ark216
Standard Member
Hello Everyone,
I have been wanting to upgrade my subwoofer but things are a but complicated as the country I live in has very limited options and that too at extremely high prices due to high import duty and lack of competition. To give you guys a general idea I will list down approximate prices of a few products from different suppliers in dollars.
1- SVS PB 2000 PRO ($ 1900).
2- SVS PB 1000 ($ 850).
3- Klipsch SPL 120 ($ 917).
4- Klipsch SPL 150 ($ 1474).
5- Polk HTS 12 ($ 1179).
6- Polk DSW PRO 660 ($ 1343).
Other options include KEF, REL, Monitor Audio but I am not aware of their prices.
I personally own a Yamaha RX- V685 AVR which is paired with Polk Audio Tsx 330T(Fronts), 150 C (Centre) and 220B Surrounds, 2 Harmon/Kardon HTKS speakers for Back Surrounds and a Polk Audio PSW 125 Subwoofer
(12-inch 150 watts RMS), essentially a 7.1 system. My theater area is setup in the 2/3rd portion of my basement which has the dimensions of 23 ft (L) by 19 ft (W) and 9 ft (H), just like a rectangle but laying on it's side. My couch is placed roughly about 11-12 feet away from my Samsung 65" LEDTV/Projector Screen (135" 1.1 Gain Matt White Motorized Screen). The Polk Sub is placed roughly 3-4 feet away from my main listening position
and that too in the center (i did the subwoofer crawl but was not able to deduce a desirable spot so chose to place in the center).I also did the Yamaha YPAO Room Correction but quite frankly it is horrible and dials everything
extremely low so I keep the speaker volumes at my main desirable levels ( LCR at a full + 10).My room is NOT acoustically treated as of now, but I have gathered the raw materials for it to build the panels sometime in the upcoming months.
The bass is weak, underwhelming, bloated/boomy at times, not deep and clean and certainly does not pressurize my room. My 2nd major concern is to solve "wall shaking", even with this existing Polk sub my family members living above experience the "wall-shaking" in their rooms above and ask me to turn down the volume which pisses me off! Now if I upgrade to a better sub I fear the "wall shaking" will be more pronounced. So I have to kill two birds with one stone i.e. get a good sub in my budget and minimize/reduce wall-shaking/rumbling. The SVS PB 2000 is simply out of my league, Polk DSW Pro 660 and Klipsch SPL 150 also are "difficult" targets to achieve but "might" consider them in the near future if I can gather funds for them. So basically i am left with other options mentioned in the list above that can be considered.
What if I get one the subs (e.g. Klipsch SPL-120 or Polk HTS 12 or SVS PB1000 (if it's still available) and pair it with my existing Polk sub making it a dual-sub configuration?
Any help/guidance/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I have been wanting to upgrade my subwoofer but things are a but complicated as the country I live in has very limited options and that too at extremely high prices due to high import duty and lack of competition. To give you guys a general idea I will list down approximate prices of a few products from different suppliers in dollars.
1- SVS PB 2000 PRO ($ 1900).
2- SVS PB 1000 ($ 850).
3- Klipsch SPL 120 ($ 917).
4- Klipsch SPL 150 ($ 1474).
5- Polk HTS 12 ($ 1179).
6- Polk DSW PRO 660 ($ 1343).
Other options include KEF, REL, Monitor Audio but I am not aware of their prices.
I personally own a Yamaha RX- V685 AVR which is paired with Polk Audio Tsx 330T(Fronts), 150 C (Centre) and 220B Surrounds, 2 Harmon/Kardon HTKS speakers for Back Surrounds and a Polk Audio PSW 125 Subwoofer
(12-inch 150 watts RMS), essentially a 7.1 system. My theater area is setup in the 2/3rd portion of my basement which has the dimensions of 23 ft (L) by 19 ft (W) and 9 ft (H), just like a rectangle but laying on it's side. My couch is placed roughly about 11-12 feet away from my Samsung 65" LEDTV/Projector Screen (135" 1.1 Gain Matt White Motorized Screen). The Polk Sub is placed roughly 3-4 feet away from my main listening position
and that too in the center (i did the subwoofer crawl but was not able to deduce a desirable spot so chose to place in the center).I also did the Yamaha YPAO Room Correction but quite frankly it is horrible and dials everything
extremely low so I keep the speaker volumes at my main desirable levels ( LCR at a full + 10).My room is NOT acoustically treated as of now, but I have gathered the raw materials for it to build the panels sometime in the upcoming months.
The bass is weak, underwhelming, bloated/boomy at times, not deep and clean and certainly does not pressurize my room. My 2nd major concern is to solve "wall shaking", even with this existing Polk sub my family members living above experience the "wall-shaking" in their rooms above and ask me to turn down the volume which pisses me off! Now if I upgrade to a better sub I fear the "wall shaking" will be more pronounced. So I have to kill two birds with one stone i.e. get a good sub in my budget and minimize/reduce wall-shaking/rumbling. The SVS PB 2000 is simply out of my league, Polk DSW Pro 660 and Klipsch SPL 150 also are "difficult" targets to achieve but "might" consider them in the near future if I can gather funds for them. So basically i am left with other options mentioned in the list above that can be considered.
What if I get one the subs (e.g. Klipsch SPL-120 or Polk HTS 12 or SVS PB1000 (if it's still available) and pair it with my existing Polk sub making it a dual-sub configuration?
Any help/guidance/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.