The Official Acoustic Audio Subwoofer Owners Thread

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

Thanks to Big Daddy, I’ve been watching some auctions for these on ebay the last week or so.

I missed out on a 12” sub last night that went for only $80!!

I think I’m gonna watch for 2 10” subs……hope they go for less than $75 each….and pick them up for my HT.

As I told you before, be patient. Don't get involved in a bidding war too early. Wait until five minutes left to the end of the auction and make your first offer. Make sure it is just the basic minimum and don't make a maximum offer. With less than a minute left, make your second offer and make sure that is significantly higher than the current price. This will not give others a chance to outbid you and time will run out.

A few months ago, my final offer with less than a minute to go on an HD-SUB 15 was $50 higher than the current bid at that time. I was willing to accept the risk of spending an additional $50, but I knew very well that there was practically no time left for anyone else to outbid me. I ended up buying the 15" subwoofer for $169.

Don't settle for a 10". Go for a 12" or 15". Maple color subs are the least popular, but they look really nice. Black and cherry subs are more popular.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

As I told you before, be patient. Don't get involved in a bidding war too early. Wait until five minutes left to the end of the auction and make your first offer. Make sure it is just the basic minimum and don't make a maximum offer. With less than a minute left, make your second offer and make sure that is significantly higher than the current price. This will not give others a chance to outbid you and time will run out.

A few months ago, my final offer with less than a minute to go on an HD-SUB 15 was $50 higher than the current bid at that time. I was willing to accept the risk of spending an additional $50, but I knew very well that there was practically no time left for anyone else to outbid me. I ended up buying the 15" subwoofer for $169.

Don't settle for a 10". Go for a 12" or 15". Maple color subs are the least popular, but they look really nice. Black and cherry subs are more popular.

I don’t ever bid on anything until the very end…..i’ve learned that long ago……lst way to many auctions b/c of my bid going in too early.

But thanks for the tip on the colors….i’ll look into those and see what I can get.

I totally forgot about that auction last night and when I looked this morning @ what it ended at….i was to say the least.

[tooshort_128]

I'm really anxious to hear what my PSW15 sounds like, along with the rest of my HT. I'm trying to wait until we move into our house before hooking anything up. I know the RW is the HT series and the PSW is the Audiophile series but I hope my PSW will still be good for HT, which will be it's main purpose. I figured for $109 it was worth the gamble.

And btw BD, my info for the list is as follows:

A/V Receiver: Pioneer VSX-820
Speakers: Fluance AVBHT+ 5.0 channel system
Subwoofer: Acoustic Audio PSW15

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by tooshort_128

I'm really anxious to hear what my PSW15 sounds like, along with the rest of my HT. I'm trying to wait until we move into our house before hooking anything up. I know the RW is the HT series and the PSW is the Audiophile series but I hope my PSW will still be good for HT, which will be it's main purpose. I figured for $109 it was worth the gamble.

And btw BD, my info for the list is as follows:

A/V Receiver: Pioneer VSX-820
Speakers: Fluance AVBHT+ 5.0 channel system
Subwoofer: Acoustic Audio PSW15

As long as all the components are functioning normally and you connect and calibrate the system properly, you should get good sound. It may be helpful to read A Guide to Bass Management (Part I).

[tooshort_128]

Everything is brand new, so it should all function properly. The Pioneer receiver has MCACC (multi channel acoustic calibration) built in and I've read extensively on how to calibrate it all. I know the Fluance set sounds great, especially for the money and the PSW15 should be just the extra kick I need to get my house rockin!

On a side note, I've began reading your informative guides...lol

[Clouse123]

The sub I have bought seems to have no real kick. During a test the sub seems put out quite good enough. But during regular sessions it just doesn't do what it does during db tests. I Have the crossover on the receiver at the right setting 80.I have the sub woofer set to on on the receiver. Anyone want to help me out.!

New Acoustic Audio PSW-10 400 Watt 10" Powered Home Sub

Here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Clouse123

The sub I have bought seems to have no real kick. During a test the sub seems put out quite good enough. But during regular sessions it just doesn't do what it does during db tests. I Have the crossover on the receiver at the right setting 80.I have the sub woofer set to on on the receiver. Anyone want to help me out.!

New Acoustic Audio PSW-10 400 Watt 10" Powered Home Sub

Here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

You can do several things to enhance the performance of the subwoofer:

1. Place it in a corner about a foot or more away from the side walls. A subwoofer in a corner will energize all room modes and will be the loudest.
2. Buy a Y adapter (two male, one female), attach the female side to the sub cable coming from the receiver, and connect the sub cable to both the left and the right inputs on the back of the subwoofer. On some subwoofer, this will increase the output by 3 to 6dBs.
3. Add some polyfill to the subwoofer. Polyfill will deepen the output of a subwoofer.
4. Put the subwoofer on a riser. A riser enhances the performance of a subwoofer.
5. Calibrate the subwoofer properly:
   1. Set the level on the back to 60%.
   2. Set the phase to zero.
   3. Run the receiver's auto calibration program.
   4. Optionally, check the level of the speakers and the subwoofer manually with an SPL meter. Adjust the level of the subwoofer according to your taste.
6. Buy a second subwoofer. Two subwoofers can increase the level of output and more importantly, even out the bass across the room for all listening positions.

For additional guidance, read https://forum.blu-ray.com/subwoofers...nt-part-i.html.

[du3ce]

i have the same sub i know what u are saying i was expecting a little more ummph even though it was listed as an audiophile sub.

[Jbeauvais]

I bought a acoustic audio powered sub woofer 15. I got it about a week ago, just before I hooked it up the lamp in my DLP tv burned out. I set it up, JUST got my lamp today. You can turn the sub woofer on, and you can hear how powerful it is. The bass is constant tho, not appropriately for the song or movie or anything. Its just constant until I turn it down/off. I know thats not how its supposed to be, but I cant figure it out. PLEASE HELP

EDITED

The hook up is different than my old sub. My old Infinity sub had just one cord to plug in the back. This one has one cord but its a y cable?? I have to be doing SOMETHING wrong...

[Kryptron]

Originally Posted by Jbeauvais

I bought a acoustic audio powered sub woofer 15. I got it about a week ago, just before I hooked it up the lamp in my DLP tv burned out. I set it up, JUST got my lamp today. You can turn the sub woofer on, and you can hear how powerful it is. The bass is constant tho, not appropriately for the song or movie or anything. Its just constant until I turn it down/off. I know thats not how its supposed to be, but I cant figure it out. PLEASE HELP

EDITED

The hook up is different than my old sub. My old Infinity sub had just one cord to plug in the back. This one has one cord but its a y cable?? I have to be doing SOMETHING wrong...

Are you connecting the sub to a receiver or to a sub output on the dlp? If you are connecting it to the dlp and assuming the dlp does not have anyway of adjusting the crossover for the sub out jack.. adjust the crossover on the subwoofer to about 100hz or so (that's turning the crossover knob a little past half way so 12 o clock possition) and see how it sounds. If it's still constant then turn it down lower and see how it sounds.

[Jbeauvais]

it is connected to my onkyo tx-sr606. I turned the knob down, it is still constant just not as loud/deep when I turn it down. Any ideas?


also, if it helps my old sub woofer was part of a speaker package that was the infinity tss-sub 800 5.1 CH

[Kryptron]

Originally Posted by Jbeauvais

it is connected to my onkyo tx-sr606. I turned the knob down, it is still constant just not as loud/deep when I turn it down. Any ideas?


also, if it helps my old sub woofer was part of a speaker package that was the infinity tss-sub 800 5.1 CH

Hmm.. Put the crossover all the way up to 130hz? on the sub and volume halfway and try running the audyssey calibration on the onkyo. Or try adjusting the crossover on the amp to 80hz or 100hz and go from there. Check the LFE setting on the amp. Also experiment with sub woofer placement. Let us know how it goes.

[Jbeauvais]

I know the "basics" about this stuff. I dont know how to do all that tho lol. Is there a guide u know of that I could read to help? Sorry for the 300 questions, I appreciate your help

[Jbeauvais]

I did some research on how to do that stuff, and I GOT IT TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOO HAPPY!!! Thanks so much

[Jbeauvais]

The sub woofer was going in and out, I looked at the connection in the back of the receiver and The metal prong on the end of the y cable broke off. ugh....anyone know where to get one KINDA cheap?

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Jbeauvais

The sub woofer was going in and out, I looked at the connection in the back of the receiver and The metal prong on the end of the y cable broke off. ugh....anyone know where to get one KINDA cheap?

Online I would recommend Monoprice. Locally, any place like Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc.

[du3ce]

i just replaced the driver on my 10" AA sub with a velodyne vx10 sound def improved.

[cyde]

I ordered a AA PSW-8 sub for my friend's condo, and it sounds great for home theater use. One hell of a tiny sub for $75 shipped! It's going to sound much better once I give it a little polyfill & DIY riser love. Plus my living room is almost twice the size of his, so I can't wait to hear how it sounds with his set up.

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[jcjones]

After all the hype on this sub i just got my Acoustic Audio HD-SUB12
and i must say my cheap 100 watt jensen sub blows this one away. ANY THOUGHTS?
Here is my system-not great but fair!
Onkyo Tx SR 605 Receiver
Bose Vc 10 center
Bose 6.2 FRONTS
Bose 301-s REAR
Jensen Sub JS-1000 Down fire
Acoustic Audio HD-SUB12 front fire
Should i post pics>?
Big daddy shame on you..LOL. J/k