I ordered a V1520 but when I received it and hooked it all up it was not working properly. All I heard were faint crackly noises then after a minute nothing at all... I called BIC & they think the amp is bad and asked me to send it to them for a replacement {I appreciate the great service and them standing by their product like that} I then however got in touch w/ the company I bought the sub from & they said I could send it back for either a replacement or a refund. My question is, should I just get another V1520 or go for something else in the same <300 price range. To be honest, I was not real impressed w/ the way the V1520 looked, it was ok but the cabinet is huge and kind of cheap looking. I have a large room but not a very large budget -- the room is a good 20x18x12 area that is also open to the kitchen and dining room. I also considered the Dayton 15" build-it-yourself kit for 298 shipped on partsexpress, also considering the h100. What do you experts think? Sorry you guys get a million of these questions everyday :( p.s. the main use of the sub will be HT. The center spk is a polk audio, with in-ceiling polk rc60i's
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Also wanted to add that the room has a tile floor and the v1520 is a downfiring sub. Would it be recommended to go down or side fire for a hard floor?