re: Subwoofer Recomendations

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I went with the HSU it’s big but it seems to be really flexible with the tuning which I like and should fill my space when I want to crank it or watch a movie or music.

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Did you get the vtf3 or the 15h?

That’s a neat sub I didn’t even see that in my search. It’s a little more $ than what I spent it reminds me of those def tech super cubes

It was $65 more. I don't know if I really need the extra "oomph" that it provides but it will be nice when I get to use it. It was a small amount to pay to get a better quality sub.

Now I just have to wait till next Wednesday for it

But itll be worth it

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But itll be worth it

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Just wait till it opens a door for you.

(I have this one door that has always worked fine but you could tell the lockset just barely catches. ...)

. . . One of my setup pieces was the The Hurt Locker, that bomb scene which takes out the first tech, it's a deep down in the body, metal crunching, and pebbles falling all around scene. Twice now at a good volume that door opened on it's own at the same point (had to fix it). My old sub never did that.

It’s going to be a long few days. I was jamming out to music today and the sub I have literally died after one song. Wife was even enjoying it for a sec. glad I have a replacement coming. She understood investing in it after I told her I had this one for 15yrs. It sounded really good in my old house but my new place the rooms are too big and it sounds lost-well dead now

If you are playing music through the sub....PLEASE do this...

Get a calibration mic MiniDSP UMIK-1 for $75, download REW (Room EQ Wizard)
free software, and get that sub dialed in perfectly.

I would bet my audio rig that 95% of every subwoofer in the world is so improperly set up that it actually causes sound to deteriorate (most don’t realize how bad it is because they are enthralled by the “deep thumping and earth moving” bass.).

If you just nail down “phase” at first (ignoring for right now output level, timing, crossover frequency, slope), and then do a before/after, or, sub in-phase/sub out of-phase comparison, you will be amazed at just how big a difference it makes. It will dictate whether your low end is snappy and quick, with authority and control with a fast punch, versus a low end that is slow, muddy, lethargic, and just...meh.

Then realize that timing (aligning the wave from the sub to the wave of the mains) is also another big step in getting it better.

Spend some time reading/learning about sub set-up and using free software to your advantage...it can make the difference between “this sub is pretty good” and “holy shite, I’m ordering a second one today!”

...and two subs isn’t twice one—it’s exponentially better, and not volume or boom factor, but becoming seamless between the sub and mains.


Do it.

Glad to hear it man...that a great piece of gear....I imagine it makes a huge and immediate difference.

Monolith is the only one on the list worth considering if you are doing movies and music.

Other ones to look at in the same ballpark:

Rythmik L12F, LVX12 or FVX12
SVS PB-2000 pro
HSU VTF2, VTF3

EDIT: Congrats on the HSU VTF3. Now you just need to get a 2nd one.

Listening to that stampede scene on the lion king....wow

What is your top end budget?