Dali Ikon 8 fronts, what sub to recommend?

[fidomuh]

Hey guys.

First off, great forum, just signed up today but I've been reading here for a few months.

I just bought a pair of Dali Ikon 8 speakers and they sound terriffic.
( Yes, I know about B&W and I like the Dali speakers more. They just sound more "alive" )

Ultimately I'm building a surround setup, but first I'm heading for a 2.1 setup, budget and all you know

I live in denmark so I don't really that many choices here, but 2 subs come to mind:
Dali Ikon Sub. 12" Sub, getting pretty good reviews for it's price. It's around 900$.
SVS PB12-Plus. 12" Sub, you all know it. Getting rave reviews. Pricetag: 15-1600$.

Prices in Denmark are quite absurd, I know, so I won't even tell you the pricetag on my Ikon 8s..

What do you guys think?
Do you have a "lower budget" sub up your sleeve that I haven't heard about?

Tell me!

[bobgpsr]

It is going to depend a lot upon the listening room size (volume in cubic meters/feet). The best "budget" subwoofer may be a sealed 12" sub of which you could later get multiples of if you need more SPL later. A small enough room will give you some bottom freq end boost which along with equalization (REW & BFD, Linkwitz circuit, etc) could give you a good frequency response.

[fidomuh]

The room is pretty open, sadly. There's no door, just an archway to the rest of the flat... Yeah, crappy designers built this place back in the 70's..

If there was a door, though, I would guess the room to be around 5meters * 6meters.. Roughly..

Oh, and just to make it worse, I have floor-to-ceiling glass windows

My idea is indeed to get multiple subs in the long run, but for now i'm focusing on just getting that all-important first one

[bobgpsr]

Sorry! It would seem that a LLT type sub would be the best bang for the buck in your situation with a big room. If a vented one would be too big then one using passive radiators would be the next choice. But quite expensive.

[fidomuh]

Indeed.. That were my thoughts aswell..

I guess I'll have to make room for something ported then.. Any recommendations? ( In an affordable price range :P )