Sub Advice?.

[PLuKE]

Am after some advice,

I'am want a sub for my bedroom, But i cant have rear facing port speakers as they just boom to much as 2 walls in my room where my Hi-Fi is has studded walls. So i was thinking about a sub that has a rear facing port and its sitting infront of the studded wall so the port is firing onto the wall againest a Will it just boom far to much?.

Also look at the picture below, The sub will be sitting next to the speaker, But its sort of in a doorway, Will that add alot of booming aswell?.

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/817/dsc06298ik8.jpg

The sub will be sitting on a granite block.

Thanks

 

[Gimpy Ric]

What is your budget, as this will help me go virtual shopping for you. Some of the SVS and Hsu Research subs are downward firing. But bass is bass, its omni directional, so crank it up and those studded walls WILL NOT stop it.

How much do you want to spend, those bookshelves on the stands look nice!

 

[PLuKE]

I dont want to spend anymore than £150 i dont want anything big, Just to give abit of more a rumble when watching films and certain music some B&W

I just want something to help my B&W 685s out.

Luke

 

[Gimpy Ric]

Is that 150 Sterling? About $300.00 US? Hsu Research has this little guy, and he's priced right:

http://hsuresearch.com/products/stf-1.html

AV123 X-sub:

http://av123.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=41&category_id=9&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=37

Bic 100:

http://www.smarthome.com/8205S08.html

SVS PB-10 NSD:

https://svsound.com/products-sub-box-10nsd.cfm

Good Luck!

 

[PLuKE]

Thanks.

I have my eyes some subs, But my main thing was rear facing ports, Will the make it boom like rear firing port speakers do in my room?.

And the picture of my room, The sub will be placed next to the left of the speaker, And my room has a doorway where it might boom in?.

Luke

 

[bandphan]

sealed, non ported? is that an option

 

[j_garcia]

A rear firing port can be an issue if you intend to put the sub into a corner. As mentioned, low bass is less directional and you can always reorient the sub so the port does not point directly at the corner/wall. The sub's design will determine whether or not it gets too boomy, as well as proper calibration - a ported design alone does not mean a sub will be boomy.

 

[PLuKE]

Hi.

Well the only reason i was going for a sealed unit was because of booming as. The sub would be right up to the wall and if it was rear ported i was guessing it would just boom away? As speakers that i have had in the past have always sounded boomy from being close to the wall, Now my front ported 685s arent boomy at all. It will placed in the picture below, Will the sound just bounce around the the corner door way?.



Thanks.

 

[bandphan]

martin logan dynamo, front or down firing option, small footprint.

 

[Halon451]

Is this the only available option for you to place your sub? If you were to get anything too big (like an SVS or HSU for example) you're likely going to have to be stepping around it every time you use that door.

You can look into this one - from what I hear it's a great sub, and leaves a smaller footprint:

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-sb12plus.cfm

It's out of your price range, but you could always save up and get it when you have the cash.

Boominess can be a result of many factors, not the least of which is proper sub design. Room placement also has a huge effect. Try some experiementing with other locations, if you have that option.

 

[Davemcc]

Is this the only available option for you to place your sub? If you were to get anything too big (like an SVS or HSU for example) you're likely going to have to be stepping around it every time you use that door.

No kidding. That pig just ain't gonna fly. There's got to be some other place to put a sub. From the photo, it looks like you want a sub with a footprint the size of a DVD case.

Put a chair or a small end table in the position you think the sub should go, then decide if that location will work.

 

[Mark in GA]

I have been hearing great things about the AV123 subs. You might want to give the X-sub a look. I have a MFW-15 on order myself, but that might be too large physically for you room.

The SVS PB10 is supposed to ge a great sub too, but it's box dimensions are still pretty big.

Yeah, the more I think about it, I would say the X-sub from AV123.

Later,
Mark in GA

 

[j_garcia]

X-Sub or the HSU STF-1 might work, both are fairly small footprint subs. In a smaller room, a sealed sub is a good idea, and your thinking is correct that if you have to put it right against the wall (not a good idea with any speaker really), a rear port could be an issue - though to solve that, you can simply turn it so the port doesn't face the wall as I mentioned earlier.

(Nice speakers BTW)

 

[Halon451]

The SVS PB10 is supposed to ge a great sub too, but it's box dimensions are still pretty big.

Uh, yeah it is - even the PB10, with grill attached, and allowing room in the back for the cables (without destroying proper bend radius by smashing it up against the wall), that thing will jut out into the room at least two feet.

I'd say even with a small footprint sub, that location is bothering me - just doesn't seem logical to cram one in there.

 

[j_garcia]

I had the PB-10...lengthwise it is about as wide as the doorway - not really going to fit in any orientation. I put it near the wall and used a right angle RCA adapter to allow it to be close without having a large loop.