To servo....or not to servo?

[mr.hidef]

A friend of mine is a huge audiophile. He was telling me that I should get a servo subwoofer.He say's that a servo will give you MUSICALITY, and serious power, tightness, response, and controlled decay. Anyone using a servo sub? what are your thoughts? I'll be getting a new subwoofer soon and I want to know opinions of people using them now. Any help would be appreciated.

[inlayterms]

If you're talking about this beast from Paradigm (http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference...5-16.paradigm), I'd say go for it (I've heard it and it is outstanding), but I think the line has been discontinued and replaced by this other beast (http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference...5-17.paradigm). Lord knows what I would do for a pair of them.

[mr.hidef]

Originally Posted by inlayterms

If you're talking about this beast from Paradigm (http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference...5-16.paradigm), I'd say go for it (I've heard it and it is outstanding), but I think the line has been discontinued and replaced by this other beast (http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference...5-17.paradigm). Lord knows what I would do for a pair of them.

I looked at the Paradigms.....but they are way too expensive.They DO sound great though!.........yeah it would be awesome to have two of those......

[MacDaddyOJack]

Servo controll doesn't give you anything besides real-time distortion feedback. When the system senses distortion, it automatically backs off a little so that things stay nice and clean/clear. It does usually provide great musicality but it will not give you any extra power, tightness or response. The initial design and overall build quality contribute more to those factors in a subwoofer.

In the case of that beast of a Paradigm, the initial build quality is excellent so once you add servo controll, you get a sub that is capable of going nice and deep but keeping distortion to a minimum as well. As with most settings, it's probably something you'll want to demo. I don't think servo is a bad idea though, just depends on what you like.

[Chizzap30]

What is your budget for a sub? if you looking for something that is musical, I would recommend looking into REL subs. Plus, for another unique in the fact that you can connect them into the high-level input on the sub and the LFE at the same time.

[rded]

Originally Posted by Chizzap30

What is your budget for a sub? if you looking for something that is musical, I would recommend looking into REL subs. Plus, for another unique in the fact that you can connect them into the high-level input on the sub and the LFE at the same time.

I agree with Chizzap 100%

[greenthumb25]

I didn't know that you could use servos for controlling distortion levels in subwoofers! does anyone know where to go for yaskawa servo drive repair? anyway, this thread was really helpful thank you!

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http://www.industrialautomationrepair.com

[Big Daddy]

Rythmik Audio offers very good Direct Servo subwoofers.

http://www.rythmikaudio.com/products.html

For explanation of Direct Servo Technology, click on the animation.

[ImmaculateChimp]

definitely to Servo...

[mr.hidef]

Originally Posted by ImmaculateChimp

definitely to Servo...

Hahahahaha!.........I totally forgot about THAT servo. I used to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 all the time!