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post #1621 of 3929
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post
Reference level is reference level. That would be 85db average. 105db peaks in the main channels. 115db peaks in the sub. That's not "my" reference level. It is "the" reference level.
My reference level is higher then 105db's.....oh no i dont have a tool to measure it but i played bass in a band for 15 years and trust me i know what good bass sounds like...
post #1622 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post
My reference level is higher then 105db's.....oh no i dont have a tool to measure it but i played bass in a band for 15 years and trust me i know what good bass sounds like...
But then you also have 5 tunes (or 18, or whatever it is) with your VTF-15H.

http://www.thx.com/consumer/thx-tech...ference-level/



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post #1623 of 3929
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Originally Posted by pbc View Post
But then you also have 5 tunes (or 18, or whatever it is) with your VTF-15H.

http://www.thx.com/consumer/thx-tech...ference-level/
Yes you are right..5 tuning modes.....including the EQ1 and EQ2...........
post #1624 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post
And here they are again..trying to slamm....why dont you guys go on another thread?.........do you have something personal with HSU???....
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post
In this case here, we have a graph supplied by HSU. Note sharp rolloff in response that begins at 30hz on this graph.
What have I said to "slamm" anything? I showed a graph supplied by HSU to AV. I pointed out that the graph has a sharp rolloff starting at 30hz. Am I making that up? Can't you see that on the graph also?
post #1625 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post
Hi mojo..what is reference level to you??...i have a system that i can test at reference level if thats whats your asking me....having bought and owned so many brands of speakers and subs i can make the difference!...alll you need are numbers!!!...so good....trust those false numbers.........
Um, so are you saying Paul's numbers are incorrect? I thought everyone agreed his numbers were fine.
post #1626 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post
If you review a product like what seems to be best a company has produced and you say it is barely good for HT i think people will go elswhere...and i think it was made on purpose!! ok....i saw and read other forums that people went away from HSU because of Paul's review...and to him he suceeded in what he wanted to accomplish...if that is only obvious to me well i will understand....
Did you even bother to read what I posted?

At this point, there isn't any point in discussing this further with someone who won't consider either logic or reason. Trying to explain that different subwoofers have different strengths, and that the VTF-15 isn't the best sub HSU has made in all performance categories isn't working. I thought that showing you text from HSU's site might help, but apparently not.

While I can't say that Paul's review hasn't cost HSU any sales, I do know of one person who decided not to buy the VTF-15 based on not wanting to part of a community that has contributed some of the posts in this thread. I feel for the 99% of HSU owners who are reasonable and probably would prefer not to be represented by the over enthusiastic few.

Enjoy your unsubstantiated conspiracy theories (and your sub).
post #1627 of 3929
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Originally Posted by pbc View Post
But then you also have 5 tunes (or 18, or whatever it is) with your VTF-15H.

http://www.thx.com/consumer/thx-tech...ference-level/
btw what Paul didnt get and understand at first...with out studying the sub is that the Q control only have an effect on the FR.......but he is an expert so he knows better then us all............
post #1628 of 3929
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Originally Posted by cacihome View Post
Again you are seeing what you want to see.

Pete said:

"As some of you may know, we measured an outdoor frequency response of +/- 2.5dB from 20-200Hz (ie. 5dB down at 20Hz relative to 50Hz)"

I see the 5db down at 20hz relative to 50hz...what do you see?
Seriously, Caci. Please look at the same graph I'm looking at. Do you not see a sharp rolloff that begins at 30hz?

I ask you, how does a frequency response curve get shaped this way? I'm thinking you already know the answer.
There are two possible ways:
1. The sub is tuned to 30hz. This we know to not be true because we know the sub is tuned to 22hz.
2. There is a high-pass filter at 30hz. That is the only remaining answer that makes sense.

Does any of that make sense to you?
LL
post #1629 of 3929
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Originally Posted by bfreedma View Post
Did you even bother to read what I posted?

At this point, there isn't any point in discussing this further with someone who won't consider either logic or reason. Trying to explain that different subwoofers have different strengths, and that the VTF-15 isn't the best sub HSU has made in all performance categories isn't working. I thought that showing you text from HSU's site might help, but apparently not.

While I can't say that Paul's review hasn't cost HSU any sales, I do know of one person who decided not to buy the VTF-15 based on not wanting to part of a community that has contributed some of the posts in this thread. I feel for the 99% of HSU owners who are reasonable and probably would prefer not to be represented by the over enthusiastic few.

Enjoy your unsubstantiated conspiracy theories (and your sub).
sometimes when someone is wrong they look for an hipocritical way to get out of it.....
post #1630 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post
My reference level is higher then 105db's.....oh no i dont have a tool to measure it but i played bass in a band for 15 years and trust me i know what good bass sounds like...
Serge, as I said, reference level includes bass peaks to 115db. Seriously, do yourself a favor and invest $50 in a Radio Shack meter. It can be very educational.
post #1631 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post
My reference level is higher then 105db's.....oh no i dont have a tool to measure it but i played bass in a band for 15 years and trust me i know what good bass sounds like...
And with that, I think we have concluded this portion of the show.

Time to move on folks, nothing to see here.
post #1632 of 3929
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post
Serge, as I said, reference level includes bass peaks to 115db. Seriously, do yourself a favor and invest $50 in a Radio Shack meter. It can be very educational.
I agree this is on my list and i will buy one....but it will be indoor measurments....
post #1633 of 3929
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Originally Posted by bfreedma View Post
Did you even bother to read what I posted?

At this point, there isn't any point in discussing this further with someone who won't consider either logic or reason. Trying to explain that different subwoofers have different strengths, and that the VTF-15 isn't the best sub HSU has made in all performance categories isn't working. I thought that showing you text from HSU's site might help, but apparently not.

While I can't say that Paul's review hasn't cost HSU any sales, I do know of one person who decided not to buy the VTF-15 based on not wanting to part of a community that has contributed some of the posts in this thread. I feel for the 99% of HSU owners who are reasonable and probably would prefer not to be represented by the over enthusiastic few.

Enjoy your unsubstantiated conspiracy theories (and your sub).
Believe or not, these folks would rather go on believing they have the best sub in the world instead of actually trying to learn something. Having a great sub that is a best buy is not enough to keep them happy. They prefer to continue believing it can do things that it can't do.
post #1634 of 3929
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post
They prefer to continue believing it can do things that it can't do.
"You think you can do these things, but you just can't, Nemo!"
post #1635 of 3929
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post
Believe or not, these folks would rather go on believing they have the best sub in the world instead of actually trying to learn something. Having a great sub that is a best buy is not enough to keep them happy. They prefer to continue believing it can do things that it can't do.
Why are you still so arrogant?...i guess your missing your friend EV......you and him even mention my name when im off for 3 days!..wow...its like i was talking about you all the time!...would you reply??................get a damn life seriously!!...all you do is slamm on products or users here...you are so knowlegable that you need to see a psy...you know most of the great ones were sick??....but they didnt know untill someone told them........look for a post from me on another manufacturer trhead where you see me slamming a product just like you and your friends are doing on a HSU product!!??.....do it and find it!!...then quote me!!...but you wont be able to quote me in that case because i never did it!!....but you are ok you can slamm on any thread and products cause you are so bright!...right!...
post #1636 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post

Why are you still so arrogant?...i guess your missing your friend EV......you and him even mention my name when im off for 3 days!..wow...its like i was talking about you all the time!...would you reply??................get a damn life seriously!!...all you do is slamm on products or users here...you are so knowlegable that you need to see a psy...you know most of the great ones were sick??....but they didnt know untill someone told them........look for a post from me on another manufacturer trhead where you see me slamming a product just like you and your friends are doing on a HSU product!!??.....do it and find it!!...then quote me!!...but you wont be able to quote me in that case because i never did it!!....but you are ok you can slamm on any thread and products cause you are so bright!...right!...

Once again, serge, where have I slammed anything? Have I said anything negative about the product in question? Have I ever said it was anything other than a good sub?

This is a science forum. As such, I can't stand unsubstantiated BS. When it starts pouring out in gushers the way it has on this thread as an overreaction to a not-so-great review, I somehow feel the need to point out the BS. You call that slamming. I call it setting the facts straight.

You say potato. I say BS.
post #1637 of 3929
my subwoofer can beat up your subwoofer
post #1638 of 3929
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post

Once again, serge, where have I slammed anything? Have I said anything negative about the product in question? Have I ever said it was anything other than a good sub?

This is a science forum. As such, I can't stand unsubstantiated BS. When it starts pouring out in gushers the way it has on this thread as an overreaction to a not-so-great review, I somehow feel the need to point out the BS. You call that slamming. I call it setting the facts straight.

You say potato. I say BS.

Ask others if you slammed about the product!...and also ask your self why you are always on a HSU product trhead??......do you care or what??....why when someone says something nice about HSU on this trhead and that he likes the product you and your friends always show up to say something bad and try to diminish what the poster just said??.....its easy to be an hipocryte and then say ...oh i am not slamming i am even recomending their products!!...yeah pfftsss!!!!!!!...go on the rytnmik trhead to slamm for a change and leave us alone........now answer me yes or no...is this an HSU treahd?...
post #1639 of 3929
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Originally Posted by otk View Post

my subwoofer can beat up your subwoofer

lmao..hahaha...that is good....its nice to see some people still have sence of humour here..lol...but my dad is stronger then yours!!!!........
post #1640 of 3929
I don't think Mojomike has slammed the VTF-15H.
post #1641 of 3929
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Originally Posted by pimpumd View Post

I don't think Mojomike has slammed the VTF-15H.

I mean come on...do you argue about a product that you have no interest in??....some sound like it!!...just to show they know better then others!!...i dont go on any subwoofer thread right now because i am pleased with what i have!....why would i go on another thread to talk ****!!...maybe someone elses sub is better then mine but i dont care....if your pleased with what you have and i am pleased with what i have then good!.....but pls stop trying to tell others that their purchase was bad and that they made the bad choice because you saw some numbers!!....its low.....
post #1642 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post

Ask others if you slammed about the product!...and also ask your self why you are always on a HSU product trhead??......do you care or what??....why when someone says something nice about HSU on this trhead and that he likes the product you and your friends always show up to say something bad and try to diminish what the poster just said??.....its easy to be an hipocryte and then say ...oh i am not slamming i am even recomending their products!!...yeah pfftsss!!!!!!!...go on the rytnmik trhead to slamm for a change and leave us alone........now answer me yes or no...is this an HSU treahd?...

To answer your question, yes, this is an HSU thread and we are indeed talking about an HSU product. The real question is, do we talk BS on this thread, or do we talk facts? I think you have already answered that question.

If on the Rythmik thread I ran into someone taking BS, I'd be on there saying so. There is nothing exclusive about this thread other the the unusually high volume of BS as of late.

The funny thing about when I'm accused of being arrogant is that it actually brings out the arrogance in me! The best way to deal with my arrogance would be to shut me the hell up by proving me wrong. You know you want to, so go ahead and do it if you can. Quote me and point out when I slammed the sub. Point out anything I've said against this sub that you can prove is in error. Go ahead and prove me wrong and I will go away from this thread.

You want arrogance. Here's some arrogance: Debating me can be real bitch! I can feel your pain, but point out how and where I have spoken incorrectly against this sub and I will go away just like that.
post #1643 of 3929
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Originally Posted by mojomike View Post

To answer your question, yes, this is an HSU thread and we are indeed talking about an HSU product. The real question is, do we talk BS on this thread, or do we talk facts? I think you have already answered that question.

If on the Rythmik thread I ran into someone taking BS, I'd be on there saying so. There is nothing exclusive about this thread other the the unusually high volume of BS as of late.

The funny thing about when I'm accused of being arrogant is that it actually brings out the arrogance in me! The best way to deal with my arrogance would be to shut me the hell up by proving me wrong. You know you want to, so go ahead and do it if you can. Quote me and point out when I slammed the sub. Point out anything I've said against this sub that you can prove is in error. Go ahead and prove me wrong and I will go away from this thread.

You want arrogance. Here's some arrogance: Debating me can be real bitch! I can feel your pain, but point out how and where I have spoken incorrectly against this sub and I will go away just like that.

mojo...the fact that you always come here to argue with everyone shows your arrogance...not really about the person i think but mostly about the product!...honestly i dont have anything against you or others here but you attacked me several times here about everything i said...and others too.... read the post i made earlier tonight and tell me i was completly wrong again??... .....peace....
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And peace to you, serge. None of this crap is personal. I intended no attack against you or anyone here. I'm just a stickler for the facts.

I'm gonna go watch a movie now. Catch you later.
post #1645 of 3929
If I was Pete, I would send serge a free sub if he'd shut up. Gotta be costing them thousands.
post #1646 of 3929
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Originally Posted by serge71 View Post

I know you are another AH guy so i wont bother....i liked going on AH there are some good guys over there that helped me and i respect them!...but....i also noticed that most of the slamming was coming from AH guys over here!......read carefully what other people said here!!... i was quite right about what i said!!...yes i was wrong about some things too but the truth came out while i was away from here!..lol....i didn't start anything btw...the haters did!!!.....if Paul has a complex over DR HSU it is not my problem but ....jealousy...anger and envy also occur in that business......

Hate to tell you this, but you're wrong again. I am not an AH guy, I am not registered at AH, and the only time I've been to AH is to read the reviews of the subs in the shootout. I haven't even bothered to read the followup review.

As to the slamming going on, it isn't about the sub. It's about the reaction of people like you that totally misinterpreted the original review. A few got their panties in a twist because it didn't declare the VTF-15H as THE WORLD'S BEST SUBWOOFER EVER. You also found fault in statements that were actually compliments, like the Rosewood/Rosenut comment.
post #1647 of 3929
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Originally Posted by bfreedma View Post

In a way, comparing the ULS 15 and the VTF-15 is like comparing apples and oranges. The ULS is a sealed sub, while the VTF is ported and as such are designed with different goals in mind and will behave very differently in the same room.

Paul's statement around the quality of the VTF for HT was based on his view that a good HT sub performs well under the 20Hz mark. For various reasons, including room gain, the sealed ULS will, by Paul's definition, be a better HT sub. The VTF certainly does have more output overall, but not in the lowest octave. That doesn't make the VTF "bad" for HT, but just not as good as other subs in the comparison based on his measurements.

Here is the quote about the ULS from HSU's web site
"ULS offers outstanding performance with ultra low distortion and super deep bass extension". Also note that on HSU's site, the ULS is only down 1db at 15Hz vs. the VTF which is down 2db at 15Hz. Regardless of whether we believe these numbers to be accurate, even HSU's own published numbers support the statement that the ULS is a better HT sub (if sub 20Hz is the goal) than the VTF. You can take that up with HSU if you don't agree - it's their measurement.

Please read carefully and note that nowhere here or in any other post have I or others said that the VTF isn't a good sub, or isnt a good value. Just that there are other subs that are better performers down low, and if that is your primary goal, the VTF may not be the best solution. Whether it is better than more costly subs will depend on the sub. Is it better than some more expensive subs, probably. Is it better than a PB-13, Submersive, or many other more expensive subs - no, it is not unless (perhaps) cost is brought into the equation.

Just for the record, I have a JL F113, and there are AVS posters who don't think it's a good HT sub either. No big deal to me - it does what I want and fits the space/design criteria that I needed to fulfill. I don't let other's opinions bother me much when I'm happy with what I've got.

I know what you mean and i understand!...i tought the paradigm sub12 with its big amp would be my last purchase for my system untill i get more and more of them but it bottomed out big time with out abusing it!...so...that doesnt mean i didnt like it!... the sub 12 was not up to the task......thats all...that was just an example...i am not bashing on paradigm..after the vtf-15h the second best sub i ever owned is the seismic12....nothing could make that lil beast bottom out!!!...
post #1648 of 3929
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Originally Posted by ransac View Post

Hate to tell you this, but you're wrong again. I am not an AH guy, I am not registered at AH, and the only time I've been to AH is to read the reviews of the subs in the shootout. I haven't even bothered to read the followup review.

As to the slamming going on, it isn't about the sub. It's about the reaction of people like you that totally misinterpreted the original review. A few got their panties in a twist because it didn't declare the VTF-15H as THE WORLD'S BEST SUBWOOFER EVER. You also found fault in statements that were actually compliments, like the Rosewood/Rosenut comment.

I never talked about the Rosewood/ Rosenut thing to me that was not important...but pls stop thinking we owners tought we were buying the best sub on earth!!!...do you think we are all nuts and dont know about it!!...of course there are better subs then the 15h...but there are also better subs then the rythmiks and i could name others!.....all i am wondering about is why some people are coming on the HSU trhead to argue??...if you can answer me i would be very pleased...and dont tell me its because of us owners!!.....thx.
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Originally Posted by Tack View Post

If I was Pete, I would send serge a free sub if he'd shut up. Gotta be costing them thousands.

see another example.....
post #1650 of 3929
You seem like a very angry person Clouso. Seriously, go listen to your subwoofer at your own reference levels in one of the 5 tunes and enjoy it, step away from the forums for a bit.
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