strokes in a Maher symphony etc. Thus I bought a Klipsch SW 115 - well, it worked but there was no contest with the SVS I had been used to. When its power supply broke down I got it fixed - and then sold it. Again - one can certainly enjoy Khorn without any sub - but I have found that a properly dialed in subwoofer is a lot more than just more powerful bass notes, it also adds to the transparency of sound, the spatial presentation of music (meaning bigger and more see-through soundstage). So I kept my eyes open and suddenly a fairly old SVS PB12-Plus turned up - the age didn't bother me at all as I had had such positive experience with those downward firing subwoofers. Well, a four hour drive (both ways) and my girlfriend and I managed to take it down to the basement where I connected it the following day - and......... Oh, I am a happy camper again - here is what I had been missing - yes, the one chassis unit is less powerful than its two chassis sibling, but the room is smaller than upstairs - and even there it would probably work alright. So for me the search for a sub that blends well with Khorns (in my listening environment and to my ears) has ended. And now I am off to spin a few more tunes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Nice find. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 A great find indeed - I have been listening for some time with this Khorn/sub combo and my initial enthusiasm is still there. A bit more finetuning - that was to be expected - but by and large not that tricky - just trust your ears. Today I dug up my CDs of the "Supertramp in Paris" concert. I saw them on the same tour in Vienna and it was my first big rock concert. Listening today brought back a lot of memories. So all in all - this sub really goes very nicely with Khorns - with all kinds of music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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