Either one for the price
mrsecman said:
Greetings,
I am looking to purchase a sub in the $250.00 range. Reseach indicates the Cadence or BIC is the best in my price range. I recently purchased a marantz 8400, a pair of BIC DV-84s for fronts and BIC DV62CLR-S as the center. I will use an existing pair of 3-way direct reflect studio speakers for the rear.
Which one of these is the better sub or do you suggest something else?
Thanks In Advance,
Room size is 18'w x 30 x 9 but only 18 x 18 x 9 is used for entertainment.
Here's the story with the XSUB. I purchased one for my younger brother in Toledo since they were relatively inexpensive, and I've had very good luck with their car audio equipment. The car subs and amps are right up there with JL Audio IMO. They hit harder than anything I've ever heard at BB and CC. Got it home, hoooked it up, and it was extremely tight but had lots of power. It took about 5 days of some bass cd's to break in, but I still have it. I gave my 10" Velodyne to my brother instead. I had $1000 set aside for a sub, and I haven't spent it yet. I've got on TWC Music Choice "old school rap" downstairs (my great room is about 18' x 32' - opens up to a dinette and kitchen. My house is about 2400 sq. feet and I'm in an upstairs office on the other side of the house. That 12" sub is shaking all the walls in the house. I have it placed in a corner for maximum effect. It does a great job for under $250. It's not an SVS or HSU, but I haven't had any urge to "upgrade" this thing yet. I had an issue with the grill and they shipped me a new one. I also had a hum in the sub. I called them, and they shipped me out a new 350 watt amp. When I received the amp, I called them and asked them if they wanted the old one back, as the new one eliminated the hum. They said "no," just keep it! Amazing customer service for a budget sub. Now I know Macmanm purchased a BIC sub and is about as impressed with it as I am this XSUB. I don't think you can go wrong either way. Mine is extremely heavy, has a very large amp, and a huge magnet on the woofer (I had to take it apart-of course). If you have $300-$500, the HSU may be a better buy, but again, I still have mine and a bunch of money to buy something else. I even considered buying two of these, but it would just be overkill. I haven't had to. And I'm a bass head!