Subwoofer Recommendations for around $1,200

[joe1515]

I am looking to upgrade my sub, my price range is around $1,200 any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Beta Man]

what other speakers/components do you have? How large/small is your room, including ceiling height, type of floor (wood, carpet, tile etc) ??????

[joe1515]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

what other speakers/components do you have? How large/small is your room, including ceiling height, type of floor (wood, carpet, tile etc) ??????

I have a Denon 3808ci receiver, Monitor Audio Radius speakers. I have a pretty large open room, the ceiling is around 19 feet high, and I have wood floors.

[MacDaddyOJack]

Originally Posted by joe1515

I have a Denon 3808ci receiver, Monitor Audio Radius speakers. My ceiling is height is around 19 feet high, and I have wood floors.

No wonder that REL crapped out.... it just couldn't keep up with the room! You're going to need something pretty substantial for a room that size. The hardwood floors don't help either.

[Beta Man]

WELL within your budget, and you can probably get it cheaper than this too....

http://www.amazon.com/MartinLogan-Ab...8569755&sr=1-2


very musical, 12" driver, plenty of power, goes low.....

I have a 14" def Tech reference series sub that would do wonders too, but 19' ceilings is a LOT of space to fill.....

You'll want to experiment with front vs. down firing subs too

[JasonR]

SVS PB13-Ultra

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb13ultra.cfm

AV123 DUAL MFW-15 Subwoofers

http://av123.com/component/page,shop...art/Itemid,37/

Epik Castle

http://store.epiksubwoofers.com/Prod...ProductCode=30

Epik Conquest

http://store.epiksubwoofers.com/Prod...ProductCode=50

SVS PC-Ultra

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-cyl-pcultra_new.cfm

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by JasonR

AV123 DUAL MFW-15 Subwoofers

http://av123.com/component/page,shop...art/Itemid,37/

[joe1515]

What do you think about the REL T1?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by JasonR

AV123 DUAL MFW-15 Subwoofers

http://av123.com/component/page,shop...art/Itemid,37/

Bingo!!

[joe1515]

My room is hard to explain but I don't really have room for two subwoofers without making the room look horrible. I have to worry about the look because its the main room.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by JasonR

SVS PB13-Ultra

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb13ultra.cfm

AV123 DUAL MFW-15 Subwoofers

http://av123.com/component/page,shop...art/Itemid,37/

Epik Castle

http://store.epiksubwoofers.com/Prod...ProductCode=30

Epik Conquest

http://store.epiksubwoofers.com/Prod...ProductCode=50

SVS PC-Ultra

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-cyl-pcultra_new.cfm

Two add to the great list a HSU ULS:
http://hsuresearch.com/products/uls15.html

Not saying it is the best choice but a very well received sub in that range. Very musical and accurate. Trade off being probably not as much kick as some of the others as it is sealed.

edit: didn't see the Harvey post unil after..

[hifisyd]

Originally Posted by Monkey

Two add to the great list a HSU ULS:
http://hsuresearch.com/products/uls15.html

Not saying it is the best choice but a very well received sub in that range. Very musical and accurate. Trade off being probably not as much kick as some of the others as it is sealed.

edit: didn't see the Harvey post unil after..

All great recommendations above. I purchased a pair of MFW-15's and don't regret it for a second. Unlike the earlier post, I found their CS to be fantastic. I had a beautiful pair of Cherry subs on my doorstep three days after I placed my order. Out the door, I think I have $1200 invested (including shipping), but that was before the last price increase. Good luck.

[Footloose301]

Originally Posted by JasonR

AV123 DUAL MFW-15 Subwoofers

http://av123.com/component/page,shop...art/Itemid,37/

You beat me to it!!!

Go with these!!! You WON'T be disappointed. They've got nothing but rave reviews. And in fact they JUST received a shipment TODAY! They are in stock. Check out the forum over at AV123.com

P.S. Mine were shipped today!

[jomari]

i was going to add...

vtf-3-ho-turbo

on the list as well, but also saw the ULS model on there too...

HSU and SVS are great companies as well as av123... considering the amount of space you have for your ht setup, and the high ceiling id also consider placement as a very important consideration to avoid standing waves and build up as well.

[MacDaddyOJack]

I looked around for quite a while before I got my sub, the SVS 20-39 PC+. It was def the right choice for me since I use it primarily for home theater and gaming. It costed me $960 with shipping. If you really want to knock your socks off, the PC ultra is $1300 I think.

SVS does well with music, but if you only want it for music, then your tastes may lead you to a different manufacturer. I thought I recalled your other thread about a REL crapping out, especially at high output levels. High output is where SVS excels(even at deep frequencies), and it does so with very little distortion.

[Driver_King]

Think of the extra $100 as shipping costs.

[Johk]

You have good recommendations above!

Contact some of these manufacturers with your room dimensions and characteristics and see what they come up with!

[rondo5150]

you cant beat svs at that price, its kinda ugly but the sound is worth it

[ixlegitballinxl]

no hsu fans here?


the reviews on the mfw 15 speaker are awesome, but the CS is garbage..i pre ordered a single mfw 15 in may, with an eta of July.....1st week of august still no shipping date on it.....not only that...when the price jumped from 599, to 699...my order showed the higher price...although when i contacted they said they would honor the 599......still very annoying to check my order status and still see the higher price....i got 3 dates for shipping, which none came through.....i cancelled due to lack information....cs will respond to you...but they seem to know very little about when orders will be complete......When i cancelled, CS said that they would be available again on August 11th, just checked the website...and they are still out of stock lol

$120 bucks shipping is a bit much also


great sub if you want to get the run around for 3 months....

[Badazz76]

Have you thought about going with a KLIPSCH SUBWOOFER....This one is THX CERTIFIED...click on the link

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/kw-120-thx.aspx