Pet friendly Subs

[pewternhrata]

Any recommendations for down firing or pet friendly subs? I miss my dual RSL speedwoofers but they would be destroyed The klipsch 8" are actually impressive but lack Any bit of real punch in movies. I had an svs with a metal grill but I wasnt impressed at all with it. I thought HSU at one point had something but they all appear to be front firing with cloth grills. I'd like to keep a 2 sub setup and budget around 1k give or take

 

[Matt34]

Martin logan dynamo foundation 12".

 

[shadyJ]

Some of the older SVS subs had metal grilles that a pet would not be able to get through. Also, some of the older MartlinLogan Dynamo subs supported a down-firing configuration.
Here are some reviews:
SVS PB16-Ultra
SVS SB16-Ultra
MartinLogan Dynamo 1600x

 

[DigitalDawn]

Triad InRoom Slimsubs.

Datasheet below:

Triad OnWall and InRoom SlimSub Datasheets

 

[TLS Guy]

Any recommendations for down firing or pet friendly subs? I miss my dual RSL speedwoofers but they would be destroyed The klipsch 8" are actually impressive but lack Any bit of real punch in movies. I had an svs with a metal grill but I wasnt impressed at all with it. I thought HSU at one point had something but they all appear to be front firing with cloth grills. I'd like to keep a 2 sub setup and budget around 1k give or take

You can fit a metal grill to any sub you want.

Parts Express.

Amazon

This is just an incredibly easy problem to solve.

I absolutely don't want to hear you can't use an electric drill and a screwdriver!

 

[j_garcia]

build an enclosure that looks like furniture around it that is fully open, but metal screened?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

To marks point, this is another option. It’s also literally the same grill svs used on the older PC models.

Parts Express Steel Mesh 2-Piece Grille for 12" Speaker Black

Parts Express Steel Mesh 2-Piece Grille for 12" Speaker BlackConvenient and fast way to put grilles on auto and PA equipment. 2-piece construction allows you to mount ring and woofer with one set of screws and snap the grille over the entire assembly. Installed screws are not visible. Screws and...

www.parts-express.com

Looks a little more elegant too. Svs obviously used it on the port end so I don’t know that it would affected performance if placed over the driver.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Also. What kind of pets, and what kind of behavior?

 

[Golfx]

Toddler grandkids are also capable of cone mischief. I bought a new 18 inch sub and looked and looked as i needed a 1.5 inch cone clearance for a grill. Could not find one. Harbottle recommended i just put a blanket over it during christmas visits. That worked. They just thought it was furniture. Makes me smile. Tricking grandkids like that.

 

[Kingnoob]

My diy has no grille cats never messed with it. Most subs come with a grille.

 

[shadyJ]

To marks point, this is another option. It’s also literally the same grill svs used on the older PC models.

Parts Express Steel Mesh 2-Piece Grille for 12" Speaker Black

Parts Express Steel Mesh 2-Piece Grille for 12" Speaker BlackConvenient and fast way to put grilles on auto and PA equipment. 2-piece construction allows you to mount ring and woofer with one set of screws and snap the grille over the entire assembly. Installed screws are not visible. Screws and...

www.parts-express.com

Looks a little more elegant too. Svs obviously used it on the port end so I don’t know that it would affected performance if placed over the driver.

It shouldn't affect the acoustic performance at all, as long as the woofer has enough clearance for maximum excursion.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

It shouldn't affect the acoustic performance at all, as long as the woofer has enough clearance for maximum excursion.

Yeah that’s a good point. I could measure mine if it helps.

 

[lovinthehd]

Sometimes with kids it's not just covering the driver, but ports, too

 

[highfigh]

Install a grill to the bottom, too- Cats and little kids will reach underneath.

 

[NINaudio]

SVS PC-2000 pro

 

[pewternhrata]

Install a grill to the bottom, too- Cats and little kids will reach underneath.

A good point to not go downfiring, I do check under my subs before turning on, there's always cat and dog toys underneath lol. Overall the animals are really good, my couch doesn't have one tear in it. I'm just paranoid that a big cloth grill will be the new scratching post. We dont have young kids so for me not an issue, but good insight for others. I really enjoy martin logan as I run them now. Ive seen a general consensus to not go with speaker manufacturer subs as they are 'overpriced' vs performance. Definitely looking at the foundation 12, just over $600 each looks like a doable situation

 

[pewternhrata]

Sometimes with kids it's not just covering the driver, but ports, too

My kid when he was little put coins in the Xbox drive like a piggy bank, I wasn't even mad haha.

 

[highfigh]

A good point to not go downfiring, I do check under my subs before turning on, there's always cat and dog toys underneath lol. Overall the animals are really good, my couch doesn't have one tear in it. I'm just paranoid that a big cloth grill will be the new scratching post. We dont have young kids so for me not an issue, but good insight for others. I really enjoy martin logan as I run them now. Ive seen a general consensus to not go with speaker manufacturer subs as they are 'overpriced' vs performance. Definitely looking at the foundation 12, just over $600 each looks like a doable situation

Down-firing essentially alters the room's effect on the sound from the subwoofer(s). There are some reasonably-priced down-firing subs but any time comparisons are made, the methods need to be consistent.

Which small builders have the financial resources to really do the testing & measurement in the way the large speaker manufacturers can? Unless they're able to rent time in those facilities, I would argue that none are able. If you check driver frequency response, they usually indicate that below a certain point, it's not actual measurement and that's because it's terribly expensive to create an anechoic chamber that's able to meet that definition at the lowest frequencies. The cost of the testing facilities has to be reflected in the price of the speakers and subs. The cost of Dynaudio's anechoic chamber was substantial.