drewzter Posted June 28, 2001 Share Posted June 28, 2001 Continuing my mom's home theater... want you guys' expert opinions: Is the KSW-10 the best powered sub for under $250? crazyeddie's price is 218 + shipping. Will I do any better than that with any other brand? ------------------ Front: dbx Soundfield V - 15" woofer, 8" mid, ribbon tweet, 3.25" mid & dome tweet on top Center: KLF C7 Rear Surround: Polk f/x bipole/dipole Amp: Yamaha RX-V990 100x5 DVD: Yamaha DVD S795 (built-in DD Processor) CD: Yamaha CDC 575 5-Disc VCR: Toshiba M752 6-head TV: Mitsubishi 40" Tube DirecTV Sony Playstation w/ s-vid & RCA connection to V990 for awesome gaming picture & sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-man Posted June 28, 2001 Share Posted June 28, 2001 I've seen the KSW-12 advertised for around $300. I believe it's worth the upgrade. How big is the room you are intending on using it in, and will it be for HT or music? T-man ------------------ KG 5.5 (mains) KG 2.2v (center) KG 1 (rears) KSW-12 (sub) Denon AVR 681/1601 Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Kenwood LVD700 LD Sony CD changer Sony 27" Trinitron Sony PLX I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzter Posted June 28, 2001 Author Share Posted June 28, 2001 quote: Originally posted by t-man: How big is the room you are intending on using it in, and will it be for HT or music? Room is about 12' x 25' and system will be used for both. ------------------ Front: dbx Soundfield V - 15" woofer, 8" mid, ribbon tweet, 3.25" mid & dome tweet on top Center: KLF C7 Rear Surround: Polk f/x bipole/dipole Amp: Yamaha RX-V990 100x5 DVD: Yamaha DVD S795 (built-in DD Processor) CD: Yamaha CDC 575 5-Disc VCR: Toshiba M752 6-head TV: Mitsubishi 40" Tube DirecTV Sony Playstation w/ s-vid & RCA connection to V990 for awesome gaming picture & sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-man Posted June 28, 2001 Share Posted June 28, 2001 With that size, get the KSW12. You won't regret it. My buddy has a pair of those 5-way speakers. I always thought they were interesting. I've never heard them cranked up. I would imagine they need alot of power, and probably an EQ. You say they sold for $300 / pr? That's cheap-cheap. I would be suspicious at that price on what kind of quality goes into them. T-man ------------------ KG 5.5 (mains) KG 2.2v (center) KG 1 (rears) KSW-12 (sub) Denon AVR 681/1601 Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Kenwood LVD700 LD Sony CD changer Sony 27" Trinitron Sony PLX I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzter Posted June 28, 2001 Author Share Posted June 28, 2001 crazyeddie has the KSW-12 for 290 + shipping... should I just jump on that? We'd still be under budget since I'm finding all these great deals for her.... ------------------ Front: dbx Soundfield V - 15" woofer, 8" mid, ribbon tweet, 3.25" mid & dome tweet on top Center: KLF C7 Rear Surround: Polk f/x bipole/dipole Amp: Yamaha RX-V990 100x5 DVD: Yamaha DVD S795 (built-in DD Processor) CD: Yamaha CDC 575 5-Disc VCR: Toshiba M752 6-head TV: Mitsubishi 40" Tube DirecTV Sony Playstation w/ s-vid & RCA connection to V990 for awesome gaming picture & sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzter Posted June 28, 2001 Author Share Posted June 28, 2001 quote: Originally posted by t-man: My buddy has a pair of those 5-way speakers. I always thought they were interesting. I've never heard them cranked up. I would imagine they need alot of power, and probably an EQ. You say they sold for $300 / pr? That's cheap-cheap. I would be suspicious at that price on what kind of quality goes into them. I say... go listen to them. I think you will be VERY impressed. They weren't made cheaply, no sir. For some reason, he just sold them at that awesome price... and had the guts to guarantee them to sound as good or better than any $1000 pair in the world - or your money back. The drivers are polypropylene, and like I said somewhere else, the 15" woofer goes down to 24hz (and, yes, you can definitely tell the difference between a speaker that only goes down to 30 and one that goes to the low 20's or below) so it's a subwoofer all in itself - they can be bi-amped, too. As far as having to push them, sensitivity is in the 90's, so, no, I only had them on a really cheap Technics receiver in college - 70 w/ch or something like that and they shook the walls... now, hooked to the RX-V990, they shake the neighborhood! And I don't have to turn it up much past 9:00 (6:00 is zero) to get the house to feel it. Nothing was skimped on, if that's what you're thinking. The 8" midrange is awesome, and even the relatively small ribbon tweeter... They're great speakers, and for that price, unbeatable (except for now that klipsches and other brands are on eBay and other auction sites - and the fact that they're not magnetically shielded). I've had 'em 11 years now, and they've taken many, many trips back and forth from my parents' house to college... still immaculate. And, no, I don't have an EQ either, just the bass extension and bass/treble controls on the V990... tell him to crank 'em for you sometime (that is, if his system CAN crank)... don't expect them to sound like klipsches because they don't, but their sound is VERY full and rich, and I dare say fuller than the klf 30's (by themselves without a sub) because of the lower bass capabilities. Mid and high, the klipsches win, hands down because of the horns and the brightness that's engineered into them... but, like i said, i think you will be impressed by the dbx's in their own right... they still blow away anything sold currently by Circuit City or Best Buy (infinity, cerwin-vega, jbl, etc) ------------------ Front: dbx Soundfield V - 15" woofer, 8" mid, ribbon tweet, 3.25" mid & dome tweet on top Center: KLF C7 Rear Surround: Polk f/x bipole/dipole Amp: Yamaha RX-V990 100x5 DVD: Yamaha DVD S795 (built-in DD Processor) CD: Yamaha CDC 575 5-Disc VCR: Toshiba M752 6-head TV: Mitsubishi 40" Tube DirecTV Sony Playstation w/ s-vid & RCA connection to V990 for awesome gaming picture & sound! This message has been edited by drewzter on 06-28-2001 at 11:29 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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