As to the Rythmik: I have just heard so many great things about them and if Im not mistaken they go considerably lower than the mk5 (correct me if Im wrong of course).
Its actually a bit crazy when you crunch the numbers.
It doesn't bother me in any case but I've read that, and that it can be bypassed as well (which may just be the term stereo bypass, which is one of the setup options at least on gen 1, would have to look again at gen 2) ....would need to ask Crown for details to be sure. Lots of stuff goes thru multiple conversions without issue, tho. The one audible issue some have is with high sensitivity speakers to have some audible hiss, tho with 92dB speakers not an issue for me.
I was more curious if you needed amps for all channels or had an avr where you could run the surrounds off the internal amps, altho low impedance speakers a more powerful amp is good (and the Crowns are rated to 2ohm, not many consumer amps are)....agreed on the more channel thing in one box for economy, which is why I might just go all 7 and leave the option for other processing options down the line. Monolith's pricing is a bit odd on the 2 to 7 range, agreed, which is why the 7 is the most attractive option
Well, my VTF-3 MK5s are +/- 2 dB all the way down to 15 hz. I'm not sure how much lower than that would be "considerable", but humans don't hear much below 20 hz.
Yeah, if it can be finagled the Mono 7 is bang for buck a really good deal for what you get in power and build quality. That was my thinking when I got mine, but of course they were in stock and readily available. It looks like Monoprice is oos on the 7 right now too.
Yes. Speakers are 4ohm 88db/1w
I agree in principle its just that there doesnt seem to be a good 3 channel option that makes much sense financially. 3 channel monolith is only $150 less which would endlessly eat at me. If there were a 3 channel solution for about 1k I would seriously consider it.
You could get three Outlaw Monoblocks for $399 each. That would represent a good and wise outlay
I totally understand your logic in going with the Mono 5, but there's the availability thing and your options are what they are. I'm putting myself in your shoes and I think what I'd do is wait til the 5th and see if the Mono 5 shows up. If not then plan b would be 3 Outlaw 2220s and (a pair of?) VTF-3 MK5s instead of a single FV15... That should still be close to budget and a second sub would be pretty sweet. A pair of MK5s will blow the doors off of a single FV15. Plus having some extra subwoofage will take some of the sting out of not getting your first choice. Of all the upgrades I've done, I think dual subs are right at the top of things that have made an actual impactful, audible improvement in my room.
Yes these were my 1st choice some months back but then they pulled the bundle price so I went elsewhere. But that may be the best bet at this point. Literally could have had 3 on black friday for under 900 shipped so forking over 1,300 shipped is like .
I like your line of reasoning here. That sounds like a decent idea
You have some measurements or something to back this up? Here's what I can achieve in room with my Hsus.
Do you have an AVR?
These are all variable tuned subs, and the Rythmik subs have deeper tuning frequencies than the Hsu subs, so it probably could produce a lot more output than the Hsu subs below the Hsu's tuning frequencies. However those tuning frequencies are so deep that it scarcely matters, and when you do tune a sub that deep, it gives up output. Also, the deeper you tune a sub, the sooner it will run into port turbulence. I would guess that the HV15HP has an advantage over the VTF-3 MK5 below 20 Hz, but not so much above that point. Even two VTF-3s would probably have a difficult time matching an FV15HP below 16Hz. On the other hand, two VTF-3s would smoke an FV15HP above that point.
I totally agree from 40-100hz a pair of Vtf3 would have 3-4db more max output than a single Fv15hp.
