The Official HSU VTF-15H Thread - Page 107

Originally Posted by XStanleyX 

I really want a ULS-15 but I wanna be able to buy food also. Is shipping included in the price? I didn't see free shipping listed.
I can't order til this coming Wednesday so I have a few days to mull things over.

Originally Posted by Prime316 

That got me to thinking. Why would I run Audyssey with one setting and then immediately change it to another setting? Wouldn't Audyssey have set the sub up under the settings it detected at the time and therefore making the new setting uncalibrated?
Maybe it's something that I just don't understand.

Originally Posted by bmg963 

hi all. first time poster here with a couple questions for the experienced. scanning through all the forums has been incredibly helpful and taxing on me at the same time. i'm ready for some serious bass now that i have built a new house with a dedicated theater room. i am considering a vtf-15h, possibly two for my room. i'll describe my room and my wants to you all first. dimensions for the room are ~19' long x13' wide x8' high, perfectly rectangular with a door to seal it. but it's in a basement with acoustic drop ceiling tiles...really lightweight black fabric tiles with what seems like compressed batt insulation on top of them, so i know it's not completely sealed. using pre-outs of denon 3311 receiver with sonance 875d amp to provide power. speakers are polk lc series in-walls and current sub set up is dual klipsch rw-12ds. i prefer the deep house-rumbling bass that you feel through the couch, and that's what brought me to the vtf-15h. given my setup, should one sub provide that for me, or would i need to do duals? i understand about duals more evenly distributing the sound, but that's not my concern right now. i can always add a second if i want it evened out in the future. also placement for duals...would both up in the front corners be better or diagonally across the room be better? problem for the latter is, the one in the back would be right by the seating. does anyone near nashville tn have this sub and would you be willing to allow me to hear it? thanks in advance for any response and in general for everyone's wisdom and time. mark

Originally Posted by sputter1 

I started with one but my room is much larger, 4500^3 give or take a foot. I was happy with one but I really wanted to even out the bass amongst some other seats, a pair helps in that respect.
As much as I like hearing other subs/brands, I can honestly say that I don't feel the need to go beyond the pair that I have. In the near future I plan on doing a DIY project for fun and for my own education.
My music tastes are varied, HeavyMetal/Rock to Classical. Films are my main drive with music being second.
The 15H has many options for tailoring the sub to your tastes. There are some good offerings out there but the 15H was priced for my budget and I don't feel there is anything better at that price range. ( I bought them in rosenut, it's a really nice finish).
It's really hard to give an opinion without sounding like a AD and this is just my opinion.
Dr Hsu is really good to work with if you have questions etc.
Anyways, as Ack_Bk said, start with one. There are gains to be had with mulitple subs but you may like just the one. As to placement that seems to be room dependant though corner placement is usually tried first.

Originally Posted by Prime316 

That got me to thinking. Why would I run Audyssey with one setting and then immediately change it to another setting? Wouldn't Audyssey have set the sub up under the settings it detected at the time and therefore making the new setting uncalibrated?
Maybe it's something that I just don't understand.

Originally Posted by bmg963 

hi all. first time poster here with a couple questions for the experienced. scanning through all the forums has been incredibly helpful and taxing on me at the same time. i'm ready for some serious bass now that i have built a new house with a dedicated theater room. i am considering a vtf-15h, possibly two for my room. i'll describe my room and my wants to you all first. dimensions for the room are ~19' long x13' wide x8' high, perfectly rectangular with a door to seal it. but it's in a basement with acoustic drop ceiling tiles...really lightweight black fabric tiles with what seems like compressed batt insulation on top of them, so i know it's not completely sealed. using pre-outs of denon 3311 receiver with sonance 875d amp to provide power. speakers are polk lc series in-walls and current sub set up is dual klipsch rw-12ds. i prefer the deep house-rumbling bass that you feel through the couch, and that's what brought me to the vtf-15h. given my setup, should one sub provide that for me, or would i need to do duals? i understand about duals more evenly distributing the sound, but that's not my concern right now. i can always add a second if i want it evened out in the future. also placement for duals...would both up in the front corners be better or diagonally across the room be better? problem for the latter is, the one in the back would be right by the seating. does anyone near nashville tn have this sub and would you be willing to allow me to hear it? thanks in advance for any response and in general for everyone's wisdom and time. mark

Originally Posted by dr_hsu 

Audyssey tries to give you a flat in-room response. My idea is for Audyssey to correct for the room anomalies, not the sub's characteristics. By setting the sub for the flattest outdoor response, Audyssey will just be making the room 'disappear'. After that, you can use the controls on the sub to get the type of bass you want to hear - tighter bass turn down the Q setting, lower distortion and more headroom from 22 Hz up - two ports open, ultra low bass extension - one port open, for example.

Originally Posted by dr_hsu 

Where do you sit in that space? One should be just fine. If you have the front speakers in the corners, you can place the 15H between the front right speaker and the center channel (or front left and center). If it sticks out too much, you can also place it sideways. Set the sub to one port open, EQ1, Q=0.7 for Audyssey room calibration. Start with subwoofer volume control at 8:30 (a bit below the first tick). If Audyssey sets the sub out level too low (e.g. -8), adjust the sub volume lower and re-run. Aim for around 0 dB (+/- 3 is fine). After calibration, set it to two ports open, EQ2, Q=0.3.

Originally Posted by dr_hsu 

Where do you sit in that space? One should be just fine. If you have the front speakers in the corners, you can place the 15H between the front right speaker and the center channel (or front left and center). If it sticks out too much, you can also place it sideways. Set the sub to one port open, EQ1, Q=0.7 for Audyssey room calibration. Start with subwoofer volume control at 8:30 (a bit below the first tick). If Audyssey sets the sub out level too low (e.g. -8), adjust the sub volume lower and re-run. Aim for around 0 dB (+/- 3 is fine). After calibration, set it to two ports open, EQ2, Q=0.3.

Originally Posted by Kadath 

Just got mine unboxed last night. Couple Qs and comments:
The manual doesn't seem to mention the rubber feet that are included. If I'm placing on carpet is there any need to install the feet?

The unboxing instructions could be a little more clearly written. At first I was like "you really want me to flip this upside down to open it up???"
My Denon 3313 Audessey setup instructed me to set the sub at 50% power for testing, is that generally a good place to set and forget, and let Audessey balance it out?

Now that I think about it, I don't remember there being a CD in the box. Will have to check that when I get home.

I thought the port fillers would be like a pillow you could slide in and out of the channels easily, was surprised that they seem more like 'stuffing'. I haven't actually removed one yet, how big a PITA are they to put back in? For maximum bass extention I need to remove both, correct?

Originally Posted by Kadath 

Just got mine unboxed last night. Couple Qs and comments:

The manual doesn't seem to mention the rubber feet that are included. If I'm placing on carpet is there any need to install the feet?

The unboxing instructions could be a little more clearly written. At first I was like "you really want me to flip this upside down to open it up???"

My Denon 3313 Audessey setup instructed me to set the sub at 50% power for testing, is that generally a good place to set and forget, and let Audessey balance it out?

Now that I think about it, I don't remember there being a CD in the box. Will have to check that when I get home.

I thought the port fillers would be like a pillow you could slide in and out of the channels easily, was surprised that they seem more like 'stuffing'. I haven't actually removed one yet, how big a PITA are they to put back in? For maximum bass extention I need to remove both, correct?

Originally Posted by afx21 

I didn't get a CD with mine Checked everywhere and nothing. Didn't bother contacting Hsu since I would probably have to pay for shipping or duties to get it.
Can any one make a FLAC rip of it?

Originally Posted by Mike Lang 

Packing list envelope outside the box?

Originally Posted by afx21 


Nope, I checked everything, even threw the box piece by piece to make sure. That was in july though.

And yes I'm in Canada.

Originally Posted by shadyJ 

If I remember correctly, Hsu has an agreement to distribute those recordings with the Boston Audio Society, but that agreement is only valid for the USA, so Hsu can not ship out those CDs to other countries.

Originally Posted by Kadath 

Confirmed that my CD was in the packing list outside the box. Glad I had not tossed it already! Didn't get to play last night, might be actually going to a theater tonight, and going to NJ over the weekend so might not be till next week that I get back to setting this rig up!