RatJones
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Calling all of the subwoofer guru's!
I have my new system finally as per the signature but you can probably see that something is missing... a sub!
Alas, the wife saw the SB4000 and literally went haywire to the extent that I can't put a subwoofer in the front right corner where it was previously and now has to go behind the sofa in the rear left (not ideal but it was literally this or no sub) sad as I played the opening scene to T2 and the SB4000 rocked my house foundations and threw decor off the walls
I have about a 35cm of width to play with, depth doesn't really matter as much, can't be too high as it's in front of the Rear Left Kef R3 surround
At the moment I'm running my R7's at full range and they're doing a commendable job (more than I expected and absolutely enough for music - the sb4000 believe it not didn't improve it much and only bloated the sound, maybe needed a bit more tweaking) I clearly need more oomph for movies to underpin the speakers.
So what are my options for the pee wee herman subs? I have to discount tried and tested warriors which are still small like the JLE110 and JLE112, SVS-SB3000/2000 and BK12-300SB -PR as they are simply too big so please don't suggest them as I'd need another wife in that case and though this is annoying I'm quite happy with mine!
I have my new system finally as per the signature but you can probably see that something is missing... a sub!
Alas, the wife saw the SB4000 and literally went haywire to the extent that I can't put a subwoofer in the front right corner where it was previously and now has to go behind the sofa in the rear left (not ideal but it was literally this or no sub) sad as I played the opening scene to T2 and the SB4000 rocked my house foundations and threw decor off the walls
I have about a 35cm of width to play with, depth doesn't really matter as much, can't be too high as it's in front of the Rear Left Kef R3 surround
At the moment I'm running my R7's at full range and they're doing a commendable job (more than I expected and absolutely enough for music - the sb4000 believe it not didn't improve it much and only bloated the sound, maybe needed a bit more tweaking) I clearly need more oomph for movies to underpin the speakers.
So what are my options for the pee wee herman subs? I have to discount tried and tested warriors which are still small like the JLE110 and JLE112, SVS-SB3000/2000 and BK12-300SB -PR as they are simply too big so please don't suggest them as I'd need another wife in that case and though this is annoying I'm quite happy with mine!
- Kef KF92
- Pros - Reviewed by a lot of people and rated well for a speaker manufacture sub and is of diminutive size. Measures in room performance so not subjective. Would probably integrate with the rest of the KEF system and if I'm lucky maybe the wife would change her mind about letting it go in the front corner of the room again at a point in time for movies as it looks pretty sexy
- Cons - price....price.....price
- SB3000 Micro
- Pros - Size! could pick it up and shove it wherever I wanted, pretty much if I got a wifi transmitter, 2 8" inch drivers so smaller than the Kef albeit in a smaller box. SVS app eq would work well though.
- Cons - Not seen many reviews or measurements mind you? Would an SB1000pro deliver more? anyone heard both? is £899 a but steep for a 10 inch cube? maybe but not when compared to a Kef KC62 I didn't even bother with on account of atrocious pricing)
- Rel T9i -
- Pros - Good price at the moment, £799 from Avonline as its about to be replaced, has the 10inch driver and 10 inch passive radiator. Musicality would be good for stereo as well. meant to be exceptionally fast!
- Cons - Power? Will it give enough extension for movies? (28hz -6db) my R7's in my room go down to 30-40 (it would clearly sound a lot cleaner on a dedicated sub though) biggest of the bunch but still just about fits.
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