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warpdrive wrote:
 With kids around, a downfiring sub is far more kid friendly so can place the sub even where the kids normally play, they can bump into it all day long. I'd be more likely to want to put the SVS where kids can't accidentally jam their toys into the speaker. Therefore more flexiblity. |
I agree, with kids around, down firing subs would be more appropriate... but so would the black textured finish of the SVS over the glossy black of the Outlaw. That glossy black is going to show the scratches of those kids climbing all over it and begin to look ugly over time and really hurt resale value. I think the down firing textured finish wins over with kids in the house. That finish is polypropylene I believe... or whatever it is... it is extremely durable. The kids could jump up and down on it... slobber on it, spill drinks on it, dance on it, throw stones at it... they are practically invincible.
For the record... I own a pair of the PB12-Plus/2's both loaded in the front corners of my room with the ports up against the wall. Both of mine are tuned to 16Hz, so I'm pushing max air through one port and never an issue being against the wall.
And they are NOT ugly! 
I've had a gloss black Velodyne HGS-15 and personally I like the black textured finish of the SVS better. It actually looks very nice. Now if you have black gloss speakers, black gloss display edges, etc., you might would want a black gloss sub to match.
