The Official Velodyne Subwoofer Owners Thread

[sarge1976]

Originally Posted by Scooby Blu

I have the Velodyne Optimum 12" I love it, does anyone else have this model of sub?

I'm still trying to find someone on this thread that has a DEQ series like myself.

[Sytrus]

So i e-mailed velodyne at service@velodyne.com about a week ago in regards to where to send the back of the sub and whatnot and haven't heard a peep from them, so i decided to e-mail again...not even a mouse squeak was heard back...for anyone trying to e-mail them dont waste your time just go by phone as i will be doing soon. I just dont want to part with the sub for the time it will take to service it. Has anyone sent their sub in to velodyne yet?...if so what was your experience?

[namtab69]

Originally Posted by kaiserkreb

Just for the record, if it matters to anyone, I was speaking with Curt, a Velodyne rep, on the avsforum official Velodyne sub thread, and he mentioned to me that all BV stands for is black vinyl, for the finish. He also mentioned that to his knowledge there is no significant difference between the two and that the BV is not a later upgrade/revision of the vdr12. He did mention though that if I wished to speak directly with people more in the know than he is, to phone their support at 408-465-2851 or contact service@velodyne.com. I just took his word for it, mine doesn't pop whatsoever. He did mention that he recommends using a splitter on the sub, turning your AVRs sub gain higher up, 3/4s of max or around there, and turning the gain down considerably on the sub. I run mine at +3.5 on the amp and 34 with the movies preset active on mine. It gets ridiculously loud and it's a fairly large open room also. I'm going to pick up another one as soon as FS online gets them back in stock. *crosses fingers*

Darren

PS: I can also confirm that my BV designated model had blue Velodyne QC letter on the packaging tape.

this was great info Darren! thanks a lot...time to make some phone calls

[sfric]

Hi Velodyner's!

I was offered a mint condition CHT-10 for $150. Yeah, it's older but it's flawless both cosmetically and operationally. It will replace my Sony SA-W2500. To be quite honest, when I listened to it I didn't notice a big difference between the two but then again I didn't really give it too long a listen and I'm no audiophile. Is this a good buy? Any advice or feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[stevensctt]

Originally Posted by sarge1976

I'm still trying to find someone on this thread that has a DEQ series like myself.

I have a DEQ-15R arriving Friday. I'm also considering an Infinity PS212 as a second sub.

[kaiserkreb]

By the way, if anyone has a VDR12 (that doesn't pop, =P) that they are otherwise dissatisfied with, I am interested in picking up another BV model for my living room. Last week futureshop had 10 up on their website, which went faster than I could clear off my mastercard and now the model seems to be completely purged from their system, unfortunately. Fire me a PM and we can chat.

I'm being picky only because I already have a BV model and I'm OCD for symmetry. I'll probably take a good deal on a non BV regardless though. =)

[kaiserkreb]

Damn, I thought at least one person would be willing to give one up...

[alton_1014]

Does anyone notice in the user manual of the VDR12, it list the subs subsonic filter frequency at 15hz for the jazz preset. What does this mean?

[DKHK]

I have placed this post in the Receivers thread before I noticed this thread, which I found it may be a better place for me to seek advice.


I have just purchased a Velodyne 8" SPL-800R sub to replace my 12-year old Klipsch sub. I'm using Onkyo NR3007.

My question is: what is the proper procedures to do the Audyssey calibration in the AVR meanwhile I would like to take the advantage of the sub's built-in EQ system? I'm investigating the pros and cons of these 2 approaches:

(1) First turn on the Velodyne sub. Perform auto-EQ using its microphone. Turn off the sub. Perform the Audyssey calibration in the AVR (so it will detect no SW channel). Manually change the SW settings in the AVR from "No" to "Yes". Change the cross-over frequencies of all other channels to 80 - 100Hz (depends on the individual value reported by AVR). Finally fine-tune the volume level of the sub to match with other channels.

The problem I encountered here is: I don't know how to set the SW distance - which should correct the time delay caused by the sub itself (so usually it is larger than the physical distance of the sub).


(2) Turn on the Velodyne sub. Perform auto-EQ using its microphone. Keep the sub turned on, and perform the Audyssey calibration in the AVR (so it will detect the SW and include it in the calibration process). Then finally change the cross-over frequencies of all channels (except SW) to 80 - 100Hz.

The issue I foresee here is a double-EQ process - first of all the AVR applies the Audyssey curve to the SW channel, and subsequently the sub applies its calibration curve to the received signal. Is it bad? Or good?

Which option is better? Or is there any other option that you will recommend?

[Driver_King]

You should use the Auto EQ system in your Velodyne first. Later, run Audyssey and adjust your crossover settings as necessary. Having the EQ on the sub helps flatten the response of the subwoofer and adding Audyssey will help make the response even flatter for multiple positions.

[alton_1014]

For Everyone that purchased the VDR12 during boxing week, how are you liking the sub now? I thought we all had quite some time to listen and get used to it.

I love my duals, elated i went with these because they have made my music and movie experience so much more passionate

They hit hard and are very clean in detail on the low frequencies

[kaiserkreb]

Originally Posted by alton_1014

For Everyone that purchased the VDR12 during boxing week, how are you liking the sub now? I thought we all had quite some time to listen and get used to it.

I love my duals, elated i went with these because they have made my music and movie experience so much more passionate

They hit hard and are very clean in detail on the low frequencies

Love mine but I was hoping that someone here would be not satisfied with one and sell it to me. I missed getting duals and now I'm kicking myself.

[Rsquad911]

All 3 of mine are performing really well. I have no complaints.... but my neighbors do! (probably because I didn't invite them over hahahahah)

[alton_1014]

What about the folks that had the popping issue with the VDR?

[kslee]

Mine is SPL-1000R.

Compact size, robust built, excellent bass punch, high power digital amplifer (1000 watts) and most of all, the incorporation of room bass correction/equalization giving you the best performance within your listening area. Love it!

[kslee]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

You should use the Auto EQ system in your Velodyne first. Later, run Audyssey and adjust your crossover settings as necessary. Having the EQ on the sub helps flatten the response of the subwoofer and adding Audyssey will help make the response even flatter for multiple positions.

Totally agreed. That's what I do with the calibration of my SPL-1000R.

[Rsquad911]

Finally got mine to pop!

Previous setup was volume 50/100 and sub gain on AVR at -3
3 Velodyne VDR12s "NOT" BV would shake the house.

New setup was

Volume at 70/100 AVR at +0.5 gain
running only 2 Velodynes and a JL dual 10 HT Sub
Turned up the volume of the Velodynes only to keep up with the new JL sub

Only on the hard hitting long rumbling scenes I'll get one pop.

So now my settings are
2 Velodynes and the JL dual 10 sub
Velodynes at 40/100 and AVR at 0
JL sub at +4 gain

Shakes the upstairs so much that stuff falls off the shelf.

I think I need to turn it down.

Gonna be selling that 3rd Velodyne now.....

So I think the best thing to do if you have the popping phenomenon is to turn down the gain on the sub and up the gain on your AVR.

hope that helps

[robmlisanti]

I own the Velodyne VX-10 Sub..I've had it a few yrs now I love it

[dukenukem]

Just bough a velodyne vx11 and will be shipped tomorrow,will be replacing the stock sub that came with the polk rm6750 package.Just got yhe vx-11 in today and man does it rock,very satisfied with it.

[dukenukem]

Man i am surprised by the velodyne,s performance in our space,put on transformers revenge of the fallen and the scene where the fallen is using the magnetized weapon scared the crap out of me as i was starting to lean back in my chair.