The Official Acoustic Audio Subwoofer Owners Thread

[jaejw1]

not sure if these enclosures have any resonation .. but would lining the interior with a nice coat of damping spray help any.. if nothing else it would ensure that there are absolutely no leaks anywhere..

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=268-250

yes i know the joints and edges are glued.. just asking .. since i have not seen this done..

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by jaejw1

not sure if these enclosures have any resonation .. but would lining the interior with a nice coat of damping spray help any.. if nothing else it would ensure that there are absolutely no leaks anywhere..

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=268-250

yes i know the joints and edges are glued.. just asking .. since i have not seen this done..

For dampening the cabinet, these are better:

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards...TOKEN=83436569

I won't be available until midnight tonight. I don't text while I drive. Have fun without me.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

That's the thing - decent entry level subs are hard to find, and in the last few months, eD and AA seem to have exploded, apparent by them being the top two largest threads in the subwoofer forum.

Hey! Premier Acoustics deserves a nod with the PA-120.

[jaejw1]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

For dampening the cabinet, these are better:

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards...TOKEN=83436569

I won't be available until midnight tonight. I don't text while I drive. Have fun without me.

if my spelling is correct.. and my words arent connected... and i use a lot of ..... and ,,,, then that means im at home...lol...

i will look into that.. im also looing into www.raamaudio.com

[kndy]

Just ran the Audyssey on the onkyo 606 to see what kind of settings the mic would pick up, will purchase and SPL meter next but my calibration settings for my speakers all went to the negatives (where before I though ear-wise it should be in the positives). It gave the subwoofer a -5.0 db.

But the settings it came with, it actually definitely put more kick to the subwoofer, testing out QoS, Sin City, Dark Knight Returns and Kung Fu Panda bass scenes.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I won't be available until midnight tonight. I don't text while I drive. Have fun without me.

Way to make yourself seem super important, Pops!

[callas01]

Just go done watching the Matrix on Blu for the first time and holy s***, was the bass thumping and the energys kicken..... Damn. I have to buy it now, borrowed it from my dad today.... he couldn't watch it cause he needs to upgrade the firmware on his Sony S-1. HAHAHAHA, at least I got to enjoy it...

[statikcat]

I just ordered a black HD-SUB12! At first I was going to get a 10" but then decided to not be a wuss and get the 12" . I will post some pictures and give my feedback later this week!

[callas01]

Congrats you will love it........

[jaejw1]

Originally Posted by statikcat

I just ordered a black HD-SUB12! At first I was going to get a 10" but then decided to not be a wuss and get the 12" . I will post some pictures and give my feedback later this week!

not being a wuss... would have been opting for the 15" instead....

[billlh]

Originally Posted by jaejw1

hmmm im just imagining the look on your face when you saw the gap (port).... i got an incomplete enclosure... wtf!!!!
im sure that didnt happen,, but thats the first thought that came to my mind

Your right it didn't happen because my sub is still in transit. But I'm guessing your right also that I would have been like WTF . I've never seen a speaker use anything but a round port, so I assumed their was a reason for only using round ports. Guess I was wrong.

Bill

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by erict

Thanks. I guess you would call it the "daisy chain effect". Would this degrade the signal at all? Is it better to run from the receiver if it has a second sub output?

There are three reasons why I don't recommend daisy chaining:

1. If you are going to properly place two subs in the room, it may be easier to use a Y adapter on the back of the receiver. The best place to place two subwoofers is in the middle of the right and the left walls. Daisy chaining them may be too difficult.
2. If one sub starts misbehaving, it may affect the performance of the other one.
3. Many subs do not have the daisy chain option.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by jaejw1

do you guys miss not having the option for phase adjustment..

Phase control becomes more important when the front speakers and the sub generate bass sound simultaneously. If you set the front speakers to small and let the sub take care of the bass, you will have less problems.

In most cases, if you switch the the positive and negative speaker wires, you will change the phase of the speaker.

[statikcat]

Originally Posted by jaejw1

not being a wuss... would have been opting for the 15" instead....

Ha.. well I am still in an apt so maybe the 15 would be overkill

[DavidinGA]

Has anyone registered their sub?


I have the Acoustic Audio PSW-12 that I want to register, but I don't have the information they request at http://www.acousticaudiodirect.com/warranty.html does anyone have this information?



Thanks

[jaejw1]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Phase control becomes more important when the front speakers and the sub generate bass sound simultaneously. If you set the front speakers to small and let the sub take care of the bass, you will have less problems.

In most cases, if you switch the the positive and negative speaker wires, you will change the phase of the speaker.

yeah i thought about that also...

but wouldnt u reverse the phase the further you move the sub.. because of timing issues.. i know even in a car.. with the sub being very close to u but behind you... in order to have the pressence of the bass up front .. phasing and timing was used.. aswell as a ton of damping (to remove evidence of bass coming from the rear.)

[callas01]

Originally Posted by DavidinGA

Has anyone registered their sub?


I have the Acoustic Audio PSW-12 that I want to register, but I don't have the information they request at http://www.acousticaudiodirect.com/warranty.html does anyone have this information?



Thanks

I did and it was confusing as all heck, what I did was use the model # and the # on the outside of the box, I think the item number.... I was throughly shocked that there weren't any Serial #'s

[DavidinGA]

Originally Posted by callas01

I did and it was confusing as all heck, what I did was use the model # and the # on the outside of the box, I think the item number.... I was throughly shocked that there weren't any Serial #'s

Think that will work? Or is it all designed to make sure we fail and they don't have to extend the warranty to us because we inproperly filled out the registration information...

[callas01]

Originally Posted by DavidinGA

Think that will work? Or is it all designed to make sure we fail and they don't have to extend the warranty to us because we inproperly filled out the registration information...

I felt the same way too....

[DavidinGA]

Originally Posted by callas01

I felt the same way too....

I wrote DeepDiscount about it and they replied to my email with this...

Regards,

Customer Service
TheDeepDiscount.com
(815)927-3320

...then below they included my original email.