Arendal Sound 1723 1S & 1V Subwoofer Review

[kini]

Also the arendals have flatter response and increased low end

They also have lower group delay. Some mention that the SVS subs are harder to integrate with their speakers when it comes to music

 

[XaVierDK]

They also have lower group delay. Some mention that the SVS subs are harder to integrate with their speakers when it comes to music

That seems more like a problem with compensating for the delay from DSP, which is trivial with AVRs and room-correction, but might be difficult with music-only systems. Arendal might have somewhat lower delay in that regard than SVS, without knowing for sure.

 

[everettT]

They also have lower group delay. Some mention that the SVS subs are harder to integrate with their speakers when it comes to music

Are those the people that want a high pass on their mains?

 

[Pete T James]

When the review gives 4/5 for dynamic range what does this mean in terms of subwoofers? What does it need to get 5/5 and what difference would it make?

 

[shadyJ]

When the review gives 4/5 for dynamic range what does this mean in terms of subwoofers? What does it need to get 5/5 and what difference would it make?

It's more of a rating of the kind of output it can produce relative to its price class and size class. To get 5/5, it would have to equal the highest output subs in its segment. The Arendal subs do very well in terms of dynamic range, but there are other models that can get you more SPL for the dollar.

 

[Pete T James]

Ah ok cool, so it's nothing to do with the character of the sound. I have a small room but I want the house and techno kicks and bass to hit you in the chest and rumble your throat like a high end club system like Funktion One. A physical experience. My room is: 153 ft2 / 1260 ft3. A lot of things are tricky to get in the UK but it's relatively easy to get SVS, Arendal. I could import RSL or JTR (fortune) but then I guess I have no customer support or warranty. Perlisten are available but are also a fortune. Someone recommended 2x REL HT/1510 Predator Subwoofers. I do like to have XLRs if possible.

I was analyzing what I listen too and yeah most of the hard hitting low end is at 40-50hz. There is bass down to 10hz but by the time it reaches 30hz it's dropped to -36db.

I have a small room but I'm considering large to extreme subs - I'm not sure if that's wise but I don't want to be lacking anything either. I want it to play up to100db long term (or however much is necessary)although most of my sensible listening is 85db to 90db. I need it to be flat for studio work and prefer no latency or unnoticeable latency.