I hope this isn't a touchy subject but I purchased some subs and a amp from CHT in the past and found out tonight that they are no longer around as a company and then formed a new company (Chane home theater) which now has almost no products on that site and seems to sell products from a thread on a forum at HTS. Maybe it's just me but I don't feel comfortable with that setup.
Anyways my current system is 2 VS-18.1 subs and a Dayton SA1000 Amplifier. For those components I feel I should be getting much more booming and shaking going on, I've spent a lot of time moving the beast of a subs around trying different spots, changing phase, verifying the crossover, running the audysey setup and even had a audysey pro calibration done on my reciever which is currently a Denon 4820CI and I am pretty confident I had almost the same output from my Klipsch 12" I had a few years ago. Maybe the amp is bad/weak, it definelty turns on and puts out some sound - its just bass that you can "hear" more so than bass you can "feel". I would think that system should reverebrate through my body at times like it does in my car.
I've been doing a lot of reading, and feel pretty comfortable with Power Sound Audio, and am currently on the fence between the XS30se, S3000i, and the S3000. I don't know from a "technical" standpoint how to determine the proper size subs for my room (16.5'x28.5'x8') but I am upgrading to a denon AVR-X7200W and am adding 4 Speakercraft AIM8 Three in-ceiling speakers to my existing 9.2 setup. I want sub setup that will really pound.
One additional thing worth mentioning is that this is in my basement, with carpeted floors and a door to the utility room that is almost always open for the dogs plus there is the stairs which don't have a door at all. I am guessing the openness of the room contributes to the lower bass output but it is really disappointing in it's current state.
There is a XS30SE for $1186 in the outlet center, the S3000 is $1399 and the S3000i is $1599. If you guys feel the S3000i would be what I need for my room size, I could manage the cost but would need to try to sell my current setup first which would likely be a challenge as Ebay is out of the question with shipping and the local poop of craigslist potential buyers around minneapolis is likely small. For all i know the system I have now may be good, and just underpowered I do recall that chase offered a upgraded amp a year or so after I bought my system but of course that isn't a option now and I can't even find the specs of my current amp - the Dayton SA1000 that I see on partsexpress doesn't look like the one I have at all and mine doesn't list specifications on the amp itself either unfortunately.
Anyways my current system is 2 VS-18.1 subs and a Dayton SA1000 Amplifier. For those components I feel I should be getting much more booming and shaking going on, I've spent a lot of time moving the beast of a subs around trying different spots, changing phase, verifying the crossover, running the audysey setup and even had a audysey pro calibration done on my reciever which is currently a Denon 4820CI and I am pretty confident I had almost the same output from my Klipsch 12" I had a few years ago. Maybe the amp is bad/weak, it definelty turns on and puts out some sound - its just bass that you can "hear" more so than bass you can "feel". I would think that system should reverebrate through my body at times like it does in my car.
I've been doing a lot of reading, and feel pretty comfortable with Power Sound Audio, and am currently on the fence between the XS30se, S3000i, and the S3000. I don't know from a "technical" standpoint how to determine the proper size subs for my room (16.5'x28.5'x8') but I am upgrading to a denon AVR-X7200W and am adding 4 Speakercraft AIM8 Three in-ceiling speakers to my existing 9.2 setup. I want sub setup that will really pound.
One additional thing worth mentioning is that this is in my basement, with carpeted floors and a door to the utility room that is almost always open for the dogs plus there is the stairs which don't have a door at all. I am guessing the openness of the room contributes to the lower bass output but it is really disappointing in it's current state.
There is a XS30SE for $1186 in the outlet center, the S3000 is $1399 and the S3000i is $1599. If you guys feel the S3000i would be what I need for my room size, I could manage the cost but would need to try to sell my current setup first which would likely be a challenge as Ebay is out of the question with shipping and the local poop of craigslist potential buyers around minneapolis is likely small. For all i know the system I have now may be good, and just underpowered I do recall that chase offered a upgraded amp a year or so after I bought my system but of course that isn't a option now and I can't even find the specs of my current amp - the Dayton SA1000 that I see on partsexpress doesn't look like the one I have at all and mine doesn't list specifications on the amp itself either unfortunately.