New subwoofer

Snax · 22 May 2017 at 11:24

my trusty q acoustics sub is dying.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a replacement? It would be sitting into the q acoustics 1010i 5.1 package

Budget wise - the whole 5.1 package only cost £500 so £200-£250?

signs · 22 May 2017 at 12:16

any decent sub will do , it doesn't need to be manufacture specific

Psycho Sonny · 22 May 2017 at 12:38

BK xls 200.

also there is no hard fast rule but you should spend the same amount on a sub as you did the receiver and the speakers IMO.

for a build example

33% - AVR
33% - SUB
33% - 5.0 speakers

obviously you can adjust this give or take 10+/- for each item too. if you prefer more bass or want mre features from your AVR, etc.

Snax · 22 May 2017 at 18:46

Ah ok cool. Thanks.

That q acoustic package included a sub for £500. The receiver is a Yamaha v575. So nothing snazzy.

The bks seems like the sensible option. Thanks

hornetstinger · 23 May 2017 at 08:01

SVS SB2000, PB2000, or Plus/Ultra range, boxed or cylinder.

I've had a few SVS's over the years, from SVS SB12+ to Ultra 13 series

hornetstinger · 23 May 2017 at 08:06

Snax said:
Ah ok cool. Thanks.

That q acoustic package included a sub for £500. The receiver is a Yamaha v575. So nothing snazzy.

The bks seems like the sensible option. Thanks

Good subs, finish but the power supplies do seem to have humming with them.

Psycho Sonny · 23 May 2017 at 09:23

i own a BK XXLS 400 (the second biggest sub they do) and i can hear zero humming, in fact i normally forget to turn it off when i'm turning everything else off. If there was a hum I would hear it and also turn the sub off.

for me i'd say get the biggest sub you can afford. as much as i love my XXLS 400 i'd love to try a monolith.

hornetstinger · 23 May 2017 at 09:25

Psycho Sonny said:
i own a BK XXLS 400 (the second biggest sub they do) and i can hear zero humming, in fact i normally forget to turn it off when i'm turning everything else off. If there was a hum I would hear it and also turn the sub off.

for me i'd say get the biggest sub you can afford. as much as i love my XXLS 400 i'd love to try a monolith.

They do seem to have recurring problem with humming/buzzing though, also another one was hum when crossover is disabled.

tbh I think having toroidal and class AB in a sub is a bit pointless.

Agree get the best you can afford, finally settled on a SVS SB13 Ultra. They've got the SB Ultra 16 as well.

samcat · 23 May 2017 at 13:01

Psycho Sonny said:
i own a BK XXLS 400 (the second biggest sub they do) and i can hear zero humming, in fact i normally forget to turn it off when i'm turning everything else off. If there was a hum I would hear it and also turn the sub off.

for me i'd say get the biggest sub you can afford. as much as i love my XXLS 400 i'd love to try a monolith.

Monolith DF here, no humming.. And its a thing of beauty!! Oak finish, sat under tv next to hifi-racks podium oak rack (same height, the look of the two together is subtle), pair of oak floorstanders (DIY, Ergo IX from PFM forums)...

The recommendations for BK are strong.. Been through a few choices and when a second hand monolith popped up at a (very) good price it felt rude to saw no!

Schizo · 23 May 2017 at 13:06

Another vote for bk as well,they are only a hour away from me as well,had a friend buy a sub without a box from them and they were very helpful and friendly, I also have a qbass sub with a bk speaker in it, the sub box is old but the speaker is a year old,its pretty damn good for what it cost me and goes very very deep.

ubern00b · 23 May 2017 at 16:28

I loved my Monolith DF. My neighbours 3 floors up didn't though (I was on the ground floor). No humming on mine either.

hyperseven · 23 May 2017 at 17:23

I have a BK made REL, excellent build quality.

Simon D · 23 May 2017 at 17:54

Another vote for BK.

I have a BK subwoofer (XXLS400-FF) for my home cinema 7.4.1 system and a REL Q201E (BK made) for my PC gaming rig 7.1, very happy with them and good build quality.

I would look at the Gemini II compact 10" 150W subwoofer would be similar spec to your q acoustics sub within your budget.

Have a look on the avforums

https://www.avforums.com/forums/subwoofers.127/

https://www.avforums.com/forums/speaker-subwoofer-soundbar-classifieds.185/

killem · 23 May 2017 at 19:56

New BK XXLS400-DF owner here. Brought to replaced a broken KK DXD808 that was £1000 and highly rated and tbh the BK is roughly a match for it. so great value for money. No humming and got mine for £389 delivered due to it being a B grade as there is ment to be a slight imperfection in the coating but I cant see it.

Check out the ebay seller colosussxb for the B grade stuff if intrested.

Comparing my old sub to the BK I would say the BK goes lower and pressurises the room more but the 808 is very fast bass and did sound better with music that does not use really low frequencies. In an Ideal world I would use both in the same system but the cat put paid to that.

ubern00b · 24 May 2017 at 10:18

killem said:
New BK XXLS400-DF owner here. Brought to replaced a broken KK DXD808 that was £1000 and highly rated and tbh the BK is roughly a match for it. so great value for money. No humming and got mine for £389 delivered due to it being a B grade as there is ment to be a slight imperfection in the coating but I cant see it.

Check out the ebay seller colosussxb for the B grade stuff if intrested.

Comparing my old sub to the BK I would say the BK goes lower and pressurises the room more but the 808 is very fast bass and did sound better with music that does not use really low frequencies. In an Ideal world I would use both in the same system but the cat put paid to that.

I have had an xls200-dfmk2 in my watch list from that seller for ages now. Glad to know they are pretty much brand new units

daz · 24 May 2017 at 11:09

Have just ordered an XLS200 DFMK2 myself yesterday morning - wish I'd have read this thread first!

As much as I'd have loved a larger sub, don't think I could have got it past the wife.

ubern00b · 24 May 2017 at 11:58

daz said:
Have just ordered an XLS200 DFMK2 myself yesterday morning - wish I'd have read this thread first!

As much as I'd have loved a larger sub, don't think I could have got it past the wife.

This is why I had to sell the Monolith

daz · 24 May 2017 at 12:19

Having a sub at all was a big step... I didn't want to push it

samcat · 24 May 2017 at 12:25

ubern00b said:
This is why I had to sell the Monolith

And I have the opposite problem.. She likes the aesthetics, loves what it adds to films/music and is keen on a second one....

daz · 24 May 2017 at 13:40

You're very lucky. Mine doesn't even "believe" in HD.