Looking for a SUB(rookie)

[SKi'n'Hunt]

I know I want to start with a decent receiver and am looking at the Yamaha RXV863. The speakers are going to be nothing great but I have heard good things about the Klipsch Quintet III(if I can find them discounted) The only thing I am having trouble with is a sub. Some people recommend the HSU others the STF and some say go with the Klipsch Synergy Sub 10. It is all foreign to me so any guidance would be great. The room is rather small. 20 x 17 w/ 7ft ceilings(basement). A quarter of that is a bar and the viewing area where the TV is just over half so it is 12wide x 17long. The TV for now is the Zenith 42in plasma EDTV(hopefully upgrade this in the future but I won this one a few years ago so I wasn't going to complain)

 

[Captainmorgan89]

What is your budget? After that, we can talk

I personally would stay away from Klipsch, Just not good in the lower freq.

You obviously wont need a big sub for 1500 Cubic Feet of room to fill.

If you want something that will do a great job of giving you QUALITY low bass, I would go with these:

If you have a low budget <$250, the clear winner so far is the Bic H-100

If its around $300-$400, Check out Outlaw's LFM-1 Compact, HSU VTF-1/STF-2.

 

[j_garcia]

If you are looking at the Klipsch Quintet,then you don't need something as heavy duty as the 863 - that is a bit out of balance.

Being a basement, you probably WILL need a more significant sub, as good bass is more difficult to achieve in basements.

 

[SKi'n'Hunt]

Well the idea is that I would like to eventually have an all around nice sound system. I am just looking to cover the basics to start out. My feeling is that I would rather start with a good Receiver and mediocre speakers and sub. From here I would then build up the system. Maybe this is the wrong idea but I read quite abit about people buying speakers that are too much for a receiver to handle and I do not want this to happen. Any advice is good advice. As for price I would like to keep the sub under $400.

 

[SKi'n'Hunt]

Garcia will the receiver hurt anything if I am looking to expand in the future. The problem is I just built the bar in my basement with a bedroom and full bath. On top of that I talked my wife into a snowmobile that I could not pass up from a price standpoint. So money is an issue now which is why I want something but I don't want it to be cheap. Hopefully a few years down the road I can add some speakers that make the receiver work.

 

[j_garcia]

I do think you are better off getting a good receiver up front rather than getting a lesser one down the road if the plan is to get better speakers eventually; that is a GOOD plan actually as opposed to cheap receiver and nice speakers.

Around $400, I'd look at the SVS PB-10 $429 and the various HSUs that are around that price range also. Outlaw also has the LFM-1 on sale right now for $349 here.

 

[Midcow2]

I second garcia's recommendatrion on the SVS

I do think you are better off getting a good receiver up front rather than getting a lesser one down the road if the plan is to get better speakers eventually; that is a GOOD plan actually as opposed to cheap receiver and nice speakers.

Around $400, I'd look at the SVS PB-10 $429 and the various HSUs that are around that price range also. Outlaw also has the LFM-1 on sale right now for $349 here.

For $400 range the SVS PB-10 is one the best. I have a Klipsch sub, won't buy another.