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Before moving into my new home about seven years ago I was the proud owner of an SVS PC12 subwoofer. However the new home with the layout that I have, the PC12 would not work, so I was forced to sell it, and I purchased an SB12 compact sub as, at the time, it was the only thing that would really work with our furniture layout in that area. The SB12 is currently set up close to the TV/entertainment center itself, literally wedged under an end-table.
Fast forward 6-7 years and I just upgraded my AVR to an Onkyo model with XT32 processing. Now I'm really feeling the fact that the SB-12 is not cutout for the large family room that we have (I had always known this to be the case but now it is incredibly apparent). I am getting nostalgic and missing that incredible bone crunching low bass level of the PC12.
The family room that has the modest HT in it (65" Panasonic Plasma, Boston mains and center, and ceiling installed Cambridge rears) is 22'X15'X9' for a total size of about 3000 cubic feet. It is worth pointing out that this large family area is also directly connected to other areas of the home, which has a very open floor plan. There is a 150' sq ft kitchen area directly behind the family area and the family area is also adjoined directly to an open foyer/entry/dining area, staircase to the basement, etc.
The proposed new location for the subwoofer would be in a "nook" of sorts that is behind the large family sectional in the room... but it is not in a room corner, it is a semi-open area. The SB12 is currently closer to a corner than this new proposed location, but the new location is the only one that would work without dramatically re-working the room layout, which for a variety of reasons is not really possible.
Would I get more bang for my buck upgrading to the very highly regarded PB12-Plus and simply selling my SB12 on Craigslist or would I be better off getting a 2nd SB12 and running the two subwoofers in tandem?
Thanks
Before moving into my new home about seven years ago I was the proud owner of an SVS PC12 subwoofer. However the new home with the layout that I have, the PC12 would not work, so I was forced to sell it, and I purchased an SB12 compact sub as, at the time, it was the only thing that would really work with our furniture layout in that area. The SB12 is currently set up close to the TV/entertainment center itself, literally wedged under an end-table.
Fast forward 6-7 years and I just upgraded my AVR to an Onkyo model with XT32 processing. Now I'm really feeling the fact that the SB-12 is not cutout for the large family room that we have (I had always known this to be the case but now it is incredibly apparent). I am getting nostalgic and missing that incredible bone crunching low bass level of the PC12.
The family room that has the modest HT in it (65" Panasonic Plasma, Boston mains and center, and ceiling installed Cambridge rears) is 22'X15'X9' for a total size of about 3000 cubic feet. It is worth pointing out that this large family area is also directly connected to other areas of the home, which has a very open floor plan. There is a 150' sq ft kitchen area directly behind the family area and the family area is also adjoined directly to an open foyer/entry/dining area, staircase to the basement, etc.
The proposed new location for the subwoofer would be in a "nook" of sorts that is behind the large family sectional in the room... but it is not in a room corner, it is a semi-open area. The SB12 is currently closer to a corner than this new proposed location, but the new location is the only one that would work without dramatically re-working the room layout, which for a variety of reasons is not really possible.
Would I get more bang for my buck upgrading to the very highly regarded PB12-Plus and simply selling my SB12 on Craigslist or would I be better off getting a 2nd SB12 and running the two subwoofers in tandem?
Thanks