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Just wanted to make a quick post to thank craig john for allowing me to demo his system earlier this week. As is evidenced by his posts on this thread and many others, he was very welcoming and extremely helpful as we spent a couple hours going through well-known movie scenes and some music. My main goal was to demo the Submersives, but it was nice to finally have some firsthand experience of a "full-featured and purpose-built" HT as mine is far from that. I was really blown away by his attention to detail and the clean, balanced sound. It's hard for me to put into words how impressed I was with his HT, so I'll just sum it up with, "It was well-worth the trip."
Just wanted to make a quick post to thank craig john for allowing me to demo his system earlier this week. As is evidenced by his posts on this thread and many others, he was very welcoming and extremely helpful as we spent a couple hours going through well-known movie scenes and some music. My main goal was to demo the Submersives, but it was nice to finally have some firsthand experience of a "full-featured and purpose-built" HT as mine is far from that. I was really blown away by his attention to detail and the clean, balanced sound. It's hard for me to put into words how impressed I was with his HT, so I'll just sum it up with, "It was well-worth the trip."
Thanks! It was a pleasure to have you over, and to help you with your decision making process. This forum is a great resource, but there is *nothing* like actually auditioning these subs in person.
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Onto the Submersives...simply put, they are awesome. I've now realized that I greatly prefer the sound of sealed enclosures, much to the dismay of my wallet. Their quickness is the first thing that caught my attention - no overhang at all, just clean, tight bass, and plenty of it. Craig john was kind enough to cycle through a couple different configurations of his system, the last of which was just 1 of his Submersives with Audyssey disabled. After we listened to a couple scenes, he mentioned never having listened to just 1 of the Submersives by itself in his room. While the difference was clearly noticeable, 1 Submersive was downright amazing and would probably be enough for me in that size room. The other 2 really rounded out the response and provided a good deal more impact, but, wow, I was infinitely more impressed with just 1 playing than I expected. Again, big thumbs up to craig john.
Onto the Submersives...simply put, they are awesome. I've now realized that I greatly prefer the sound of sealed enclosures, much to the dismay of my wallet. Their quickness is the first thing that caught my attention - no overhang at all, just clean, tight bass, and plenty of it. Craig john was kind enough to cycle through a couple different configurations of his system, the last of which was just 1 of his Submersives with Audyssey disabled. After we listened to a couple scenes, he mentioned never having listened to just 1 of the Submersives by itself in his room. While the difference was clearly noticeable, 1 Submersive was downright amazing and would probably be enough for me in that size room. The other 2 really rounded out the response and provided a good deal more impact, but, wow, I was infinitely more impressed with just 1 playing than I expected. Again, big thumbs up to craig john.
Yes, I too was surprised at how good one Submesive sounded. In fact, it was a real learning experience for me to listen to just one Submersive HP. I had never done that before. I had gotten two right away, and never listened to a single. My room doesn't have a lot of room gain, being fairly large, (3,800 cubic ft.), unsealed, (open to the stairwell and hall way), and having fairly extensive bass trapping. I was concerned about the one sub being overwhelmed by my room. Then, shutting off Audyssey, I really didn't expect much in the way of SQ. So, I was very pleasantly surprised at how good just one SubM HP sounded and how well it filled the room with bass.
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So now I have a decision to make. My current room (6k cu ft, open space) is not at all conducive to 1 or even 2 sealed enclosures, but I will be moving my HT to the basement eventually (planned for 3.5-4k cu ft, sealed) where a single or multiples will fare quite well. I've talked to Mark quite a few times recently, great guy to talk to and he answered all my questions and more. Now I just need to talk my credit card into it...
So now I have a decision to make. My current room (6k cu ft, open space) is not at all conducive to 1 or even 2 sealed enclosures, but I will be moving my HT to the basement eventually (planned for 3.5-4k cu ft, sealed) where a single or multiples will fare quite well. I've talked to Mark quite a few times recently, great guy to talk to and he answered all my questions and more. Now I just need to talk my credit card into it...
As we discussed when you were here, there are multiple other good options for sealed subs. However, I don't think any of them give you what the Submersive HP does, even with multiples of those other options. The SubM is an excellent starting point, and if you need more output, you can always save up and add another, (or 3.)
Craig
