AVS › AVS Forum › Audio › Subwoofers, Bass, and Transducers › Power Sound Audio Discussion Thread!
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Power Sound Audio Discussion Thread! - Page 41

post #1201 of 2995
1/19/13 at 1:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by atabea View Post



Ya know, reading things like this is only making the wait (for my XS30) that more agonizing. Keep it coming though, good to have an idea what to expect. And Tom, build those Subs already biggrin.gif

I waited 3 1/2 weeks for mine, it seemed like a long time, but they are worth the wait. Gonna watch Despicable Me with my son tonight, and after he goes to bed, maybe TDKR or the new Bourne movie. Hope I don't shake him out of bed.
Reply
Reply

AVS Top Picks

post #1202 of 2995
1/19/13 at 1:55pm
Here is how mine are set up. It sounds/feels great to me. I really don't have other placement options, room set up and WAF.
Reply
Reply
post #1203 of 2995
1/19/13 at 2:01pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mmarki View Post

Here is how mine are set up. It sounds/feels great to me. I really don't have other placement options, room set up and WAF.

Really nice mmarki.
Reply
Reply
post #1204 of 2995
1/19/13 at 2:21pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

Really nice mmarki.
Thanks Kat. Just added a few photos in my HT gallery over in the other forum too.
Reply
Reply
post #1205 of 2995
1/19/13 at 3:12pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mmarki View Post

Here is how mine are set up. It sounds/feels great to me. I really don't have other placement options, room set up and WAF.

Well then, now that you have real subs you need a real center channel. tongue.gif That poor thing looks tiny next to those hulking beasts.
Reply
Reply
post #1206 of 2995
1/19/13 at 3:57pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by JimWilson View Post

Well then, now that you have real subs you need a real center channel. tongue.gif That poor thing looks tiny next to those hulking beasts.


Here's a photo of my Mirage C2 center sitting on my XS30 and that little sub sitting to the left is the HSU VTF-1 sitting on a the Auralex GRAMMA.smile.gif


Reply
Reply
post #1207 of 2995
1/19/13 at 4:25pm
Crappy picture but how does this look? Not tacky?

Reply
Reply
post #1208 of 2995
1/19/13 at 4:46pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokenAshes View Post

Crappy picture but how does this look? Not tacky?


It looks fine , but having the Acoustic panel there would cause me greater concern.
Edited by CRAZYKAT - 1/19/13 at 5:06pm
Reply
Reply
post #1209 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:06pm
I
Quote:
Originally Posted by JimWilson View Post

Well then, now that you have real subs you need a real center channel. tongue.gif That poor thing looks tiny next to those hulking beasts.

It does look small, but I'm happy with the way it performs. "That's what she said" I'm actually looking to upgrade to the GoldenEar supersat 60 which is bigger.
Reply
Reply
post #1210 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:16pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mmarki View Post

Here is how mine are set up. It sounds/feels great to me. I really don't have other placement options, room set up and WAF.

Very nice setup you got there. These subs do make a bold statement in your setup.
Reply
Reply
post #1211 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:19pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

Here's a photo of my Mirage C2 center sitting on my XS30 and that little sub sitting to the left is the HSU VTF-1 sitting on a the Auralex GRAMMA.smile.gif



Looks good.
Reply
Reply
post #1212 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:20pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

It looks fine , but having the Acoustic panel there would cause me greater concern.

Why is that?
Reply
Reply
post #1213 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:21pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokenAshes View Post

Crappy picture but how does this look? Not tacky?


Looks good man. I will try to orient my subs like the way you have done and see how it sounds.
Reply
Reply
post #1214 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:29pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokenAshes View Post

Why is that?

Just thinking.., that the panel will take away some of the sound reflection from the wall into you seating area.
If it's working for you then there's no problem. smile.gif
Reply
Reply
post #1215 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

Here's a photo of my Mirage C2 center sitting on my XS30 and that little sub sitting to the left is the HSU VTF-1 sitting on a the Auralex GRAMMA.smile.gif



Looking good CK... How are you liking the sound?
Reply
Reply
post #1216 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:38pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

Hey buddy how you doing? smile.gif

Very good and yourself?
Reply
Reply
post #1217 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:41pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lebreeze View Post

When you guys are doing your subcrawl are you using the avr's test tone?

I used bass heavy music I'm familiar with. aka Beastie Boys tongue.gif
Reply
Reply
post #1218 of 2995
1/19/13 at 6:51pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokenAshes View Post

I can tell you I feel a small to good amount of improvement in the ULF when I did this. I have learned that just moving a sub a few inches can change how it feels and sounds. I imagine doing this your just moving the null spot away from the LP which in return is making it sound better.

Yes, I learned that on my XV15 when I got it. I initially placed it in a corner and it sounded muffled. After I did a sub crawl through my entire living room, the G-spot was only 5 inches more away from the wall where I had it originally. NIGHT and DAY!

So my advice, when people do their sub crawls take the time, have patience to go over every inch of your room. It will make an astounding difference in the end.
Reply
Reply
post #1219 of 2995
1/19/13 at 7:27pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicmonger View Post

Looking good CK... How are you liking the sound?

Thanks MM,
All I can say is everything these owner are saying about the XS30 is absolutely TRUE. smile.gif
It is an awesome unit and performs great for both Music and Movies.

I was getting good sounding bass with my Hsu's with plenty of rumble, but the XS30 turns that rumble into vibrations that shakes the room.
In War of the worlds BD.... scenes when lighting is striking in the backyard, when tripod emerges and when plane crashes outside of the house are amazing. I can feel the couches shake and hear the two doors into the room vibrating.
I was getting this with the actors regular speech at 75 dBs at the start of the movie and LFE scenes were hittin 90 dBs.

In music it really digs deep and sounds outstanding, The test song Bass I Love You never sounded better.

But to honest, nothing has been measured except with Audyssey and my trusty SPL meter, And MY EARS.biggrin.gif


Also please excuse me for incorrect terms, I really am new to Audio/ Video.smile.gif
Reply
Reply
post #1220 of 2995
1/19/13 at 8:30pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

Thanks MM,
All I can say is everything these owner are saying about the XS30 is absolutely TRUE. smile.gif
It is an awesome unit and performs great for both Music and Movies.

I was getting good sounding bass with my Hsu's with plenty of rumble, but the XS30 turns that rumble into vibrations that shakes the room.
In War of the worlds BD.... scenes when lighting is striking in the backyard, when tripod emerges and when plane crashes outside of the house are amazing. I can feel the couches shake and hear the two doors into the room vibrating.
I was getting this with the actors regular speech at 75 dBs at the start of the movie and LFE scenes were hittin 90 dBs.

In music it really digs deep and sounds outstanding, The test song Bass I Love You never sounded better.

But to honest, nothing has been measured except with Audyssey and my trusty SPL meter, And MY EARS.biggrin.gif


Also please excuse me for incorrect terms, I really am new to Audio/ Video.smile.gif

I had the same feelings with my XV15. PSA makes a fantastic product, incredible customer service... You can't go wrong. The XV15 performs very well with music and movies equally...
Reply
Reply
post #1221 of 2995
1/20/13 at 8:33am


The beast sitting in her spot smile.gif
Reply
Reply
post #1222 of 2995
1/20/13 at 8:49am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Fineberg View Post



The beast sitting in her spot smile.gif

Very nice, Brain biggrin.gif
Reply
Reply
post #1223 of 2995
1/20/13 at 9:06am
Thanks ck!! Love this thing. Puts out tons of bass
Reply
Reply
post #1224 of 2995
1/20/13 at 10:14am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Fineberg View Post



The beast sitting in her spot smile.gif

Very nice!!
Reply
Reply
post #1225 of 2995
1/20/13 at 10:16am
Love this sub. And really love the way it looks. I really like not having a grill on it. Makes it look more like a peice of furniture.

The output really is insane. And right for music. But if you havnt had a chance watch underworld:awakening where the super lyken first shows up. The footsteps is redicilous
Reply
Reply
post #1226 of 2995
1/20/13 at 10:23am
Quote:
Originally Posted by suresh6877 View Post

Brent requested me to run some demo using only one XS30 in my setup. Here are my impressions with a single XS30 compared to dual in my theater.

Bass is not as smooth as running with the duals.
Definetely, bass has more weight when running duals. Also, bass is not very even with single as compared to dual. I feel the bass running with the duals is much deeper and overall adds MUCH better definition. Also, when running duals I am never able to localize where the bass is coming from and the bass is all over my theater. Running duals pressurizes my 6000 cu feet room MUCH better than running a single XS30.

Please note these are my impressions. I have not gathered any scientific measurements.

At some point I am hoping to run REW and understand the FR in my room better.

Right now, I am EXTREMELY happy with the dual XS30s. My wife who is not as crazy as me with the sound quality is able to appreciate the quality. She is like the explosion and other effects are very realistic. She still thinks that I bought XV15, which is cheaper than XS30 biggrin.gif

suresh6877,

Thanks for doing that. You pretty much confirmed my suspicions in that for a space the size of ours, two are going to be needed to get the results I would really want. I’m aware of the advantages that multiple subs can deliver, however I had a sliver of hope that you might have said something like “even with only one running, it was very impressive and I think I could live with it set-up that way”.

Thanks again for posting your results. My saving for two of them will just have to continue but I know that the effort will be worth it.
Reply
Reply
post #1227 of 2995
1/20/13 at 11:02am
Had a bunch of people over last night and they were all amazed at the output of my XV15. While Im sure having 2 would be better I just dont know why?
Maybe I'm just new to the sub scene, maybe I will become USED to the bass and want more later, but for now I am totally satisfied...and my room is huge.
Reply
Reply
post #1228 of 2995
1/20/13 at 3:27pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brent A View Post

suresh6877,

Thanks for doing that. You pretty much confirmed my suspicions in that for a space the size of ours, two are going to be needed to get the results I would really want. I’m aware of the advantages that multiple subs can deliver, however I had a sliver of hope that you might have said something like “even with only one running, it was very impressive and I think I could live with it set-up that way”.

Thanks again for posting your results. My saving for two of them will just have to continue but I know that the effort will be worth it.

My pleasure !
I agree it will be worth the effort going duals in a space like yours and mine.
Reply
Reply
post #1229 of 2995
1/20/13 at 6:14pm
Suresh did you orient your subs like mine?
Reply
Reply
post #1230 of 2995
1/20/13 at 8:05pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAZYKAT View Post

Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokenAshes View Post

Why is that?

Just thinking.., that the panel will take away some of the sound reflection from the wall into you seating area.


If it's working for you then there's no problem. smile.gif

that what a panel is suppose to do... direct reflections ... is a 1st order acoustical distortion.. good room treatment should be applied to rooms.. even if you have an adussey room correction avr...

cheers
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home

AVS Top Picks

AVS › AVS Forum › Audio › Subwoofers, Bass, and Transducers › Power Sound Audio Discussion Thread!