Is a 12'' sub too much for an apartment?

[croseiv]

Oh. Okay then. You can be my neighbor...

 

[Bwils10]

I have a 12" in my apartment in a room about that same size if not a little bit smaller. I love the thing. Yeah I get complaints from neighbors when I turn it up for parties/loud movies/random loud music listening but its completely worth it. If you turn it down after the complaint no one cares. Get the 12" you will love it and if you end up moving to a place with a bigger room you will be more than happy with it. Enjoy!!

 

[Alamar]

I had a [cruddy] sub in my apartment for years and I didn't have too many problems with it.

I would first level match the sub so it's in-line with your other speakers. After 9PM you can either cut the power to the sub or just run your sub several db cool [at night only] so you don't annoy your neighbors.

After 11PM I usually went to headphones either way.

Of course you could do what I did 6 weeks ago and move into a house ... The only problem is you next question is will the quad 18" subwoofers be too much but that's life

 

[loxllxol]

Do you have any pictures of your layout?

 

[The Chukker]

Do you have any pictures of your layout?

The OP has only one post, whom are you referring to?

 

[Exit]

Buy something good for the long haul.

I would recommend you get the best subwoofer you can afford. I have 8” and 10” subs which were relatively cheap and they were just a waste of money, even in a small room. You may move to a house in the future and you don’t want to have to re-buy a subwoofer although you may wish to buy another one to have two. I bought an SVS PB12+2 to fill up an 8500 cu ft great-room and open floor layout.. I know it can shake the walls two rooms away, but for now I just run it at low volume to avoid complaints from my daughter. I am not sure when I will be able to turn up the volume, but I know it has the capacity when I can. I’ve suffered with virtually no bass for 15 years because I made do with inadequate subwoofers. Get something good the first time and save wasting your money on something to just get by.

 

[Davemcc]

I would recommend you get the best subwoofer you can afford. I have 8” and 10” subs which were relatively cheap and they were just a waste of money, even in a small room. You may move to a house in the future and you don’t want to have to re-buy a subwoofer although you may wish to buy another one to have two. I bought an SVS PB12+2 to fill up an 8500 cu ft great-room and open floor layout.. I know it can shake the walls two rooms away, but for now I just run it at low volume to avoid complaints from my daughter. I am not sure when I will be able to turn up the volume, but I know it has the capacity when I can. I’ve suffered with virtually no bass for 15 years because I made do with inadequate subwoofers. Get something good the first time and save wasting your money on something to just get by.

Excellent advice.

 

[mouettus]

I would recommend you get the best subwoofer you can afford. I have 8” and 10” subs which were relatively cheap and they were just a waste of money, even in a small room. You may move to a house in the future and you don’t want to have to re-buy a subwoofer although you may wish to buy another one to have two. I bought an SVS PB12+2 to fill up an 8500 cu ft great-room and open floor layout.. I know it can shake the walls two rooms away, but for now I just run it at low volume to avoid complaints from my daughter. I am not sure when I will be able to turn up the volume, but I know it has the capacity when I can. I’ve suffered with virtually no bass for 15 years because I made do with inadequate subwoofers. Get something good the first time and save wasting your money on something to just get by.

Yeah but when you're a n00b you don't know much and can easily get carried away by some cheap subwoofer. I'm not the type of person that spends here and there not knowing what I buy but I'm on my 3rd system in 3 years.

1. Pioneer HTIB... blew off the rear speakers.

Then I wanted to go for a true solution

2. Yamaha 5740 + Polks (rti8, csi3, fxi3), velodyne dps-10b

Then I got exactly what I've been dreaming of for 2-3 years

3. Yamaha rx-v1800 + Energys (RC-70, RC-LCR, RC-R), still own the velodyne and will keep it cuz if it's good enough in my mother's living room, it's going to perform well in an appartment.

Yes save for what you want but you can't know everything out there right off the bat. That's why we all end up upgrading. Because we learn of something better with time. Can't help that.

n-e-ways, next step is the separates haha

 

[Exit]

Being Informed and Definition of Good Entry Subwoofer

When I first bought subwoofers there wasn’t much choice, there was no internet, no forums, no easy access to product information, and there were no Internet Direct (ID) companies. Its relatively easy now for a NOOB to read the forums and product reviews and begin to see what forum members recommend. There is no excuse for not being informed. If you don’t understand something forum members will provide explanations if you ask. That is what is going on here.

What I mean by something good is the $429 10” PB10-NSD or equivalent. I think that is about as cheap as you can go and still have frequency response down to 20 Hz. Besides that it is an all-around good entry level subwoofer with good reviews. You can still use it in a large room, although you might want to add another subwoofer to it. There are also alternatives in other brands such as HSU, AV-123 and others. Just because a speaker is 12” doesn’t guarantee low extension or non-boomy bass response. Many of the retail subs at or under this price just are not in the same league with the internet direct companies.

Also, I am on my 3rd system in 35 years and I am using Cambridge Soundworks speakers from about 1990 that I bought from Best Buy when they had real soundrooms to listen in.

 

[brendy]

No it is not.I have the TSS system with the 10" sub.I do not turn it off at night and never a complaint in 3+ years.

 

[Jack Hammer]

...I do not turn it off at night and never a complaint in 3+ years.

Not all building's, apartments, rooms, etc are built the same. Some have "thinner" walls, better insulation, acoustics. I can listen fairly loud in my place without bothering my neighbors. My old room mates upstairs neighbors have a tiny sub on their pc that isn't played very loud and it "hammers" on his ceiling whenever they use it. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to leave their sub on all the time without irritating others.

Jack

 

[buton6]

I used to live in an apartment, couldn't listen to music without a sub. It all depends on your neighbors and construction type. Concrete slab will work wonders but low frequencies still get through.

Buy your neighbors some restaurant coupons and enjoy your movies