Sub placed inside an end table?

[Tomorrow]

You are surely going to have rattling/vibration/resonance issues with the SB in that end table. It may add to the nuisance factor posed by Sheep, even if you properly isolate the sub from the wood of the table, per Mtry's suggestion. (You can decouple the two pieces, but I you can't isolate those spl's.)

I'd be strongly favoring the site by the tv when considering your selection.

 

[MDS]

I'd be strongly favoring the site by the tv when considering your selection.

Thanks. Someone who answered the actual question. Mtrycrafts did too.

There is another option besides using the near TV location and that is to buy tables that do not have a lower shelf. The tables in the picture actually go in my small middle bedroom that only has a full size futon.

 

[Davemcc]

Thanks. Someone who answered the actual question. Mtrycrafts did too.

So did I.

 

[annunaki]

What about making a sub that functions as an endtable? For example: It could have drawers and or shelves inside doors on the front or something? If you get creative you may find something that works. The trick would be isolation from the rest of the enclosure to avoid vibrations. I am sure it can be done.

You could also build an end table that houses the subwoofer but does not come into contact with it.

 

[Alex2507]

I have an end table that has no bottom shelf and is situated much like yours, up against a corner. My sub fit right in. Like everyone said, you could tell right where it was. I found a new spot for it eventually. The best part of it was my friends thinking I was obsessed when I told them that I spent hours moving it all over the place. Non of them do that. Something tells me you're still gonna try and see how it is. Let us know.

 

[abboudc]

SVS did tell me that for my room (16 x 18 x 9) two SB12 might be better. Two SB12 == One PB12 in terms of price.

The SB12 is $699 - $749, and the PB12-Plus is on clearance for $799 in most finishes right now, including all the woods and piano black.

I wouldn't put the SB12 on the end table for fear of the drawers rattling. Two SB12's would give smooth response, but that'd be way more than the PB12.

Personally, i don't think i could stomach the fact of a drink hovering over my new sub, either on it directly, or on the table directly above it, so i'd probably opt for the other location

 

[MDS]

Yeah, my mistake. I read the price for two PB12 at $1499. So for just one, the PB12 would only be about $100 more than the SB12.

I'm just not sure I really want a behemoth that weighs 110 lbs. I've never had any sub anywhere near that size. The SB12 is cute and cuddly and weighs in at a mere 40 lbs.

 

[sholling]

Have you tried a sub in a near-field placement yet? You might not like it. I tried it with the STF-3 next to my listening chair and found it very distracting. It was very localizable sitting right there next to me.

I guess been lucky. So far I've found exactly one album, a very poorly mixed hyper bass DVD-A that drove me nuts with massively over hyped bass. But I guess it could be a problem. Techno fans (I'm not a fan) would probably be better off with a sub placed up front. In this case the idiot at the mixing board was obviously trying to make classic rock cuts sound like techno.

 

[j_garcia]

Sub as an end table:

20Hz capable and sounded very nice. Built by a friend of mine and rebuilt by myself and another AH member with an SVS Plus driver.

 

[3db]

I like my martini, shaken, not stirred

Sub as an end table:

20Hz capable and sounded very nice. Built by a friend of mine and rebuilt by myself and another AH member with an SVS Plus driver.

Seriously though, it looks very nice. Built like that would it make the top less susceptable to vibration then putting a sub into a coffee table I would think

 

[Sheep]

The SB12 is $699 - $749, and the PB12-Plus is on clearance for $799 in most finishes right now, including all the woods and piano black.

I wouldn't put the SB12 on the end table for fear of the drawers rattling. Two SB12's would give smooth response, but that'd be way more than the PB12.

Personally, i don't think i could stomach the fact of a drink hovering over my new sub, either on it directly, or on the table directly above it, so i'd probably opt for the other location

^ Only poorly constructed subwoofers will rattle a drink off the top.

I think many people answered the question, they just didn't do it bluntly.

Try it, then use the other spot.

SheepStar

 

[Tomorrow]

Sub as an end table:

20Hz capable and sounded very nice. Built by a friend of mine and rebuilt by myself and another AH member with an SVS Plus driver.

This is really quite lovely, John!

 

[abboudc]

Yeah, my mistake. I read the price for two PB12 at $1499. So for just one, the PB12 would only be about $100 more than the SB12.

I'm just not sure I really want a behemoth that weighs 110 lbs. I've never had any sub anywhere near that size. The SB12 is cute and cuddly and weighs in at a mere 40 lbs.

Well, in that case, it's a no brainer. Order the SB12. If you don't like it, you have 45 days to send it back, they'll even refund the shipping so there's no risk -- that the other advantage to it being 40 lbs

 

[abboudc]

^ Only poorly constructed subwoofers will rattle a drink off the top.
SheepStar

Not worried about it rattling off the top, more like someone knocking their drink over on my sub. That's a rule in my man cave, no drinks on the speakers, tv stand, audio rack, etc. On coasters on the end table -- that's it.

 

[Sheep]

Not worried about it rattling off the top, more like someone knocking their drink over on my sub. That's a rule in my man cave, no drinks on the speakers, tv stand, audio rack, etc. On coasters on the end table -- that's it.

Build a top for it, with a lip that runs around every edge. That way, when someone spills a drink it will be contained.

Heck, why is there still liquid in the drink cups anyway? Chug chug chug!

SheepStar

 

[mjg100]

Yeah, my mistake. I read the price for two PB12 at $1499. So for just one, the PB12 would only be about $100 more than the SB12.

I'm just not sure I really want a behemoth that weighs 110 lbs. I've never had any sub anywhere near that size. The SB12 is cute and cuddly and weighs in at a mere 40 lbs.

I would look at the PB12 in Rosewood. With it being on sale it is 10 times the sub for very little more money. It is a good looking sub that is good with music and HT. As far as the complaint of the near-field sub being distracting for music, The cross over for the LFE probably needed to set lower (80 hz) so that the sub is only picking up the lower frequencies. This sub would make a beautiful end table. Put a piece of glass on top of it to protect the finish. This sub will do everything better than the SB except hide.

I think a sub is like a tv. I do not know anybody that has taken a tv back because they thought the screen was too big, but I know of several people that wished that they had gotten the bigger screen rather than the smaller one. The same goes for subs.

I am also in the market for a sub, but I want a large 18" driver in a sealed box, so I am having ED make it for me. My sub will be placed in my built-in so the only thing that will show will be the grille. This will eliminate the one complaint against ED subs, which is the finish.