Velodyne 8" Minivee vs. Martin Logan 10" Dynamo

[daveappen]

Hey guys, I need some help in deciding between the following two subs:

Velodyne 8" Minivee
Martin Logan 10" Dynamo

My HT area only allows for a small sub and I'm able to get a good
price on both. I'm also looking at the Def Tech supercubes, but I
can't get as good a price/deal on these. For those that have any
experience with either sub, could you give your feedback? (primarily
comparing the two subs)....

Thanks in advance.

 

[jostenmeat]

Just how small MUST the measurements be?

I've never heard the Minivee, though Ive seen a couple of satisfied posts. The Dynamo has a lot of fans. However, when I auditioned it with HT material, it just really lacked both output and extension. I know setup is everything, but I've heard it in more than one room. The Dynamo tries mightily for its dimunitive size, but if you can afford having a larger sized sub, I would guess that you can get better performance for the same money. Perhaps even a LOT better performance, depending.

The lack of output and extension very well might not matter so much if this is for a music system, if you are listening to string quartets, and other music without bombastic bass. Folk guitar-singers, etc.

If for HT, I think it would benefit you to state what the maximum dimensions of the sub must be. I won't necessarily have the magic answer, but someone just might.

 

[daveappen]

Just how small MUST the measurements be?

I've never heard the Minivee, though Ive seen a couple of satisfied posts. The Dynamo has a lot of fans. However, when I auditioned it with HT material, it just really lacked both output and extension. I know setup is everything, but I've heard it in more than one room. The Dynamo tries mightily for its dimunitive size, but if you can afford having a larger sized sub, I would guess that you can get better performance for the same money. Perhaps even a LOT better performance, depending.

The lack of output and extension very well might not matter so much if this is for a music system, if you are listening to string quartets, and other music without bombastic bass. Folk guitar-singers, etc.

If for HT, I think it would benefit you to state what the maximum dimensions of the sub must be. I won't necessarily have the magic answer, but someone just might.

The max dimensions of the sub must be around a 12" cube. The width and depth can be no larger than 12", whereas the height can go up to 13.5". Also, I can get pretty good deals on both these subs so that's why I'm most interested in them. Because of the size constraints, I've also looked at def tech supercubes and sunfires but I don't have a good deal/price on those...