HSU VTF-TN1 vs Rythmik F18 for living room

[Danzilla31]

I decided to purchase an F18 so I could run some head-to-head comparisons with the TN1's. So far, my impressions of the F18 are positive, but I'm still undecided. I'll continue to listen to both models until I make a decision.

Good luck both are great options personally I would've said go with the FV18 in that room BUT I can understand if you didn't want to mess with the size of those bad boys

 

[BoarMarket]

I've got one TN1 and one F18 on each side of the room. I tuned each of them individually, and have been listening to them individually. I gotta say, they sound an awful lot alike. I mean like almost the same. Or at least they can be tuned to sound the same. Given that, either my settings choices are poor or the extra $700 for the Rythmik is not worth it.

I attached photos of the settings that I'm using on the subs. With these settings, the two subs sound nearly identical to my ears.
HSU VTF-TN1 settings (one port open)

Rythmik F18 settings

 

[shadyJ]

I've got one TN1 and one F18 on each side of the room. I tuned each of them individually, and have been listening to them individually. I gotta say, they sound an awful lot alike. I mean like almost the same. Or at least they can be tuned to sound the same. Given that, either my settings choices are poor or the extra $700 for the Rythmik is not worth it.

I attached photos of the settings that I'm using on the subs. With these settings, the two subs sound nearly identical to my ears.
HSU VTF-TN1 settings (one port open)
View attachment 71328
Rythmik F18 settings
View attachment 71329

You are learning what I have been trying to tell people from having dealt with so many different subs: when these things are operating within linear bounds, they all sound a lot more alike than different. Price doesn't matter. If the driver can track the signal and reproduce it, its going to sound the same, at least within nominal limits, much like a comptent amplifier. The nominal limits is what sets these subs apart, not some kind of mystical 'tightness' or 'quickness' which is always vastly overblown (and also NEVER demonstrated in a blind test). What seperates subwoofers is extension, headroom, how they handle stress, feature set, styling, and build quality. The qualitative sound differences between these brands is absolutely nothing compared to how the room affects the sound quality. This is why when people ask me for sub suggestions these days, I suggest they worry more about room acoustics than subwoofer brands.