luanng
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Looking for something decent in that range. 25% video games. 40 % movies and tv 35 % music. Any suggestion would be great!!! Thank you!!
Since they don't play the same frequency range there is no reason to "match" speakers and subs. Also, the companies that make great speakers rarely make great subs. On the other hand, companies that started with subs usually go on to make some very good speakers.Doug Hess said:Hey, Douglas. First of all, my compliments on your fine name. I love SVS subs, but I'm really curious about your choice of main speakers. Horn-loaded BICs? What's pointing you in that direction? What else have you listened to? No judgement, just really curious about your apparent mismatch of sub and speakers. -Doug
Barring something unusual (like a planer dipole speaker) the primary concerns when matching a subwoofer to speakers is A)response overlap, B) reasonable consideration given to the output capabilities of each. For example--- A)If you main speakers begin rolling off at 100hz ideally the subwoofer will extend past 100hz . Some don't think this is a big deal but I'd actually go for a fairly broad overlap of extension when possible----particularly on the sub side. So if you want to use an 80hz crossover point, look for a subwoofer that's relatively flat out to 120-150hz. B)If you have 100dB sensitive horns, don't match them with a shoebox sized woof... And the converse is also true. Don't go for a folded horn subwoofer when you have 5 little cube speakers.. There's plenty of other considerations that could be debated at length...but if you get the above 2 considerations close....things tend to work out. Tom V. Power Sound AudioDoug Hess said:Hi, Schan. I think my attempts to be delicate ("mismatch") caused confusion and my attempt to clarify offended. Again, my apologies. Speakers are so subjective, and I try not to use objective terms that might indicate that a speaker is bad. But I've been in the CE business for 20 years and have reviewed a broad cross-section of equipment, including BIC and Klipsch* horn-loaded towers. I thought both had interesting characteristics, but a polarizing sound. Impressive for the price, yes, but still an unusual pairing with the SVS sub. At the end of the day I can only speak for myself, and that's the only point I intended to make. Really. -Doug * Love the Image S4s and X1s, BTW.
I don't think I've heard that particular model. Have heard a few Bics(and their other internet direct variations) over the years. One issue that needs to be considered is the difference between "rated extension" and the speaker's real world ability to produce the desired output levels without adding harsh sounding forms of distortion. Here is one example. This speaker is "rated" to 27hz. And if you measured it in some room environments it likely would meet that spec. However, for home theater use at least(when speakers can be required to produce up to 105dB at the seating positions) the distortion this speaker would produceDoug Hess said:Hey, Tom. I can't find a reliable tolerance spec for the PL-89s. The only specs I can find say they'll play down to 25Hz, though I don't know if that's +/- 3dB (unlikely) or 10dB (more likely). My guess would be that the usable bass extension is in the neighborhood of 38Hz, which is still pretty respectable. Obviously, that leaves plenty of overlap with the SVS sub. And with a sensitivity rating of 98dB, Douglas' amp sure won't have to work very hard. But my contributions here have been about sound quality only. Have you heard these speakers? What's your take on them? -Doug