HELP - Polk CS2 better than Athena AS-C1???

speakerman39

speakerman39

Audioholic Overlord
Billy,

I'll be sure to post again once I've hooked up the CS2 and tried it out. I wouldn't call the Athena sub crappy, but yes I did have the AS-P400 sub. It was pretty good for it's price. Of course the MFW-15 blows it out of the water and I'm loving it. This thing is huge and I still can't get over how big it is. I had to put a fleece blanket over it so that people don't mistaken it for a end table since it's right next to my couch. The finish on this thing is beautiful, but unfortunately the blanket covers it. It rattles my apartment and I'm surprised my neighbors have not complained yet. Of course I only play it loud during the day and not too late at night. The only complaint I have, which is very minor, is the fact that the grill is attached by magnets and not by pegs. The reason is if I play it loud, the grill sometimes moves a little bit from all the shaking. It doesn't move that much, but I still notice that the grill is not on straight. Other than that this sub goes deep and loud. I still need to do a frequency response test to see what kind of performance I'm getting. Since moving it to a different location is out of the question, I might have to buy a PEQ to flatten the response curve.
Sang, have you managed to come to a conclusion yet? Just curious is all. No real big hurry my friend. I am sure you will get it sounding just the way you like it. Be sure to give us an update.

Cheers,

Phil
 
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SangYuP

Audioholic
Sang, have you managed to come to a conclusion yet? Just curious is all. No real big hurry my friend. I am sure you will get it sounding just the way you like it. Be sure to give us an update.

Cheers,

Phil
Okay, I have done some preliminary listening and so far they sound great. I haven't had much time with them so this is just my first impressions. The dialogue seems a tad bit more clear to me than my Athenas. I guess it's due to the bigger drivers. This is a calibrated levels. I'm sure if I were to make the Athena about 3 db hotter, they might sound as good. The timbre matching had me worrying before, but now that I've listened to them, I can't really tell much difference. Maybe I need to spend more time watching movies to be able to tell that they are not timbre matched, but so far so good. Or maybe my hearing is not that sensitive so I can't tell the difference. Like I said, I'll be doing more testing this weekend and I'll make the final judgment then. As of right now, it looks like the CS2 is a keeper though...
 
speakerman39

speakerman39

Audioholic Overlord
Okay, I have done some preliminary listening and so far they sound great. I haven't had much time with them so this is just my first impressions. The dialogue seems a tad bit more clear to me than my Athenas. I guess it's due to the bigger drivers. This is a calibrated levels. I'm sure if I were to make the Athena about 3 db hotter, they might sound as good. The timbre matching had me worrying before, but now that I've listened to them, I can't really tell much difference. Maybe I need to spend more time watching movies to be able to tell that they are not timbre matched, but so far so good. Or maybe my hearing is not that sensitive so I can't tell the difference. Like I said, I'll be doing more testing this weekend and I'll make the final judgment then. As of right now, it looks like the CS2 is a keeper though...
Thanks for the update. Just be sure to let us know what your final decision is. It sounds like the CS2 is working out for you. Only time will tell.

Cheers,

Phil
 
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