Dom36
Established Member
Hi, it’s time to replace my trust Yamaha YST315. It’s been a great sub, and has done me proud for the last few years, but it’s the oldest part of my AV setup so feel I need to upgrade.
The two subs that jump out at me at the minute are the XTZ 12.17 (£599) and the Elac S12EQ (£540). When I was in the market for my sub last time, REL Quake was the one to go for so I’ve a soft spot for an REL branded sub also!
So I’ve compared a few specs of these subs against my Yamaha, and to me, on Paper, the lower the frequency response the better? So my current Yamaha has a low frequency response of 20hz, I appreciate this will be +/- a nominated number though.
So looking at the two subs listed above the Elac has a low frequency response of 25hz and the XTZ 19hz when ported.
With this in mind, in my head, the noise produced by all three of these subs low end (deep bass) will be of a similar nature? Is it going to be worth upgrading? Are the benefits felt elsehwere? I fail to see how sub technology has not moved on in the last 15 years enough that it wouldn’t be a noticeable difference, but what other specs should I be looking at here?
Any advice, direction or suggestions would be appreciated. Budget is up to £700, however, it is purely a frivolous purchase, so it would need to be special to warrant the full budget.
The two subs that jump out at me at the minute are the XTZ 12.17 (£599) and the Elac S12EQ (£540). When I was in the market for my sub last time, REL Quake was the one to go for so I’ve a soft spot for an REL branded sub also!
So I’ve compared a few specs of these subs against my Yamaha, and to me, on Paper, the lower the frequency response the better? So my current Yamaha has a low frequency response of 20hz, I appreciate this will be +/- a nominated number though.
So looking at the two subs listed above the Elac has a low frequency response of 25hz and the XTZ 19hz when ported.
With this in mind, in my head, the noise produced by all three of these subs low end (deep bass) will be of a similar nature? Is it going to be worth upgrading? Are the benefits felt elsehwere? I fail to see how sub technology has not moved on in the last 15 years enough that it wouldn’t be a noticeable difference, but what other specs should I be looking at here?
Any advice, direction or suggestions would be appreciated. Budget is up to £700, however, it is purely a frivolous purchase, so it would need to be special to warrant the full budget.