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Everything I've read so far indicates this subwoofer performs very well for music, which is partly why I am so interested in it. The other, is because it is an SVS subwoofer. :) So based on reputation, movies should sound pretty good as well. Plus it looks nice. But the more impressions there...

Room size is 10 x 4 meters. It's open plan. I'll either have the subwoofer positioned in front, next to the main speakers, or beside the couch. I figure that having the sub beside the couch would allow me to turn the gain down while giving me improved tactile sensation when the low bass starts...

I am very interested in buying this subwoofer for my apartment, but I haven't heard many people buying them. I see people generally go for the ported offerings. Any people here that own the SB12 NSD? If so, how do you find the performance for movies and music? I saw these measurements taken...

This is a thread, like any other and there are only so many directions it can take before it hits a brick wall. I found this thread to be very useful to me. Not necessarily to you, but your needs aren't my priority. If anyone else found this thread interesting and/or useful then that's a bonus...

I think I understand the source of your frustration, ImcLoud. You bought yourself the Emotiva XPA-5 power amplifier for no good reason at all and this thread is just reassuring you of this fact. I see you're using a capable subwoofer too and I presume bass management, so you're using a...

Okay, but no one forced you to click on this thread and to read the posts here. You could have quietly skipped this thread altogether, so you really only have yourself to blame here. If you're bored, you're welcome to ignore the thread like a normal person. Personally I think this thread has...

Just checking. ;) Well I guess that concludes the thread. All my questions were answered to my satisfaction. Thank you very much for participating and for giving me your insight into this topic. Same to everyone else, I really appreciate it.

Probably not, but I'm not concerned with what people generally do. Could one get away with using an AVR on those speakers without any ill effects, assuming reasonable seated distances and assuming they were not trying to replicate orchestra-type SPL?

Okay, but is it not an easy load at any given SPL, or is it not an easy load at more spirited volume levels, or not an easy load assuming assumption 2 + lots of challenging deep bass material, or not an easy load assuming you're in a gymnasium, or a combination of assumption 2, 3 and 4? So...

So looking at the B&W 800 Diamond measurements, would you guys say it's a challenging load? That you need a super duper high current amplifier for them? Or that you need a super duper high current amplifier assuming certain conditions are met, conditions that most people gloss over? ;)

But how important is that really and can one really say these speakers are power hungry and furthermore, can one make a universal claim that these speakers need a big amplifier? :) My thinking is that no, you can't. Or ... it depends. :D

The measurements for the B&W 800 Diamonds can be found here : B&W 800 Diamond loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com According to John Atkinson, these speakers are power hungry. But I really don't know what that means. :D

Yes, because music has a crest factor - it's not as if people are listening to steady state sine waves at low impedance which is what you get with amplifiers on a test bench. I've always been interested in this. Probably the most extreme example I can think of is that I recently had a debate...

Speaking of the AVR-3805, that's a pretty decent amp even if it's quite old today.

Fair enough. I know a handful of people who own the N802's, have relatively small rooms and don't sit very far from the speakers. Not only that, they don't listen at crazy SPL either. In each case they have 300 watt+ power amplifiers into 8 ohms, almost doubling into a 4 ohm load - suffice it to...

I've done a fair amount of research and I'm basically bouncing ideas off you guys; essentially I'm looking for reassurance in what I know. I realise that power requirements are dependent on seated distance, the source (Blu-ray, CD), speaker sensitivity and listening habits - an amalgamation of...

Okay, then I'm probably sorted. :D Just help me understand something please. If I take speakers that people claim are notoriously power hungry, speakers like the B&W 800, and I used an entry-level AVR, like say an Denon X500 (70 watts into 8 ohms), and the impedance dropped, that isn't a...

Apologies for not answering those questions. I'm sitting 2.5 meters away from my speakers. 88 dB sensitivity, and I do not blast my system as I live in a 2 bedroom flat. I do not approach reference level. If I had to guess, but I could find out with an SPL meter as I have one handy, is that my...

The question was born out of curiosity. I guess you're right, if I'm asking then I probably don't have a problem. Still, I've heard so many stories of people replacing their existing amplifiers with monster Krell power amps, or Mcintosh, and they say the extra power made their systems sing. What...

Yeah but who operates their systems in that way? :D