klipsch quintet III looking for a sub

[sjbluray]

Hey all, I am king of in the home stretch gettin my surround sound / home theater set up and I am starting to get anxious. One last peice of the puzzle is the subwoofer.

My receiver is a Pioneer vsx818v, budget is around 350, maybe 400 bucks but that will leave me broke. I am not a HUGE audiophile, nor am I glued to my movies. I just want something to sound decent with out blowing the bank. I don't watch a whole lot of movies or play a bunch of games, so I don't need anything high end.

I was looking at a Klipsch Synergy SUB-12 off amazon for 350 but doing my search a Polk Audio PSW505 12-Inch for nearly 100 bucks less, around 255. Now the price is sounding really good. Its got good user reviews as does the Synergy, but it has more reviews. Both are listed at 300 watts, I think I read some place (could have been here on the forums) that the polk has a bit more range.

Last night I was about 90% sure I was going for the Klipsch 12" sub... I see the polk, I save about 100 bucks, and get pretty much the same thing? I may have to do that.

Either one of these subs the right choice for me? Should I go for the Polk? I can order this thing tomorrow

[tootall82103]

Get dual Acoustic Audio Sub 12s

http://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Audio...4943852&sr=8-6

[Finmaan]

I have the Quintet SL and recently purchased the Synergy 12 Sub. The bass is really clean. I strongly recommend the Synergy 12 Sub .

[Driver_King]

I am selling an Elemental Designs A2-300 subwoofer, with a riser, all of the cables you'll need, pre-stuffed with Poly-fill, and such. It is probably the best subwoofer on the market for $350. For more information, please check out my thread and the Elemental Designs Subwoofer thread.

[CallingMrBenzo]

why are you selling your sub driver king?

[Driver_King]

Big project requires sale of my beloved subwoofer. It's all for a good cause though! Read a bit of my subwoofer thread and some of the posts. You'll see what I mean.

[HAMP]

Originally Posted by Finmaan

I have the Quintet SL and recently purchased the Synergy 12 Sub. The bass is really clean. I strongly recommend the Synergy 12 Sub .

I agree!!!

I loved it so much I had bought two of them.

[sjbluray]

Well, the deed is done, I killed my paycheck and the waiting game has started. I opted to save a few bucks (probably a bad idea, but we will see) and I ordered the Polk Audio PSW505 12-Inch sub from amazon.

My feeble home theater is coming together

In case you are wondering here are the specs:
TV: 47" LG LCD
Receiver: Pioneer vsx-818v
Speakers: Klipsch quintet III's
Sub: on a fedex truck, Polk 12" PSW505
Blu-ray: PS3, although I hope to add a stand alone player one of these days
DVD: panasonic dvd-s29 (no optical out)



And a huge mess of wires, remotes and lack of wall outlets LOL

[tbizzle]

Aww I was gonna recommend the A2-300, but the PSW505 is a still a good sub. Congrats, hope you enjoy the new edition

[sjbluray]

Well, I got my sub today! I am still trying to get my feet wet with this, but it is hooked up, now I probably just need to do some tweaking here and there. I am testing things out with Hancock

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by sjbluray

Well, I got my sub today! I am still trying to get my feet wet with this, but it is hooked up, now I probably just need to do some tweaking here and there. I am testing things out with Hancock

Congrats! May I suggest the following settings before you start to tweak the sub?: try setting the low pass filter (LPF of LFE) in your recevier to 120Hz or 80Hz (whichever you choose), and then on the sub itself, open up the crossover all the way, turn the gain/volume to around 11 o'clock or 12, and set the phase to zero. Remember, this would be for starters, and then give it a listen and tweak to what you think sounds good to your ears. Lastly, don't underestimate location.....play around with location and even do the subcrawl (middle of the first post from BD's sticky - A Guide to Bass Management) if need be.

You should also post in the Polk Subwoofer Thread (this thread could use a little action....)

Congrats again and have fun playing all of your blu's all over again!