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Recomend a subwoofer for me?

post #1 of 6
7/13/09 at 5:50pm
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I'm looking for a subwoofer commensurate with the amp and receiver I already have.  It will go in a 15x15 room which is used almost exclusively for viewing movies.

Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated as I'm very new to all of this.

Receiver:  Onkyo TX-SR605
http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=87018

Amp:  Dayton HPSA1000 1000W
www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm

Thanks!
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post #2 of 6
7/13/09 at 7:27pm
Budget?  How much space are you willing to sacrifice?

Since you already have an amp you are looking at a passive sub which is very rare now days.  Are you willing to go the DIY route?

-Robert
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post #3 of 6
7/14/09 at 5:24pm
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Thank you for responding Robert!

I guess my budget is around 300-400$, but that is definitely flexable.  The main thing I don't want to do is buy a subwoofer that is twice as nice or half as nice as my receiver and amp.  I don't want to put 2000$ wheels on my 1000$ car so to speak.

DIY is definitely an option, though slightly less preferred.

Again, thanks!

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post #4 of 6
7/14/09 at 6:06pm
Why do you even have the subwoofer amp?  Can you return it?  It's not the sort of thing one usually gets unless building your own sub or assembling a kit for which you can also get the other pieces from parts-express.

Almost all subs come with their own built-in amp these days.  If you can return/sell it, you can get a more expensive sub, though that might be overkill for your room.  Although certainly there are members, probably like Robert, who don't believe there is any such thing as overkill :).
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post #5 of 6
7/14/09 at 7:14pm
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The amp was given to me by a friend who received it by mistake and never really had a use for it.  I have half-heartedly attempted to sell it, but even thought it is still unopened in it's origional box, I was only offerd 200$ for it.  Being offered only about 1/3 of its "list" price, I figured I would see if I could put it to use with an unpowered subwoofer.
 

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post #6 of 6
7/15/09 at 8:58am


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Originally Posted by Stephen Tu View Post

Although certainly there are members, probably like Robert, who don't believe there is any such thing as overkill :).
 
The extra headroom means lower distortion.

There is a 3cf enclosure that has cut-outs for your amp as well as a 15" driver at Parts Express.  Add the Titanic 15" and you have a very capable sub.

Build an enclosure like this and save about $100 - http://www.danmarx.org/audioinnovation/tc3000.html The Titanic will still work as well as dozens of other drivers.  But if you can find a TC-3000, get it.

-Robert

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