Sub recomendation

[Methost]

Im going to be looking for a sub soon. Ill be pairing it with Axiom speakers and a Marantz SR8400 receiver. My budget is $300 to $400 for the sub.

I am looking for the most value for that little dollar amount. Any recomendations?


EDIT - Also, I had a friend offer a couple bass shakers thats he's not using. I would love to give em a try but have no amp. Would any old single mono-block power 2 of these? What would be the least expensive way to power them?

 

[jaxvon]

In that price catagory, I'd go for a Hsu STF-2. It's a only $426 shipped. I have the STF-1 (a cute lil 8" jobbie) and it POUNDS. Nice, TIGHT musical bass.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

STF-2 or this

I second the STF-2. If you're looking for a 12" with a lot of power, and a beefy amp, check this out.

http://www.jbl.com/home/products/product_detail.asp?ProdId=S120PII&SerId=STU

$379 shipped for a $700 woofer isn't bad. Free shiping from J&R - great company.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=2894529

 

[korgoth]

what type of bass shakers are they?

any vintage amp will work fine.. i have CrowsonTech tes-100 tactile transducers (couch shakers) and have an old kenwood amp and preamp running about 250 watts to each one.

it works really well, but it all depends on your shaker's specs. some are cheap and cant handle that much power. I dont think id spend any extra hooking them up if they werent the crowson tech's or the buttkickers. Those are the only 2 ive seen that are quality. The crowsontech's being the more quality of the two IMO.

check them out at crowsontech.com. i recommend the shakers but not the amp, its a little too weak to power them. ive tried a few different amps, but for some reason the vintage ones seem to work better, unless you want to spend a lot of money.

 

[Tomorrow]

I'll third buckeyefan and jaxvon.....go for the Hsu STF-2. NICE sub in your price range.

 

[j_garcia]

For $429, the SVS PB-10 is a solid bet. See my sig. I've owned the HSU VTF-2 (version 1), compared them together in my current setup. I kept the PB-10.

 

[jaxvon]

The PB-10 is also out of his price range. Add in shipping and it's close to $500. The STF-2 is $2 cheaper with shipping than the PB-10 before shipping (not to say they're equal, but for the budget consious).

 

[j_garcia]

How big is your room? It's not that I didn't like the VTF-2, I have a pretty large room and the VTF-2 struggled to fill it well; one of the main reasons I tried out the PB-10. The VTF-2/STF-2 are very good subs.

IMO, it would still be worth your time and effort to consider the PB-10, though it costs more, even if that means saving a bit more.

 

[Methost]

My room is around 200 to 250 cu ft.

Though the "soundstage" area is only around 1000 cu ft.

 

[brian32672]

For 300 - 400 shipped price range I would say look at the H100.
Claims a 24hz 500 watts peak and is a beautiful sub for a WAF, with the Piano Black gloss finish. Would also work fine in that size room. Link below would even put you under 300.00 (270.00), thats with shipping..
http://cgi.ebay.com/BIC-Acoustech-H-100-12-500-Watt-Powered-Subwoofer-NEW_W0QQitemZ5802289288QQcategoryZ3275QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Methost]

Good review of the PB10 here.

 

[Tomorrow]

Good review of the PB10 here.

Sounds like you answered your question.

 

[Methost]

Sounds like you answered your question.

Well I like the review, but it was not paired up against the HSU.

Anyone know anything about Cadence X-Sub?

 

[brian32672]

Talk to Buck on the X-sub, he has one. It has gotten great reviews..

 

[j_garcia]

My room is around 200 to 250 cu ft.

Though the "soundstage" area is only around 1000 cu ft.

The entire area that the sub will be in needs to be counted, not just your "listening area". Bass goes everywhere, not just where you listen. For a 2500cf room, event the STF-2 should be able to handle it. My room is more like 4000+cf. The PB-10 does a respectable job, though it would be considered too small for my size room. I really don't need more than that though, because it's an apartment. I was looking for sub 25Hz performance though, and the PB-10 delivers there.

 

[Tomorrow]

Well I like the review, but it was not paired up against the HSU.]

That was quite evident, wasn't it. heheh

My suggestion?....go to Hsu, get yourself a B-stock (20% off) VTF-2. It's exactly at your $400 budget and will WOW you.

Happy sub hunting.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

Sxub

Talk to Buck on the X-sub, he has one. It has gotten great reviews..

Check out this thread, especially post number 68. Great write up this morning by a sound engineer. It's hard to beat for the price.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=571552&page=1&pp=30

 

[Methost]

So many options. SVS, HSU, X-sub.

Thanks for the great input. I have not decided yet but am leaning to the SVS. I know it's more then I can afford. But Ill keep saving while I am thinking about it.