Gary D. Gray

Mint Velodyne HGS 12x for $800 or New SVS PC-Ultra for $1,200+

After a good bit of research, online forum reading, and correspondence with SVS (who provided pre-sale customer service at its finest), I was pretty much set on purchasing a SVS PC-Ultra and I was pretty excited about it. But...

I was sharing my excitement with a friend of mine (another home theater junkie), when he told me that he would sell me his six-month old Velodyne HGS 12 for $800. After looking around the web (Audiogon in particular) that seems to be a pretty good deal. I am inclined to take him up on it. I have seen and heard the sub. It is in impeccable shape. Plus, it costs less than the PC Ultra, appears to perform similarly, and (this is the best part) I can have it TOMORROW.

Can someone with a justified opinion chime in on this? I understand that this site is SVS-crazed, but please only make open-minded comments. After all, I was just about to jump on the bandwagon also.

Thanks,

GDG

Bill Mullin

I had both an HGS12II and a 16-46PC+ operating in the same HT for over a year. They both sounded equally sensational to my ear. $800 for a 6-month old HGS12X is an extremely good price. If you buy it and later decide you'd rather have an SVS, I'm certain you could sell the HGS at a profit on eBay!

- Bill

TimMc

Do it.

Doesn't mean you may not have something SVS some day, but you've apparently already done some research and you know that this is nothing personal - "it's strictly business". And it's a very, very decent unit and you'll likely be very happy with it and for a long time (and also with the additional content you can acquire for the difference in price). And, you can have it today. Yes, I've heard one @ a friend's house and it was darned decent - put a grin on this boy's face. And if you later decide to try SVS or even something else you'll probably not lose a penny on the resale.

Miles Lucasso

I'm just curious as to what sub your friend will then turn around and buy?

-miles

Gary D. Gray

His wife is pregnant, so he is tuning his "listening room" (not a big HT guy) into a nursery. Rather than keep his full setup, he is dialing the stuff back a bit. The guy has more money than he knows what to do with and very generously sold me the sub for a good price. I talked to him to late to get the B&W's he unloaded.

Mike Liaury

"His wife is pregnant, so he is tuning his "listening room" (not a big HT guy) into a nursery."

Those little guys always ruin our plans. I'm only 10% serious. I love my two year old.