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post #1291 of 1303
3/19/13 at 12:05pm
Yup the crossover setting on the sub was the issue, thanks smile.gif
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post #1292 of 1303
3/20/13 at 2:26pm
If the crossover switch was set to "IN" and you ran Audyssey it'll sound horrible. Switch it to "OUT" and run Audyssey again. They could have saved folks some grief by labeling it "Internal crossover", "External Crossover". Just think of it as "INternal"
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post #1293 of 1303
3/20/13 at 2:28pm
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If the crossover switch was set to "IN" and you ran Audyssey it'll sound horrible. Switch it to "OUT" and run Audyssey again. They could have saved folks some grief by labeling it "Internal crossover", "External Crossover". Just think of it as "INternal"
Yup that was the issue. It didnt help that the book had text written for that other Bic subwoofer and not this one, so lazy to not update it for this model
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post #1294 of 1303
5/7/13 at 8:38pm
I've never owned a subwoofer and currently only using a pair of B&W 685s.

The BIC PL-200 seems like a great deal at this point, but how does it compare with the Velodyne EQ-Max 15 Inch Subwoofer?

The BIC PL-200 can be had probably for $300 if you make an offer to AcousticSoundDesign on eBay and the Velodyne EQ-Max 15 inch subwoofer is currently $749.77 on their website.

I know the Velodyne is much more expensive and has better specs, but just how noticeable will all of that be? 250 Watts RMS Continuous with the BIC PL-200 vs 750 watts RMS Power with the Velodyne:

http://www.bicamerica.com/showpage.php?brand=1&type=8&spkrID=86

http://velodyne.com/eq-max-15.html
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post #1295 of 1303
5/7/13 at 9:33pm
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I've never owned a subwoofer and currently only using a pair of B&W 685s.

The BIC PL-200 seems like a great deal at this point, but how does it compare with the Velodyne EQ-Max 15 Inch Subwoofer?

The BIC PL-200 can be had probably for $300 if you make an offer to AcousticSoundDesign on eBay and the Velodyne EQ-Max 15 inch subwoofer is currently $749.77 on their website.

I know the Velodyne is much more expensive and has better specs, but just how noticeable will all of that be? 250 Watts RMS Continuous with the BIC PL-200 vs 750 watts RMS Power with the Velodyne:

http://www.bicamerica.com/showpage.php?brand=1&type=8&spkrID=86

http://velodyne.com/eq-max-15.html


How big is the room you plan on using it in?

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post #1296 of 1303
5/7/13 at 9:35pm
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How big is the room you plan on using it in?

It's going to be in a small bedroom. I currently have two B&W 685s and even they seem like more than enough.
Edited by RomanBlade86 - 5/8/13 at 3:47am
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post #1297 of 1303
5/8/13 at 4:13am
Here are my comparisons.

M&K subwoofer...12 inch. I don't know the specs, but 20 years ago I paid close to $1000 for it.

Sonance "The Sub"...12 inches...retailed about $800.

All I can say is the PL-200 blew these out of the water. I've never owned a 15 inch sub for comparison.

I was nervous too about trying this subwoofer without hearing it. I have not had any regrets...in fact, I now own a 9.2 BIC system. I've always owned high/medium end speakers and I can't get over how good these sound.

You should pull the trigger. I think you will be very happy.
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post #1298 of 1303
5/8/13 at 2:17pm
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It's going to be in a small bedroom. I currently have two B&W 685s and even they seem like more than enough.


I have the BIC PL-200, and also have a couple of Premier Acoustic PA150's (15 inch) and the BIC ended up in my bedroom due to the PA-150 (only using one at this time) filling my living room better.  Unless you don't mind spending the extra money for overkill I would go with the BIC for smaller or medium sized rooms.  Good luck with your decision!

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post #1299 of 1303
5/9/13 at 4:40pm
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Having now spent the last couple of months with a BIC PL-200, I must say, it makes for a very nice sounding low frequency speaker! I'm using mine to just give my center channel some low end capability. My right and left mains sport powered 12" drivers of their own, so I was looking for something similar to match their output and this sub fills the job perfectly. I'm really quite impressed. I'd highly recommend it to anyone wanting to add low frequency capability to their center channel.

nx211

The bass is so good coming out of this sub that I purchased a second one. Deep clean bass with no boom whatsoever. Adding this sub to my center channel speaker is a significant upgrade to the home theater setup. I've always had that speaker set to "small". Now, for the first time, I've got it set to "large" and it's really adding bottom end thump without distortion or boom of any kind. It's tight, clean bottom end strength that my main left/right front towers, with their own 12" drivers, are incapable of producing. I'm simply blown away by this 12" sub.


nx211
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post #1300 of 1303
5/10/13 at 9:45am
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The bass is so good coming out of this sub that I purchased a second one. Deep clean bass with no boom whatsoever. Adding this sub to my center channel speaker is a significant upgrade to the home theater setup. I've always had that speaker set to "small". Now, for the first time, I've got it set to "large" and it's really adding bottom end thump without distortion or boom of any kind. It's tight, clean bottom end strength that my main left/right front towers, with their own 12" drivers, are incapable of producing. I'm simply blown away by this 12" sub.


nx211

Which center are you using? A BIC or some other brand? I have 2 H200's as well but using them as dual subs since my AVR supports two subs (i posted pics earlier in this thread).
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post #1301 of 1303
5/12/13 at 11:30am
Another brand. The largest sized driver in my center channel is only 4.25 inches. It's not capable of any output much below 100Hz.
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post #1302 of 1303
5/17/13 at 1:23pm
Recently I bought pl-200 but it doesn't turn on when the switch is set to auto particularly while using cable as source in the receiver. However if I turn the subwoofer to "ON" position, I can hear the bass which confirms the signal. Now if change it to "auto" it stays on for a while and turns off.

When using AppleTV, it turns on always(from "auto"). Can't seem to find what is causing the issue. Any ideas?

Thanks!
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post #1303 of 1303
5/18/13 at 5:41am
Maybe your signal isn't strong enough coming from the receiver. I have the gain on the sub turned way down to around the 9 o'clock position and the output of my Denon set higher on the LFE channel to give the sub's auto sensing circuit enough voltage to kick on. Another snag I had is when listening to cd's it wouldn't come on until I selected my front mains to "small" when the cd is playing. This didn't affect the tv viewing's 5.1 sound since it's a different source.
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