i havent seen any talks about this sub in this forum... and i thought i would create a thread just to get the interest up.. there are reviews on other forum aswell with pics of placement and interior/extrerior shots.. in my opinion,, i like the finish quality nd also the build quality of this sub... i also like the way it sounds.. with a rice tag of 229.00 on ebay you cant beat this..
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1088734
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=82738
and here is my lil review along with my own pics..
this is what i found out in comparing my current rca pro sw120p 10" sub with the pa120 12"sub.. the pa120 is brand new.. and has not been burned in.. so from what im told.. the sound will just get better... wow cant wait.. now my levels were set at 70db off a decimeter.. by the way my theater area is 26' x 13' x 24'(vaulted ceiling)
all speakers level at 70db on meter ... -21db on rcvr.. my reference point
for all testing the rcvr volume was at -30db ,,, 9db lower that reference .. unless other wise stated
MOVIES various clips
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
RCA-campus.. the roar was weak,, and so was the pounding of fist while on that bridge while turning into the hulk.. the conic cannons just didn’t have any sonic ability..
PA120- the roar was a lil more pronounced.. not by much.. and the fist pounding on the bridge was only heard at reference level (70db at test tone)… sonic cannons played a lil song in my ears..lol
THE INCREDIBLES
RCA- india-golf-niner niner… the sound the missles make as they fly.. I thought was impressive.. the rocket blast sounded good aswell. And the zero point energy thingy,, well it was lacking a lil
PA120- missles.. oh wow.. the rocket.. good and zero point.. was now noticeable
U571
RCA-depth charges,, had no depth to them.. loud bang,, but no boom
PA120- depth charges.. loud bang and a lil boom
SUPER SPEEDWAY
RCA- chapter 14 road test.. going under the bridges.. very lil to no bass.. except for the last one prior to spin out
PA120-all bridges had that low rumble.. like I was used to when I first saw the dvd..
BOLT
RCA- the beginning nice impact while penny is talking to her father… and the id tag is shown.. ramming the car.. just a lil bass.. nothing impressive.. i
intro to the helis… nice
slow mo jump over heli… nice
“speak”,,, it was ok..
PA120-
WOW… WOW.. WOW.. OK IM HEARING BASS NOTEES THAT I DIDN’T HEAR WITH MY OTHER SUB..
TRANSFOMERS
RCA- IRONHIDE FLIP.. impressive at reference level
PA120- FLIP.. impressive at 30db aswell as reference 21db… more so at reference though.. wow wee..
IRONMAN
RCA- when he is helping those people being held hostage.. he turns off those cannon thingies.. nice..
PA120- very nice and louder and lower..
CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER BREAK IN..
everything mentioned above for the movie test.. are the same for music.. but music was ONLY played at 9db lower that reference,, -30db on rcvr
MUSIC
various artists
RCA-holly cole ,,, “I can see clearly now “ sounds great..bass strings ,, you can hear the vibration after every pluck
Hotel California,, accurate
Jurassic lunch,, foot steps noticed at 22 seconds
Mahlers 5th symphony,,, good
PA120- same as above,, except for mahlers 5th.. very good and impressive
Iasca sound quality competition disc: superman track 18hz bass
RCA- Olympic fan fare.. bass was there but not loud
Superman track,, 18hz not even a lil wimper
PA120-
Fanfare.. was good and loud..
Superman 18hz.. I could hear a faint whisper nothing more.. maybe at reference level I might be able to get more out of it..
telark erik kunzels TIME WARP: battlestar galactica
RCA-track 2.. 2001 space odyssey… bass note heard 08 seconds into the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2rJSZKZsyQ
Track 3, star treck ( one of the newer tv shows) good bass
Track 5,, battle star gallactica.. good accurate
PA120-
Track 2.. 2001 space odyssey… bass note heard 05 seconds into the song
Track 3, star treck ( one of the newer tv shows) wow.. way louder and deeper
Track 5,, battle star gallactica.. good accurate and louder
movie soundtracks sound bites
RCA-
Track 17 movie scores erik kunzel… Godzilla strole through new york steps first heard .09 seconds into
Growl was ok
Titanic hitting iceberg… horn blast.. no low bass note at all..
PA120-
Track 17 movie scores erik kunzel… Godzilla strole through new york steps first heard .07 seconds into
Growl was good
Titanic hitting iceberg… horn blast.. low bass note heard and felt..
new pics showing my subs.. pa120 and the rca