Antagon Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Im posting this in the sub forum as well, need some quick input. We have an...odd...shaped living room, its about 20x20 or a tad less, its a walkthrough livingroom, meaning you walk straight through it to get to the kitchen, or front of the house, no door. Do you think this will be a good sub? I listened to it, it was pretty damn good, and I can get it for about 220 right now, brand new, out the door...should I? Thanks a lot Btw, I'm gonna pick it up tomorrow morning, so I need the input asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 If the room is open at both ends you may need a bigger sub. What are you going to be using it for music home thearter or a 50 50 split? It may be fine for music. Does the room have any cornors? Sorry for the bad spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 I own a PB-12 aside from my RSW-15. the PB12 is in the home theatre, and the RSW-15 in the 2 channel system. actually, what I think would be a better solution for you, is to buy MY pb12. there were a ton of problems with a faulty amplifier in the subwoofer, and they would just cut out for no reason at all in about a month. this happend to mine as well, but I got it fixed so it is fine for good now. if you don't believe me, go check the reviews on www.audioreview.com . there are too many faulties to count. but other than that, I thought the PB12 was a very high quality subwoofer, especially for it's low internet price of 250 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antagon Posted May 24, 2003 Author Share Posted May 24, 2003 You THOUGHT it was a very high quality subwoofer...do you still think that? I'm gonna go head down and make a mock mspaint drawing of the room, its a crappy weird shape and its not really suited for home theater, but meh, its what we're stuck with for the next 6 months till we move. How much would you be willing to sell your sub for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antagon Posted May 24, 2003 Author Share Posted May 24, 2003 And its for HT only, this is a temp room, its all off, but it's what i have to work with. And its about 17x17 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danechristian Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 hey antagon, imfeelin you about your situation. you have to buy a bigger SUB the jbl pb 12 is more on like 12X16 or 14X18 in a normal hight ceiling. if you are fond of JBL's try the next line.. the s120II. it is running like 400 watts rms. but i dont about the quality. i think it is running like 22hz low freq. nonetheless that will do it. or try to buy 2 JBL pb 12, try svsubwoofer HSU research. although im having bad reviews about the HSU they are still pretty tight agains the low down bass. try: velodyne hsu research svs paradigm and M&K if u wanted to stick with the JBL pb 12. try to buy 2 of them and put them on each front corner. BEST solution on that. try to experiment on your HT. you have any more questions. try to email me at phibonez@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckNaked Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 I cannot believe we're in a Klipsch forum and nobody is talking Klipsch to this guy. Please forgive my brothers, they know not what they do... I just bought a pristine KSW300 on eBay for $250 shipped. 15" 300 watt. The real trick is going to be positioning it in the room to get the most out of it. That will take some trial and error. Patience will be it's own reward there. Best of luck to ya. Bucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 does anyone here feel that the pb12 is not musical? i feel that since it is a downfiring sub, it is meant more for HT than music.... i dont know - thats just me. i had ksw subs hooked up to my pc (go to promedia 4.1 forum under "lets see some 4.1 setups" to see my entire setup ) and the bass just didnt flow well with the music for me - it seemed to stick out like a sore thumb. then i hooked up a frontfiring infinity 12" sub to my pc, and it was a world of a difference. eh, maybe its just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2v Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 I think downfiring subs don't work too well with carpeted floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danechristian Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 ---------------- On 6/11/2003 10:01:02 PM n2v wrote: I think downfiring subs don't work too well with carpeted floors. ---------------- then put some hard board or wood beneath it (only for downfire subs without its own hard board), but i think almost downfire subs now a days.. have the board already.. but i think carpets doesnt even matter. its all about postioning. but you maybe right. i think thios needs to be clearead out by a person who knows something about sound waves, and principles of sound against matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 you will be able to gain some output from adding a solid surface underneath the subwoofer as opposed to a carpet because you gain roughly 3 db per reflecting surface and carpet is deffinatly not a reflecting surface. I'm not sure if the difference will be noticable here, but on paper it should make one. and dane, most subwoofers still do not include their own bottom plate, i.e. the JBL pb12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danechristian Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 ---------------- On 6/18/2003 10:57:56 PM prodj101 wrote: . and dane, most subwoofers still do not include their own bottom plate, i.e. the JBL pb12. ---------------- hey whats up prodj101 notice my other post.. i didn't say ALL of em. i said almost all of them. but no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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