BIC America F12 sub anyone ? - Page 82

Originally Posted by elvinps2626

Hey guys
What do you guys think of having 2 BIC F12 in a 12x13x9 small room. I haven't heard one BIC F12 in my room I'm not in my country so haven't had the chance. But since I'm in the USA I have the chance of getting another one but don't know if it is to much for my room size.

Originally Posted by jeff.lebowski


Yours = 1404 ft³.
Mine = 1344 ft³.

Seems pretty close to the same, and I love how it sounds. I'd rather have more power running not as hard, than not enough power constantly pushing the limits of the device.

Originally Posted by elvinps2626

Ok so why do people say that is better to have 2 subwoofers.

Originally Posted by Luisfc1972

well i think im done breaking the sub in. just saw tron it sounded great. whats another movie that will test this baby

Originally Posted by LSU fan

A quick setup question. In my house I'm limited to placing the sub in the corner behind my entertainment center. Does anyone have any suggestions about which direction to face the sub? Driver into the corner or port into the corner? I know that getting good sound is all about location and trying different things but just looking for a starting point. Thanks!

Originally Posted by elvinps2626

Ok so why do people say that is better to have 2 subwoofers.

Originally Posted by Luisfc1972

well i think im done breaking the sub in. just saw tron it sounded great. whats another movie that will test this baby

Originally Posted by Sound Master BIC

I think he's saying it is better to have 2, each running a little less harder than 1 would have to. Seems kind of overkill for such a small room, get 2, see how you like, if it's too much, sell 1!

Originally Posted by ghostsup

I just got mine today and it went way above what my expectations were. I am fricken' amazed at the punch this baby gives! I'm running it with a Denon 2112, Polk Audio rti70's, and a Polk rti40 center. Our room is about 13x20 and there is more than enough heart pounding bass going on. I had a SVS PC12-plus but it was too big for our new house and I am amazed.

Originally Posted by ajiva

I have a klipsch kw100, would the bic be any better?

Originally Posted by ghostsup

I just got mine today and it went way above what my expectations were. I am fricken' amazed at the punch this baby gives! I'm running it with a Denon 2112, Polk Audio rti70's, and a Polk rti40 center. Our room is about 13x20 and there is more than enough heart pounding bass going on. I had a SVS PC12-plus but it was too big for our new house and I am amazed.

Originally Posted by BK89

Well the amp on my JBL e250p finally crapped out. It would have cost $139 plus shipping both ways to get it fixed. So I said screw it and ordered the BIC. I thought the JBL sounded fine for music and movies. Has anyone replaced a JBL 12" sub with one of these? How does it compare?

Originally Posted by SaviorMachine

Did you ditch your PC12-Plus in favor of a BIC F12?

Originally Posted by ghostsup

I gave it to a friend. It was just too big for the room.

Originally Posted by elvinps2626

Ok so why do people say that is better to have 2 subwoofers.

Originally Posted by GeneralSpecific5

I've had my F12 for about a month now, and have been very pleased with my purchase. This was the first subwoofer I had purchased that was not a part of a speaker package. My first subwoofer was with an old panasonic HTIB from around 2004 or so. Then a few years back I purchased the MLT-1 system which came with a sub (great system BTW, still using the satellite speakers), but it was an 8-inch sub and had difficulty hitting those lower notes that are essential for a better home theater experience. All I can say is that the BIC is a big step up from what I had before.

Just as a FYI, I am not using any subwoofer calibration for my F12, nor does my receiver apply filters to the subwoofer (rocking an older Onkyo TX-SR605 which only has Audyssey 2EQ ). Without adjustments or equalizers, I find that this sub packs plenty of punch and wall rattling without turning the volume knob past 4.

Originally Posted by GeneralSpecific5

I've had my F12 for about a month now, and have been very pleased with my purchase. This was the first subwoofer I had purchased that was not a part of a speaker package. My first subwoofer was with an old panasonic HTIB from around 2004 or so. Then a few years back I purchased the MLT-1 system which came with a sub (great system BTW, still using the satellite speakers), but it was an 8-inch sub and had difficulty hitting those lower notes that are essential for a better home theater experience. All I can say is that the BIC is a big step up from what I had before.

Just as a FYI, I am not using any subwoofer calibration for my F12, nor does my receiver apply filters to the subwoofer (rocking an older Onkyo TX-SR605 which only has Audyssey 2EQ ). Without adjustments or equalizers, I find that this sub packs plenty of punch and wall rattling without turning the volume knob past 4.

Originally Posted by spyboy

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Just as an FYI, the volume knob setting depends on a myriad of factors, and in-and-of-itself doesn't mean very much No more than the fact that one of my subs has a volume control that goes up to 11...

Originally Posted by Sound Master BIC

HUH? You turn the F12 volume level up, you get more bass, down, less bass, how is that "doesn't mean very much?" In a system like he has explained, it seems to me it's pretty much everything!