Hi everyone,
I'm looking to buy a subwoofer but I'm having a bit of a trouble in deciding which one would suit my needs the best. At the moment I made an offer on a Monolith DF here in the classifieds but I'm not sure if it was a good idea.
The size probably wouldn't be an issue but it's the fact that I'll be moving to a first floor apartment soon (neighbours!) which has an open plan kitchen and lounge (5m x 5m) with tiles on the floor that is complicating my decision.
I'm worried that such a beast would be really hard to isolate in a way that neighbours would "hardly" notice its existence. Also the lounge is not exactly huge so maybe a more unobtrusive model would look better in it. And my final concern is that great music performance it is to me a must so I'm not sure if the Monolith would give me that.
My 5.1 setup consists of a pair of MA BX5s, matching centre and BX FX as rears.
So the question is, would the Monolith be too much for my living room? If not what could I do to isolate it and keep the neighbours as happy as possible? If yes what other smaller and less powerful subs should I be looking at around the £300 mark and preferably second hand?
Many thanks
I'm looking to buy a subwoofer but I'm having a bit of a trouble in deciding which one would suit my needs the best. At the moment I made an offer on a Monolith DF here in the classifieds but I'm not sure if it was a good idea.
The size probably wouldn't be an issue but it's the fact that I'll be moving to a first floor apartment soon (neighbours!) which has an open plan kitchen and lounge (5m x 5m) with tiles on the floor that is complicating my decision.
I'm worried that such a beast would be really hard to isolate in a way that neighbours would "hardly" notice its existence. Also the lounge is not exactly huge so maybe a more unobtrusive model would look better in it. And my final concern is that great music performance it is to me a must so I'm not sure if the Monolith would give me that.
My 5.1 setup consists of a pair of MA BX5s, matching centre and BX FX as rears.
So the question is, would the Monolith be too much for my living room? If not what could I do to isolate it and keep the neighbours as happy as possible? If yes what other smaller and less powerful subs should I be looking at around the £300 mark and preferably second hand?
Many thanks
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