What an excellent review Shady!
Those numbers are STELLAR for a sub at that price point!!!!
I wish these subs were out when I had been buying I would most likely have gone with these over my Rythmik FV18's
Don't get me wrong I LOVE my FV 18's. But hauling 4 160 lb behomeths up 2 flights of stairs and then being limited on floor space due to their size would have made these HSU a very appealing choice.
In my room the taller form and the striking satin black finish would have gone very well with my RBH setup
Not only that the output is so impressive
Yes my FV 18's have WAY more output from 16 to 25hz and they do extend a bit deeper 16hz tune all ports open and 12.5 hz tune one plugged
BUT The Rythmik have a WAY way bigger driver bigger cabinet and more powerful amp. Plus for the money which is a LOT more expensive youd better be able to do that
BUT from 30hz on up the HSU match the Rythmik. That's incredible. And the deep bass of the HSU since I only care about 16hz I'm not chasing deeper infrasonics is still amazing for the price. And here's the kicker. I'm using 4 subs in my room so when you combine the output of 4 HSU plus room gain they will give me all the output I would need in the deep infrasonics
Plus bottom firing ports in that room combine with my suspended wooden upstairs floor in that room in a way that just sounds amazing and gives me a ton of natural tactile that just sounds incredible it's the only thing I miss about my RBH 1212PR over the Rythmik is how the bottom firing ports of the RBH interacted with that room.
Not to mention.I have so much sick infrasonics from the Rythmik that it's literally too much. It's my only complaint is that they perform too well Lol. Right now I'm having to buy some taffy to tighten down an already well installed projector screen in that room because once the Rythmik hit the DEEP notes it's making my bottom sides of the screen edges flap hard in that room and it's distracting. Plus I have some other rattles I have to hunt down now. It can be distracting when the infrasonics of my Rythmik are so much they overwhelm the structure of my room like that and get even the wood framing in the room to start rattling. Not to mention at reference or close to it that level of infrasonics can get uncomfortable physically.
I could sell all 4 of these Rythmiks and buy 4 of these HSU and be very happy more then happy with the performance both in deep infrasonics and midbass and still have a TON of extra cash left over in my back pocket. I have extra floor space and deal with less weight
Man you've given me a TON to think about here Shady because these measurements on these HSU subs are that GOOD.
Not to mention they have a way longer warranty on their amplifiers
Bravo what an outstanding review
@shadyJ job well done!
