best home theater sub?

Question

Hello, im looking for the best hometheater sub, or system with a kick *** sub. thanks=Mitch.

Answer 1

I'm very happy with my Richter.
Not a fancy one, but effective enough to make the cat backflip!

Answer 2

Hi. Is your room big enough to hear the low notes properly.A good subwoofer will only play the lowest two octaves below 80 hz. A 20 hz full note is approx. 56 feet long.To hear half of a 20 hz note requires a room with the longest dimension at least 28 feet long.(this is not as good as a full note ).That is why you hear the low notes in a Cinema, the auditorium is longer than 56 feet. Any smaller than half a note wont be audible.A square room is the worst shape to have for bass frequencies as it will create standing waves between parallel walls to create areas of boomy sound.Two subs are better than one.A lot of wrong information is given out about subwoofers,such as : bass isn't directional, you only need one subwoofer,or you can put it anyware.Let's set the record strait. Bass is directional in a room--the room causes it to be directional (much of the bass has bounced off the walls ceiling and floor before it reaches you).so placement is important so that the bass blends with the rest of the music.Put the woofer in the back of the room and you'll get a boomy sound from the back of the room.To integrate subwoofers properly into a system you must place the woofer at the same end of the room as the main speakers .To make the bass less directional and blend better you need to cross it over at a low frequency and ideally use a pair of subwoofers (only the very lowest frequencies are not directional.)

Manufacturers of subs are making a fortune charging thousands of dollars for something most people cant use properly unless they have rooms larger than 56 feet.They think they are hearing low notes that shake the walls but they are not .It is upper base frequencies resonating in standing waves where the sound intensifies in some spots and disappears in others. An analogy is like trying to fill an empty 1 liter container with 2 litres of water.It cant be done.The extra liter wont go into the container.

Can you give me the longest room dimension the sub will be in .Thanks.

EDIT....To the guy above me, room size IS VERY IMPORTANT The worst possible shape is a cube ,followed by a square shape where all four walls of a room are the same dimension and parellel to each other.The longest dimension will determine the frequency of the room resonance.which if audible is very uncomfortable to hear..Most peoples rooms are too small for a sub to work properly.but they use one anyway even if it sounds terrible,I blame it on home theater salespersons who have not got a clue about acoustics.What is the use of having a sub when low frequency notes below 40 hz are not heard properly if at all.That is the reason for getting one in the first place.If your full range speakers go down to 40 hz that is low enough in an average room. You can still get good bass "slam" and "wallop "with the proper amplification.You have to be in a movie Cinema to experience a 20 hz note (56 feet long)properly .

Answer 3

If you're serious about wanting movie theater bass and a product that is backed up by a company with great products and great customer service, do yourself a favor and check out SVSound.com.

I would say that SVS makes the best subwoofers on the market both from a performance standpoint and a value standpoint. Their flagship line the PB-13 Ultra which ships this month sells for 1499 and I would not hesitate to put it up against Sunfires and Velodynes costing three times as much any day.

I own one of their units and have never been happier with a subwoofer. This unit on the opening of "Lord of the Rings" shakes the walls of my house but can also be the most musical subwoofer when listening to music.

Do youself a favor and at least check out their website before you make a buying decision.

Answer 4

They all work well!! They best is McIntosh!!
Best for the money, want ever is on sale at Wal-mart!!
Now for me, I like MK and Velodyne.

FYI

ROOM SIZE is not that important!! I design sub-woofer system for home and car!! The only fact is a very low note, like 20Hz can not be heard with in 32 feet!! This is why low base sounds better outside of the car.

The key cubic feet and the speaker Q!! Low Q is really BAD!! But that is what everyone wants in a car! Why, it use a smaller box!! The best subs have hi Q i.e. big boxes!!

FYI
Do not ever listen to speakers!! Your ears have no clue!! Experts that tune piano use tuning forks!! HINT!! You have no idea what a speakers will sound when you get it home!! They are all colored!! so are all rooms!! That means extra bass and Hi's!! This is not what you want in home theater, ever, go to THX to get the real understanding of home theater!!

Please don't be fooled by those that thing they know!!

I have PhD and been on the design consultant for 30 years. Today most of the stuff is junky marketing stuff, like BOSE!!

Got no hi no lows it must be Bose!! HeHe:)!!

Answer 5

I think that there are WAY too many subs out there to be able to pinpoint one out for you. As you know there are subs at $200 up to $100,000+. The best thing to do is find your budget, listen to and read reviews for subs in that range. When it comes down to it, if you don't know much about them, you won't really know exactly what you're missing if you buy the $1000 sub versus the $2000 sub. Just do me one favor, please don't buy anything BOSE.... They are a great marketing company, that's all. BOSE = Better Off with Something Else.....

Answer 6

If you buy a system that comes all in one box, I would recommend buying a BOSE system...If you want to buy the individual components and build your own system, then I would recommend that the components you buy be from Dennon...Before I bought my BOSE Lifestyle home theater system, I had been planning on buying the separate components, so I did some research and went to different stores and found out all about the quality of Dennon. Many company's care first about the outside look of the component and then the inside--Dennon is opposite, they care first about the inside(where it counts most)...I compared a Panasonic 100 watt receiver & CD player to a Dennon 40 watt---With it cranked, you could not understand the lyrics to the song using the Panasonic, but with the Dennon cranked up--it sounded louder than the Panasonic, but you could understand the lyrics--it was so incredibly clear.....If you go to a store with this info. and mention this about Dennon, they will be impressed at the research and knowledge that you have about Dennon....Hope this helps you...

Answer 7

When you say "best" how much are you willing to spend? Here is one for $2000+

http://www.fullcompass.com/product/244460.html

This one is $1000

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_13_1/svs-pb12-plus-subwoofer-1-2006-part-1.html