Dulcie Edis: It depend what speakers you have! If your speakers support a full dynamic range (base frequencies) then you wont need a subwoofer. Subwoofers are fine for surround sound (5.1 etc) movies where the sound system has an extended dynamic range to cope with movie sound effects, but don't really add anything to stereo music ( If you have full range speakers)
Vern Serratos: Seaton Submersive
Mahalia Brindle: Brand new subwoofer systems with a suggested retail price less than roughly US$5000 that also have total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 10 percent, minimal power compression and reasonably flat (±3 dB), usable passband output* of at least 100 dB below 20 Hz are very rare. Though there may be a few other subwoofer systems that may come close, the only turnkey subwoofer systems of which I am currently aware that essentially meet all of the aforementioned performance criteria at a retail price of no more than US$2000 are SVSound’s PB13-Ultra ! Powered Subwoofer, possibly the Seaton SubMersive and the now discontinued Epik Conquest. Arguably the only subwoofer system nearest the suggested retail price of US$2000 that would surpass the performance of these subwoofers in nearly every category would be a do-it-yourself subwoofer system constructed with one of the highly regarded and very expensive Audiopulse LMS-Ultra drivers (formerly of TC Sounds fame,) powered by a high performance, very high power audio power amplifier. *(Measured in compliance with the standard CEA2010 2m Ground Plane Method.) ######################## RESOURCES ######################## What subwoofer for under 2000$?http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200905... SVSound Subwoofershttp://www.svsound.com PB13-Ultra Powered Box Subwooferhttp://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb13ultra.... SVS PB13-Ultra Subwoofer reviewhttp://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_14_3/svs-pb1... Home Theater Shack Forumsâ€" Subwoofer Tests: Miscellaneous Measur! ements (includes SVS PB13-Ultra)http://www.hometheatershack.co! m/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" PB13-Ultra 20 Hz tunehttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" PB13-Ultra 16 Hz tunehttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" PB13-Ultra 15 Hz tunehttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" PB13-Ultra 12 Hz tunehttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" PB13-Ultra 10 Hz tunehttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" PB13-Ultra sealedhttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... Seaton Soundhttp://www.seatonsound.net Seaton Sound Discussion Forum: The SubMersivehttp://www.seaton-sound-forum.com/post?id=1945927 Seaton SubMersive http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=75... Epik Subwoofers (Conquest Subwoofer)http://epiksubwoofers.com/products.html Audiopulse - Subwoofer Drivershttp://www.audiopulse.com/products/subwoofer-drive... Home Theater Shack Forumsâ€" Home Audio Subwoofershttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/home-audio-... â€" DIY Speakers an! d Subwoofershttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/diy-speaker... â€" Subwoofer Testshttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" Home Audio Subwoofers: Subwoofer Tests - Fall 2007http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/home-audio-... â€" Subwoofer Tests Round 5, 6th of October 2007, Test Summaryhttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... â€" CEA-2010 Standard Compilationhttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-t... AV Talk Subwoofer Testshttp://www.avtalk.co.uk//forumdisplay.php?f=54&pp=... Tom Nousaine’s Subwoofer Performance Listhttp://home.comcast.net/~frank_carter/Nousaine.htm (craigsub) Subwoofer Review Summary Pagehttp://www.tweakcityaudio.com/forum/showthread.php... AVS Forumâ€" Subwoofers, Bass, and Transducershttp://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=... â€" Official Craigsub Rankings Thread (Locked)http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=76... http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=9164... â€" Quantitativ! e Analysis of “craigsub†HT Subwoofer Ratingshttp://www.avsforum.co! m/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=99... UltimateAV Magazineâ€" “Way Down Deep†Part Onehttp://guide.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?act... â€" “Way Down Deep†Part Twohttp://guide.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?act... â€" “Way Down Deep†Part Threehttp://guide.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?act... “Subwoofer Performance for Accurate Reproduction of Musicâ€Fielder, Louis D; Benjamin, Eric MJ. Audio Eng. Soc., Volume 36 Number 6 pp. 443-456; June 1988http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=5147 AES Preprint Number 2537http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=4865 [PDF] CE2010 â€" Loud and Lowhttp://personal.inet.fi/private/zipman/starobin_CE... ______________________ Home Theater Shack Forums â€" Accurate Subwoofer Levelshttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/home-audio-... [PDF] What is the LFE channel?http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/zz-_Shared_Asse... [PDF] The Misunderstood 0.1 LFE Channelhttp://rapidshare.com/files/213193353/The_Misunder... ____! __________________ Room EQ Wizardhttp://www.hometheatershack.com/roomeq/ Room EQ Wizard Download Pagehttp://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/downloads-a...  ...Show more
Cuc Gire: in general subs are used for 120Hz or below.my personal preference is Paradigm (hard to get in the UK though).they do some awesome kit (see link below) but it may be worth a call to them to see if they can help.have to ask... 20Hz? thats gonna be some throbbing rumble?...Show more
Madge Voice: I've done tons of research to find the right subwoofer for me. I am also looking for something that will hit sub 20hz frequencies and found 3 that I would get.1. Sunfire True EQ Signature - 2700 Watts RMS 12" woofer with a 12" radiator gives more surface area than 1 big woofer and the response time of a smaller woofer. The audio store that I deal with was showing several technicians from Sikorsky Helicopter this sub (because Sikorsky was looking for a subwoofer than can accurately represent! the sound a Black Hawk helicopter makes upon landing for their flight ! simulator.) and they were able to hold a 16hz note at 135 decibles! It cracked a drywall seam near the sub from the floor all the way up to the ceiling! This sub retails for $2200 but can be found new on ebay for $1500.2. JL Audio - Gotham or Fathom Series Subwoofers- Fathom F112 or F113. Start at about $2800 but you might be able to find one on ebay for under $2000. Excellent woofer but the Sunfire is a lot more bang for the buck.3. Definitive Technologies Supercube I, Supercube Reference, or Supercube Trinity - Great woofers, but not so sure about their claims of how low they can go since my Definitive Supertowers are claimed down to 16 or 18hz but have a hard time hitting anything lower than 25hz with any volume....Show more
Antonia Boomershine: Seaton Sound
Bethany Blocker: 2,000 what? Dollars? There are a lot of good subs at that price range. If I had that kind of money to spend I'd get the ULS-15 from Hsu Research. It goes down to 15Hz. There's ! also the PB13-Ultra from SVSound that dips below 20Hz.http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/uls15.htmlhttp://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb13ultra.......Show more
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