Velodyne DEQ-15R Subwoofer Review

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If you are anything like me, you've got Velodyne envy. If you don't have one, you want one. Even if you have a sub you are happy with, there is always that nagging question in the back of your mind… "What would a Velodyne sound like in my room?" There is no doubt that the Velodyne DEQ-15R delivers the bass. While the DEQ-15R may not do everything quite right, it certainly has enough going for it that I don't mind giving it a very strong recommendation.

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[McSmarty]

Deq-15r

The DEQ-15R was the leading candidate for a sub for my Klipsch KL-650 THX 5.1 or 5.2 system I just bought. Now that you have heard it, if not the DEQ-15R what similarly priced sub would you consider?

 

[jliedeka]

Thanks for the review, Tom. I was always curious about that line of subs.

Jim

 

[AVRat]

McSmarty, which pricepoint are you looking at and how large is your room? It may be better to start your own specific thread.

 

[McSmarty]

+ or - 1k each for one initially and probably a second if needed. The room is a multi-use gameroom that is approx. 19' x 19' with 15' ceiling. A section of the left wall is projected out giving you a bench and a hall with steps lead down to it so the room isn't symmetrical. I just ordered 3 Klipsch KL-650-THX to sit in a built-in entertainment center and 2 KS-7800-THX in wall for surrounds. The subs probably will be placed in the bottom of the built in cabinets at front left and right which is probably far from optimal but have to compromise some things with wife to get what i want. Initially I will be using a Denon 3808 to power it but may add a emotiva amp if needed.

McSmarty, which pricepoint are you looking at and how large is your room? It may be better to start your own specific thread.

 

[AVRat]

As Tom mentioned in the review of the Velo is that it starts to roll off significantly below about 28Hz. For HT you definitely want good response down to 20Hz. Another concern for you is size and the need for a front firing/ported or sealed sub. There are a few decent options to choose from. The SVS PB12-Plus, Epik Vanquish/Sentinel/Dragon, eD A7S-450/A5-350.

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-newpb12plus.cfm
http://www.epiksubwoofers.com/products.html
http://www.edesignaudio.com/index.php?cPath=2_41

 

[westcott]

Nousaine Subwoofer Shootout

I find testing a subwoofer at such low decibal levels does not tell me anything. Most good subwoofers roll off at the 80dB level, but are capable of much more.

Here is a subwoofer shootout list if anyone is interested. If you look at the data, you will find that most of the subs tested were ran well into the triple digits and quite a few averaged triple digits with +/- 3dB or so.

 

[AudioRo]

And Old Thread But...

I felt compelled to post as this was the first thing Google brought up when I was searching for a review of this sub. This is my first post and I'm no expert. I'm a mediocre musician (not my day job) with a pretty good set of ears.

Since some care about this: my current set up (in a town home while building my home) is System Audio SA510 bookshelves, NAD 747 as pre/pro and Acurus A250...

I went to Fry's today to check this sub out based on positive feedback from this review. I asked the salesman to move this sub to their theater room as an effort to get better room acoustics than the open area, with tons of background noise etc., and he did. They also ran the auto EQ.

The best thing I can say about this sub is that it puts out substantial bass. Personally I found it to be very loose and muddy sounding, boomy. It's not a 'one-note' sub but instead riddled with bad cabinet resonance. Though not as quite as loud the DEQ 12 has a smoother response in the 'bad' listening area. This sub was priced at $899 and was easily, surprisingly, outdone by the Minivee 10 in SQ... and the Minivee was only $100 more.

If you're considering this sub, I recommend listening to everything else in the general price range. It was loud and boomed but lacked detail.