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Possibly this weekend I can do that during the GTG. We we likely have pics up of over a dozen subs actually. Right now my empires are upstairs and can be a chore to move around, heh.

Thanks, I was super impressed with it as well. I guess having concrete walls in my basement behind the drywall helps with gain down low.

I would seriously consider one of these in the XV but am really concerned about the WAF with the finish texture and the non-rounded top edge. I am looking at the VTF-3 MK4 and would spend the extra couple of dollars on this based on what most in here are saying about it but I just don't know if I could get away with putting it in my family room. Gorilla, you're looking at it up close...thoughts? My wife is way cool ( I have the 10ft screen, the pool table and foosball so no slammin her on WAF) but they are all very nice furniture grade pieces. This looks a little to industrial in the pics for her to bite on and it's to big to hide completely. Not sure I want to use up all my points on this one. With the Hsu, I might be able to swing a second one down the road. With this, I'm sure I'd be one and done with the wife. All who already own one, if married, let me know.

Tom, if you're reading, any finish options coming in the near future?

Emesnik - Honestly I think the finish looks and feels great. Unless you're looking to match a wood finish to furniture in the room, there really isn't much reason to pass over this sub for that reason.
I actually just asked my wife (who is relatively picky) what she thought of the finish and she replied " It actually looks nice and it's small enough that it doesn't stick out." I wouldn't hesitate to load a handful of them in my living room.

Thanks for the feedback Gorilla. I will seriously consider it. Of course the XV is 4 inches taller and 3 inches deeper but it may make a decent back corner end table

Well I got my XV15 one week ago and I have to say I am extremely pleased with it's performance. I am pretty familiar with Tom's sub design's having owned 25-31's(way back in '01), 20-39 pc+, and also the pb12/plus 2 (totally forgot to mention the pb12/plus2 to Tom in our email discourse!). Anyway back to the XV15. It makes it's presence known even at lower listening volumes. It is punchy, tight, and accurate. I have used it with movies and music and it it is excellent. It goes plenty deep in my 17 x 12 room with 8' ceilings(one fairly large opening). BTW customer service is top notch. I can't say enough about how helpful Tom was with the questions I had (just as he has always been). The XV15 is certainly a winner at this price point (and beyond).


Dalton

Hey gorilla83 what do yo like better the PSA or the Empire? Thanks

I think Gorilla has the Legend, not the Empire

I haven't gotten a chance to compare them side by side yet, but the overall sound signature is very similar. The epik does have a bit more output though, especially in the 40-50+hz range.


I have 2 empires at the moment.

Yea i have 2 Empires also, i think there great, what about the 20-30 Hz?. so 1 PSA and 1 Empire are vary similer?, is so then the PSA seems like a great buy, especially for $100 less. Thanks

The sub event your having this weekend lookes like FUN, wish i lived close by, i would love to hear the other subwoofers, I CANT WAIT to hear the other peoples thoughts on all of the SWEET subs.

PS. are you going to be using the Dual Empires?. THANKS

Hey all,
I won the XS-15 at the GTG this weekend at Gorilla's in PA. What a great event, had an absolute blast. I am very excited about how the sub performed at the GTG and am going to use it as my main sub for a bit to post a more thorough review. However I am on vacation the next 2 weeks and I'm going to listen for 2 weeks so the review will not get completed for about a month or a bit more.

Huge thank you to Jim Farina and Tom Vodhanel for such an awesome, classy gift to the GTG lottery. I WON!!! I never win stuff like this :-)

Wow!

They donated a sub for the GTG to raffle off???

That is incredible!!

Hi dstew100, been reading the XS-15 reviews on the GTG Results Thread and really like to read your review as well in a month or so. Congrats on your new sub.

Isn't that just awesome, I was really impressed and surprised as well. Super Super classy

Yeah it did great. Did it hit harder than the dual captivators or 6-18's in the submersive+f2 demo? Of course not, but my first impression was that I could not believe how great it sounded at that price point and I love the looks, really kewl finish and appearance in the down firing configuration.

It was interesting how everything panned out. I showed up a little late and was prepping food, walked downstairs, won it within 2 minutes, and five minutes later I'm holding the remote for the demo (that I hadn't gone through yet, I wasn't too familiar with what to expect until the third pass through) and being asked where to put the high pass filter and such. I hadn't even read the specs yet but I pulled them up real quick. I probably did not do it much justice so it could have done even better but over all it was impressive, sounded very nice, and the responses from the other attendees was very positive.

It's a very capable high value sub, no doubt. Looking forward to spending some time with it listening. and will post more info after EUROTRIP 2012 !!!!

All I can say is you're darn lucky I didn't count any faster!

interesting how everything panned out

Is that a prepping food joke/reference by chance?

Yup, brand new. That's a $750 sub too. Tom had actually suggested it to me - I didn't even broach him with the idea (although I was going to at some point ). Andrew and I were the only ones who knew though, because we didn't want anyone showing up just for that. Turns out that Dave's timing was impeccable; one or two minutes later -- literally -- and the drawing would have occurred without him.

 

 

I was wondering if your review was coming anytime soon?

 

Thanks, Bill

^^^ wonder the same thing just now.

Lucky Dog. Under the circumstances, how can you give it anything but a glowing review?

Jim ran into an issue with his XS15 that we couldn't troubleshoot via email so we requested he send it back for inspection(there was one failed resistor in the amp). We didn't want to send the replacement XS15 until he got back from the GTG(he should have it delivered in the next couple days). So everything got delayed slightly.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio

You beat me by 3 lousy minutes Tom!


My review was pushed back several weeks because I uncovered an issue with the XS15 during the "torture" test. PSA requested the unit be sent to them for evaluation, which I did. They identified the root cause and rectified it, and are now sending me back the updated unit so I can continue with my evaluation.

Now, before anyone goes nuts and starts a bunch of rumors... what occurred with my unit is very atypical. Tom and I have had numerous conversations -- via email and on the phone -- regarding the situation and I'm convinced the issue is very isolated, so fear not.

I believe the PSA subs are first class products backed by first class people. From when I initially encountered the problem, right up to the current time, PSA has been extraordinarily helpful. Both Tom and Jim are true professionals. To an extent I'm actually glad it happened to me because I was in a better position to assist then most others probably would have been, so in a bizarre way it actually worked out.
Edited by JimWilson - 10/23/12 at 9:22am

 

Thanks Jim, I appreciate the update and would like to thank-you for all the work you do.

You're very welcome. I'm glad you find some value in the reviews.

When you absoutley need deep pounding room shaking bass, Dual PSA XV-30's are the answer

I ordered a pair of Dual PSA XV-30's and they arrived today and I have to say that I am speechless. The size alone is asounding, but the best part is the deep, rich bass. I now can feel the air moving around the room

To Tom and Jim, you guys hit it out the park with the XV-30! Great product and great service. Thanks again!

A few pic's of the XV-30's unboxing.








This is the first time that I had to unbox the subs outside, it is a two man job..





Edited by Reefdvr27 - 11/17/12 at 2:10pm

Those r sum big subs, i just ordered 2 xv15s cant wait to get them

Hi Reefdvr27, OMG what happen to the two XV-15? You still own the Outlaws (Plus & EX)? Whats your opinion between the Outlaw and XV-15?

Thanks Tom and Jim, I will wait patiently for your review.

Hi guys im new to this forum and had a a couple questions about sub placement with my xv15s coming on thursday, i will be grateful for any advice. My front speakers r ge triton 2s, sides r def tech bp7004s. All 4 speakers have subs in them so would i be better off putting the psa subs by each other to get more of chest pound feeling r should i still put them in a corner i also thought about on either end of the 2 recliners thanks again guys looking forward to what u think, and my room is 24x28. Rectangle

Reefdvr27 u should make a video of those bad boys in action

Still got em
To compare the Outlaw to the XV-15. At low levels they sounded pretty close, but when you got in to the higher volume with deep LFE is where the XV-15 outperforms the EX.

I'm looking at a new sub. Want something that can play low, but don't need anything too loud. I was wondering if the extra $200 for the XV15 over the outlaw, when on sale, is worth it. It doesn't sound like it would be worth it to me.