Guidance for the perfect apartment located Klipsch Subwoofer

[Timothy E Smith]

I believe that my neighbors here may take a dim view of too much 'thudding' coming from my apartment during movies, so I would like to hear observations and opinions about the 2 different levels of Klipsch Reference 10" subs, one being the higher powered R-110SW and the other being standard powered R-10SW.

When I worked on cars there was a predictable theory that even if you could carry ½ ton in a ½ ton pickup it was certainly right at its max capacity and having a bigger truck capable of a payload say 1 ton pickup to carry the same ½ ton was overall more efficient in terms of power, traction and the suspension would not be taxed as much. I am trying to see if this theory equates to speakers and wiring, including sensitive circuits as well.

As before with the hearing deficiency cited, my A/B experiment with centers yielded a more favorable intelligibility with the older RC-52 featuring tapered array using 1 of the two woofers up through and supporting the horn tweeter instead of the newer RC-52ii which crosses over leaving the horn loaded tweeter to reproduce upper reaches of dialogue and music, so I have relegated the newer RC-52ii to a local eBay reseller for resale, now with satisfied curiosity.

Thanks for the potential help on the sub choice this is a GREAT Blog!!

Tim Smith

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

If you’re asking which sub will annoy your neighbors less, the answer is neither. The only way to do that is to turn the sub down so low the bass won’t pass through the walls.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[herbu]

I believe that my neighbors here may take a dim view of too much 'thudding' coming from my apartment during movies

If your AVR has Audyssey, look at the Audyssey settings. There is something called, "Audyssey LFC". I think LFC stands for Low Frequency Control.

The description says, "Dynamically monitors the low frequencies and prevents them from traveling through walls". Try turning it "ON". It will reduce the thumps for you as well as your neighbors, but it may be preferable to simply turning down the sub.

My other thought is to isolate your sub from the floor. Put it on some rubber or foam so at least the mechanical vibrations from your sub cabinet are not coupled to the floor surface and through to the next apartment.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

I myself live in apartment as well for now and I have build "sub dude"s for my sub and tower speakers and they are working really well. Before them I could feel the laminate floor vibrating, after installing those platforms and running Audyssey again it was not vibrating anymore. I believe you could benefit from these even if you lived in your own house. Of course most important thing is to keep your sub level and volume level in control.

 

[Seth=L]

Auralex Subdude