ltheis said:
Ok let me lay it out my theater room is 13' long x 12'wide x 9'tall with Polk monitor 40 fronts, cs1 center, and 4 r15 (7.1)for surrounds with a psw10 sub. The problem is the bass is ok but it just does not reach out and hit you in the chest. My question is should i add another psw10 or upgrade to a single psw404 or do somthing different all together?
The PSW10 will not compete with a true subwoofer such as the SVS PB10. The frequency response for the Polk PSW10 is listed as 35 - 200 Hz, and no indication of how many dB down that would be (+/- ? dB). The frequency response for the SVS PB10 is measured as 20 - 100 Hz +/- 3 dB. It also has tested as having useful output down to 15 Hz. That is LOW.
The amp on the Polk sub is only 50 watts. Although amp power isn't everything - contrary to popular belief - you do need sufficient clean power to drive the speaker. In the case of a sub, more is generally better... though I'd rather have a quality 100 watts than a cheap and over worked 200 watts. The SVS PB10 has a very nice 300 watt amp.
Another little "tell" is that the weight of the Polk PSW10 is only 26 lbs. The weight of the SVS PB10 is 60 lbs. Mass isn't everything either... but it's generally good in a subwoofer. It denotes heavy duty design and probably quality, and helps keep the sub from "walking".
The PSW404 is definately a better sub than the PSW10. It has a 25 Hz. listed frequency response on the low end, a 200 watt amp, and weighs a decent 46 lbs. However, from what I've seen it generally runs about the same price as the SVS... namely about $400. For that money I'd get an SVS PB10-ISD and laugh myself silly when you're getting "hit in the chest" with this bad little boy.
