My new room is 3.8m x 3.5 x 2.3m. Dedicated room, sealed, literally seating and an AV cab in the room. Plan is two subwoofers, loads of placement options.
I've bought a huge amount of my equipment as ex demo or second hand for the new room. Currently all boxed ready to fit - MK IW150, MKIW95s, MKIW85s.
It's not a big room so shouldn't be hard to pressurize, but how big is big enough? I imagine at some point, if you're running a pair of huge PSA 18" subs or the pair of SVS PC4000s (that I've just been looking at in the classifieds), that you are only running them at a small amount of their potential. Loads of headroom (no distortion), but will it ever be used?
In my current living room set up (similar size) I've run Dali E12-F, Monolith+ and, currently, a MK V12. The MK V12 I've got in there at the moment is a capable sub, really good for music. The EQ needs redoing on since I've moved it, but it doesn't scare me. That's what I'm after... The explosion, or gunshot, or score that pins you to your seat.
But how big do you go to achieve that.... I'm guessing a pair of SVS PC4000 would certainly do it, but do I need to go that big? Is a pair of ported subs that big going to be a nightmare to EQ... I had planned on going sealed given the room dimensions.