fivelitermustang Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Which of the following woofers is probably the best value for your dollar? My father wants to get a professionally finished woofer for the living room downstairs. He was looking at these two drivers as they are in the similiar price range. Adire Rava for $636.00 -> $707 after shipping and taxes or Paradigm PS-1200 for $690 -> $738 after taxes (available locally) My dad is very hesitant to buy a Rava because he has never actually heard one. He listens to about the same amount of music and HT so he doesn't really know how it will perform in each situation. Is the Rava a decent sub? He heard the PS-1200 and he said he absolutely loved it for HT. However for music he said it was a big laggy/boomy. Of these two subwoofers which is the better one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin B Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Rava won't have the same kick as the PS series bandpass (shiver, bandpass) boombox. But the Rava is a sealed 0.67Q Shiva with a 250W plate amp. It will have respectable output down to 30hz where it has a some what gentle but consistent roll off, but the sound quality will be great. Should be able to get a better price than that on the PS1200. Infact if he can get is budget up to the mid $800CDN range the PW2200 would be possible with some haggling. Would be the option I'd recommend for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventeenmonkeys Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 yeah, the pw2200 is in that proce range. i got it for 865 after gst and pst. i don't think i got that good a deal though. some guys on this forum have said they got it for less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 flm, Lets compare them both for a second. The Paradigm PS1200 is a bandpass subwoofer using a 12" woofer enclosed in a dual chamber bandpass box.AA bandpass design encloses the driver inside the cabinet,the only way it comunicates(radiates)the energy outside the box is done via ports. Here lies the major problem,band pass works great when designed for a very narrow application.The PS1200(like its smaller brothers the PS1000 and now discontinued PS800)are muddy and one notey,no definition to speak of.No finesse,even for HT they lack definition Someone in Toilet Peper Review said they sound great,well its BS.I have real experience with these subs(the PS800 was my first ever powered sub!)I wondered what was wrong untill I hear a Velodyne servo control sub.NIGHT AND DAY The only good point about the PS1200 is its BOOM factor,with this giant boom box you get awes inspiring ear tear output around 30Hz.But what good is output without any finesse?Its a brute with no know how. Now the Adire sub has less BOOM BOOM and is a much more refined subwoofer.No it will not match a Velodyne HGS18 is sub bass quality(only all out subs costing much $$$ can even match the HGS18)but its a good sounding and defined subwoofer.The driver is not sealed in some Boom Pass box.The cone radiates its energy directly in the space where you are.Faster,cleaner and above all a true pleasure to listen to. If you want a "known" brand name take a look at the PW2200(again,I had this sub at home and torture tested it). The PW2200 is in another league,its a vented design.More powerful and better quality amplifier.Damn just compare the PS1200 woofer and the reinforced PW2200 woofer.Ha a no contest The PW2200 has good output across the board and good sound quality. All considered go with the PW2200 In Canada this subwofer is cheap,goes for under $800 in many stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivelitermustang Posted March 19, 2003 Author Share Posted March 19, 2003 There are two dealers of Paradigm in my area (Edmonton Alberta). One sells it for $1100. The other sells it for $980. Is there any places where people got theirs for cheaper in Canada (I want to avoid over the border fees)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin B Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Paradigm would be significantly more expensive if you ordered it from the states. For the most part the US and Canadain Paradigm prices you can get are the same. But the values of the currencies which represent those prices are very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Look at fullcontactaudio.com they sell the pw2200 for 670 with shipping and they are from Canada. Nice people and good customer support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 Look at fullcontactaudio.com they sell the pw2200 for 670 with shipping and they are from Canada. -------------- This price is in US dollars, when cnverted at the Bank of Canada website, this comes to $983.43 Cdn. This is the same price you got from one of the places in Edmonton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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