Well I Did It...svs Here I Come : )

[TheFactor]

Well after careful consideration not only am I a proud member of Audioholics but im now also a proud owner of a SVS PB12NSD . I just pulled the trigger and ordered a black one online at there website, im pretty excited because I do beleive this is going to be my first real sub. Thanks everyone for all your help in my decision since theres so many options out there and as usual everyone here made it a lot easier for me to decide . I think im going to have more base then I know what to do with but i'll find a way to utilise it Also a big thanks goes out to Mike C to For also answering many of my questions and to Ron at SVS For replying to one of my Emails on a sunday night !!! Now thats good customer service

 

[Adam]

Wow, you are really pulling together a great system! That SVS is sure to impress. I really, really like mine. And Ron is great - he used to send me e-mails on the weekends, too. Their customer service (in my case, anyway) was just as great after the sale as before.

 

[TheFactor]

Wow, you are really pulling together a great system! That SVS is sure to impress. I really, really like mine. And Ron is great - he used to send me e-mails on the weekends, too. Their customer service (in my case, anyway) was just as great after the sale as before.

THANKS And thats great to know because as you know customer service is very important and im happy to hear that your happy with your SVS and btw you have one hec of system going too very nice!!!

 

[jamie2112]

Congratulations it will go well with your new Paradigms...

 

[TheFactor]

Congratulations it will go well with your new Paradigms...

Thanks and I hope so

 

[mike c]

all you need now is a second one ... jk!

you're welcome, it was easy to recommend something better than the velo DPS

 

[TheFactor]

all you need now is a second one ... jk!

you're welcome, it was easy to recommend something better than the velo DPS

Mike I really like you but sometimes I think you can be a bad influence j/k Thanks again ... hmmm two would be nice but I think my cat might run away from home and or become deaf lol as it is he only hangs around now when im playing something mellow like smooth jazz"Which btw he really likes" other wise just before he bails he jumps 10 feet straight up in he air, so I can only imagine what he's going to think of this SVS LOL

 

[smihalik]

Post back here once you set it up. I'd like to know what you think of it.

 

[croseiv]

Sweet!!! Welcome to the SVS club. It should make you smile.

 

[TheFactor]

Post back here once you set it up. I'd like to know what you think of it.

I will for sure and hopefully i'll have it by this weekend or possibly the begining of next week.

Sweet!!! Welcome to the SVS club. It should make you smile.

Thanks and im sure its just the begining as I move of the food chain of SVS Im actualy pretty content now with my HT Setup but it was crying for a better sub............... and maybe a seperate amp............. and maybe a new component rack

 

[Midcow2]

very nice !

Congratulations, you will enjoy your SVS sub!

Later,

MidCow2

 

[TheFactor]

Sub Setup ?

Also while im thinking about it I might need some help for a starting point for my new sub as far as freq setting ect. My current setup as in my sig I have my freq set at 50 on my receiver and off on my sub and all my speakers set to large. So my question is would that be a good starting point for my new sub as far as for movies and music?

 

[TheFactor]

Congratulations, you will enjoy your SVS sub!

Later,

MidCow2

Thanks..

 

[Midcow2]

"small" 80-100Hz

Also while im thinking about it I might need some help for a starting point for my new sub as far as freq setting ect. My current setup as in my sig I have my freq set at 50 on my receiver and off on my sub and all my speakers set to large. So my question is would that be a good starting point for my new sub as far as for movies and music?

Quick starting point : Just MHO. Especially for movies and TV, you may want to set sub gain flat for music.

1. Set all speakers at same level with SPL ( I use 85 dB), the set sub hot by +3 dB to +10 dB ( 88 dB to 95 dB; again for music you might want it flat, i.e. 85 dB same as your other speakers).

2. Set front speakers to "small" ( this has nothing to do with the front speaker size, it activate the subwoofer crossover frequency). Make sure sub=yes

3. Make sure any crossover frequency on your sub is disabled (uppper cutoff set as high as it will go, e.g. 180 Hz); you will use AVR for crossover frequency

4. Set the AVR crossover frequency, a good starting place is 80Hz or 100 Hz; if your front speakers sound good at low frequencies you can set it even lower. Try a good movie with some deep bass and experiment.

5. If your sub sounds boomy, probably not with an SVS ..they are great. You can sub crawl. That is try moving he sub to diffferent palces in you listening room to get the best sound.

Good Luck ! ... AND ENJOY

MidCow2

P.S.- Relocated my sub to the back of my den last night in preparation for new audio TV furniture and new TV

 

[TheFactor]

Thanks thats going to help a lot so just set my fronts at large and the rest at small and do you think I should run my other sub the Veledyne DPS10 To or just the SVS ?

 

[Midcow2]

NO set your fronts to "small"

Thanks thats going to help a lot so just set my fronts at large and the rest at small and do you think I should run my other sub the Veledyne DPS10 To or just the SVS ?

NO set your fronts to "small" so the AVR will will crossover the lower front speaker frequencies to the sub.

If it were me I would only use the SVS sub.

If you have two subs, then it is recommended they be the same. But since that doesn't always ocur in real life you can use two different subs. If the room is large, maybe two would work, but it involves a whole look more tweaking and messing and setting and moving. Try the SVS and if it doesn't compeltely blow you away, you may then also connect the DPS10.

Good Luck!

MidCow2

 

[TheFactor]

NO set your fronts to "small" so the AVR will will crossover the lower front speaker frequencies to the sub.

If it were me I would only use the SVS sub.

If you have two subs, then it is recommended they be the same. But since that doesn't always ocur in real life you can use two different subs. If the room is large, maybe two would work, but it involves a whole look more tweaking and messing and setting and moving. Try the SVS and if it doesn't compeltely blow you away, you may then also connect the DPS10.

Good Luck!

MidCow2

LOL sorry I knew what you meant I just typed the opposite of what I was thinking it was 6am at the time and my coffee didnt kick in yet. Ya im not real happy with my dps 10 so I dont think im even going to run it, im sure the SVS will be more than enough to satisfy my greed for more base Thanks again for your help !!! and hopefully I should have it beginning of next week because its on the way Its going to be a long wait And I have no patience when it comes to waiting for new toys lol

 

[TheFactor]

MidCow2

P.S.- Relocated my sub to the back of my den last night in preparation for new audio TV furniture and new TV

NICE !!! Congrats and youll have to throw up some pics when the new editions arrive

 

[TheFactor]

Quick starting point : Just MHO. Especially for movies and TV, you may want to set sub gain flat for music.

1. Set all speakers at same level with SPL ( I use 85 dB), the set sub hot by +3 dB to +10 dB ( 88 dB to 95 dB; again for music you might want it flat, i.e. 85 dB same as your other speakers).

2. Set front speakers to "small" ( this has nothing to do with the front speaker size, it activate the subwoofer crossover frequency). Make sure sub=yes

3. Make sure any crossover frequency on your sub is disabled (uppper cutoff set as high as it will go, e.g. 180 Hz); you will use AVR for crossover frequency

4. Set the AVR crossover frequency, a good starting place is 80Hz or 100 Hz; if your front speakers sound good at low frequencies you can set it even lower. Try a good movie with some deep bass and experiment.

5. If your sub sounds boomy, probably not with an SVS ..they are great. You can sub crawl. That is try moving he sub to diffferent palces in you listening room to get the best sound.

Good Luck ! ... AND ENJOY

MidCow2

P.S.- Relocated my sub to the back of my den last night in preparation for new audio TV furniture and new TV

So in order to diable the crossover frequency I turn it clockwise all the way up ? If so thats the opposite of my DPS 10 because its counter clock wise to disable it . Just wanted to make sure im a little slow sometimes lol

 

[Adam]

So in order to diable the crossover frequency I turn it clockwise all the way up ? If so thats the opposite of my DPS 10 because its counter clock wise to disable it . Just wanted to make sure im a little slow sometimes lol

To disable the crossover on the sub, you could just flip the switch on the back for the crossover to the "DISABLED" setting.