I need a white subwoofer

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 09:41

Noxia said:
I didn't give room size etc as I felt it wasn't important considering I have an entry level equipment just better than the standard 2.1 sets aimed at pc users. I appreciate all the posts regardless, it's always good to learn new things and something to consider if I were to ever throw more money at a setup for living room etc.

Room size and expected volume is essential as can work out what you would need. If you have a 85m3 room and listen at reference a 10" sealed box won't be capable enough.

Noxia · 30 Jul 2022 at 11:21

hornetstinger said:
Room size and expected volume is essential as can work out what you would need. If you have a 85m3 room and listen at reference a 10" sealed box won't be capable enough.

Essential for enthusiasts yes, I am clearly not one.

d_brennen · 30 Jul 2022 at 11:26

Noxia said:
Essential for enthusiasts yes, I am clearly not one.

Give up, audiophiles are worse than Jehovah Whiteness :cry:

my ~15 year old Logitech 2.1 speakers sound great to me in the spare room, the odd time I get to crank it up. Wife and kids, neighbors, the dog, they all conspire to ruin loud fun

Noxia · 30 Jul 2022 at 11:28

d_brennen said:
Give up, audiophiles are worse than Jehovah Whiteness my ~15 year old Logitech 2.1 speakers sound great to me in the spare room, the odd time I get to crank it up. Wife and kids, neighbors, the dog, they all conspire to ruin loud fun

I get it, people are passionate about their interests but it's important to recognise your audience

TBH, I pretty much upgraded just because I am going for a white theme and I thought they looked cool.

james.miller · 30 Jul 2022 at 11:37

The Gemini II is good for music, lacking for HT. the XLS200 is much better for HT but it is more expensive.

Also, i think the p10-150-gem look better than the gemini II and has auto-on. crap name though.

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 12:08

Bk xls 400

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 12:09

Noxia said:
I get it, people are passionate about their interests but it's important to recognise your audience TBH, I pretty much upgraded just because I am going for a white theme and I thought they looked cool.

Ignorance is bliss I suppose.

Noxia · 30 Jul 2022 at 12:18

hornetstinger said:
Ignorance is bliss I suppose.

I was kind of with you up to this point but now you've just shown yourself to be a ****. Good riddance.

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 12:31

That's what I call time waster, just buy whatever ***** sub you want then mate

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 12:50

d_brennen said:
Give up, audiophiles are worse than Jehovah Whiteness my ~15 year old Logitech 2.1 speakers sound great to me in the spare room, the odd time I get to crank it up. Wife and kids, neighbors, the dog, they all conspire to ruin loud fun

Lol Logitech rubbish.

PinkFloyd · 30 Jul 2022 at 13:12

Hornetstinger doing a quality job of being the snobby av enthusiast type of person I mentioned in my first post. Haha

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 16:20

PinkFloyd said:
Hornetstinger doing a quality job of being the snobby av enthusiast type of person I mentioned in my first post. Haha

You defo should buy two of these

Monolith 16in THX Ultra Certified Powered Subwoofer | 2000 Watt

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PinkFloyd · 30 Jul 2022 at 19:00

hornetstinger said:
You defo should buy two of these

Monolith 16in THX Ultra Certified Powered Subwoofer | 2000 Watt

*Shipping time: Delivery time is within 2 weeks and shipping via freight company due to weight and no tracking available. Monolith™ by Monoprice™ 16" THX® Certified Ultra 2000 Watt Powered Subwoofer Massive Output. Low Distortion. THX® Certified. The Monolith™ 16" THX® Certified Ultra 2000‑Watt...

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Haha, nah I've got a long list of things I'd buy before blowing £3k+ on subs. I'm sure they're great, I've got a mate with a ~£10k AV setup and it sounds immense, the subs will shake the room without significant perceivable sound - it's cool. But I'd need a lot more time and interest in watching movies, plus TV and other speaker upgrades plus a bigger house to even remotely begin to take advantage of significantly better subs than I have. All in all I'd probably upgrade my front and and rear speakers first... they're only cost £140 new

Plus steady yourself, I've not even got a centre speaker....

hornetstinger · 30 Jul 2022 at 19:37

Yeah it depends on how much you're into this hobby, income, outgoings, responsibles, loans/mortgages etc.

I have a wharfedale diamond sw-150. It's not bad for the price and what I use it for but it is simply not good enough for a medium sized room and moderate volume (for movies)

I'd say a good high quality sub, in long term will be better option than a low end sub then regretting it later, or then getting duals of the same one then it's still not going as the single better sub.

I'd say in normal UK living room bk xls400, bk monolith or monolith+ or monoprice 10" would the ideal sub choice, rather than sw-150/Gemini.

bemaniac · 3 Aug 2022 at 21:12

I can confirm that even a £750 sun is too much for literally any normal user. The SVS I got years ago is powerful enough to break every single window in the house.

hornetstinger · 4 Aug 2022 at 00:37

bemaniac said:
I can confirm that even a £750 sun is too much for literally any normal user. The SVS I got years ago is powerful enough to break every single window in the house.

And I can confirm going to sub that is above yours to another that is even higher than that , is worth it and I bought more than one.

It's all about room size, dB output, and how much ultra low bass and room pressuration you want.

Svs are no longer internet direct subwoofers so unfortunately the prices aren't so great

Raymond Lin · 4 Aug 2022 at 10:48

I have a BK XLS400DF, it's my only sub, use it for movies, music etc. The Germini in a small to medium size room is fine. Really, don't think too deep about it. It's easy to fall into the rabbit hole and apply £30k HiFi logic to a £250 sub. Don't need to do that.

Get the Gemini, plug it in, play with the knobs until it sounds best to you. Move it around the room if you had to. Get an Anti-mode is you had to.

bemaniac · 6 Aug 2022 at 13:44

hornetstinger said:
And I can confirm going to sub that is above yours to another that is even higher than that , is worth it and I bought more than one.

It's all about room size, dB output, and how much ultra low bass and room pressuration you want.

Svs are no longer internet direct subwoofers so unfortunately the prices aren't so great

Ah yeah my PB2000 used to be about £739. Came in a washing machine sized box and a pallet lol. I Room is 7 meters by 12 meters and it can do absolutely terrifying things to your guts if you turn it up too much.

hornetstinger · 6 Aug 2022 at 14:55

bemaniac said:
Ah yeah my PB2000 used to be about £739. Came in a washing machine sized box and a pallet lol. I Room is 7 meters by 12 meters and it can do absolutely terrifying things to your guts if you turn it up too much.

That's a very big room I'd get another. If you give total dimensions I can work out master volume olume playback sub is capable of

bemaniac · 8 Aug 2022 at 20:54

hornetstinger said:
That's a very big room I'd get another. If you give total dimensions I can work out master volume olume playback sub is capable of

I can't get another lol A) cost B) you cannot turn this up to max in an end terrace house C) I'm not watching movies I'm gaming and a bit of vinyl.