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#1 ·
I have placed my order for a pair of XV-15's. I will add photos and my first impressions when they arrive.

PSA should start shipping as of mid to late August.



http://www.powersoundaudio.com/
 
#252 ·
Thanks JN...how is your health BTW...I hope everything as alright...since you haven't been posting much lately. Fyi...I am really enjoying the XS30 and I still have the SB13u in the mix. I've being hanging out at HTS because of the upcoming 3000.00 speaker evaluation...fingers crossed that Dave can come through with a set of RAAL Towers for this event.

My guess you're in audio nirvana with your ARX's and Traix set up....I don't see myself going that route(Traix) but adding a 2nd XS30 might be in the cards...:heehee:

Take care my friend....:)
 
#259 ·
Welcome Basshead81 to HTS. I have gotten some pretty useful info from your posts at AVS even though I don't currently use my EmoQ or REW. My dual XV15s do sound really good though for music and movies. I have them placed nearfield halfway down the side walls and it works really well.

I watched the Bond film, Casino Royale with Daniel Craig last night and I could really feel the bass at the end of the movie when the old building is collapsing.:D
 
#264 ·
Hi all, 2 quick comments,

1)be careful in not allowing yourself to get drawn into a "tit for tat" match with any forum "troll"(on other forums)The SOP is often to bait you into trading "barbs" and then they will quickly PM all their "merry band" and have everyone send multiple complaints to the moderators. End result-----you end up with a "ban" and then they move on to the next victim. Eventually, anyone who disagrees with their POV is removed from the discussions.

2)As mentioned, Sonnie and his mods run things a bit differently here. Disagreements? Fine. Thinly veiled personal attacks? See ya around..:) To this end, I would suggest we let the *junk* on other forums stay on those forums. Let's refocus on Power Sound Audio products, experience, suggestions, etc.

I will tell you Jim and I are making inventory logistics to be be one of the areas we focus on improving for 2014 We are still in "back order" status for all Power-X orders....with some folks waiting 3+ weeks at the moment. We do have one small shipment of 15" power-X drivers inbound, due to arrive in 1-2 business days. A *much* larger shipment of drivers will arrive 3-5 business days later. This latter shipment will fulfill all of the backs orders and then some.

Our speaker designs are progressing in the typical fits/spurts. I can tell you this much----high efficiency, true extension down to (at least) 80hz, very accurate, and able to play *loudly* without audible signs of compression. In short, a great match for our subwoofers!

There are a few other surprises in store for the first half of 2014 as well.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
 
#265 ·
Our speaker designs are progressing in the typical fits/spurts. I can tell you this much----high efficiency, true extension down to (at least) 80hz, very accurate, and able to play *loudly* without audible signs of compression. In short, a great match for our subwoofers!

There are a few other surprises in store for the first half of 2014 as well.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
That sounds awesome Tom, I would love to see you guys offer a HE style home theater speaker that only plays down to a true 70-80hz and allow your subs to pick up the rest. IMO this is a much better option then trying to play the game of making a great speaker to play full range. Let the subs to the heavy lifting and focus on 70hz and up.
 
#291 ·
Hi all,

Quick inventory update.

The new dates for the expected arrival of the Power-X drivers we have been waiting on(for over a MONTH) is Tuesday(21st) for a small shipment and Friday(the 24th) for a large shipment. So we'll have a good number of orders shipping on Tuesday/Wed/Thurs.....then on Friday we'll have a big shipping day. Any remaining orders will be built over the week and by the following Monday(27th) I expect to be (finally) back to our same day/next day typical order fulfillment status. I just got off the phone with Scott Atwell, owner of Ficaraudio who is our OEM for our 15" Power-X drivers, and he personally assured me these inventory arrival dates would be fulfilled.

I realize this isn't the news everyone was hoping for as we had been promised a small shipment of drivers to arrive this week.(and i have been projecting ship dates based on this).

I could outline a 50 page short story regarding this saga starting several months ago with a typhoon hitting China and starting a large domino effect regarding magnet production. I'll save that for another time though.

Also, any order that takes more than 30 days to fulfill will be discounted an additional 5% (over and above any other discount that may apply to the order).

Please bear with us for a few more days and everything will be back to normal. As usual, I'll be at the office 7 days a week.....so please don't hesitate to email/call me with ANY questions about our products or the current back order situation....even on Saturday or Sunday!


Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
 
#294 ·
That's easy, tell the wifey you are Beta testing a new sub with a different driver that PSA is thinking of using with a new batch of subs and they need a certain amount of people's perspectives on what they think and then PSA will make a decision whether or not to put them into production based on the positive reviews. :T
After she hears dual XV15s you will have no trouble convincing her that you have to keep the review sample at a discount, I'm sure Tom will give you the 5% discount for duals anyway. :R
Cheers Jeff
 
#307 ·
Hi all,

Quick update,

Shipments begin again today after a lengthy delay. We will be shipping a good number of orders today and tomorrow. Friday should be a very large shipping day. By Monday we should be caught up with all back orders.

Thanks to all customers who have been so patient during these delays!

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
 
#310 ·
Pretty big shipment day today....pretty much a full fed ex truck to ourselves and a good portion of an 18 wheeler..:)

All tracking info is out. Today catches us on all 2013 orders(yes, we were THAT far behind). We'll work most of the weekend and with another large driver shipment arriving Tuesday we should be completely caught up with all orders by Tuesday/Wed of next week. Thanks again to everyone who has waited so long and shown so much patience with us. Jim and I are putting some "checks/balances" in place now to minimize the chances of this type of outage in the future.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
 
#315 ·
Another good shipment via Fedex today, all XS15 and XV15 orders are caught up to about 1-19, 1-20 now. We'll be fully caught up before the end of the week.

We will be caught up to 1-20(ish) on XS30 orders by end of day tomorrow. These will also be fully caught up by end of week.

We have 9(?) XV30f subs going out in the next 2-3 days too.

Long story short----by end of week we will be back to our normal "ship same day or next business day in most cases" model.

Thanks again to all who have shown incredible patience with these delays.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
 
#316 ·
Hi all,

Mostly freight shipments today and not quite as many as hoped. The inbound 15" shipment arrived late as the truck driver grumbled something about it being 20 below?

Anyway, we got a late start so today's outbound was limited to something around 20. We already have another 10-15 being boxed and ready to go tomorrow so it will be another big day.

By end of day tomorrow we should be 100% caught up on all XS15, XV15, Triax shipments. XS30 and XV30f will take another 1-2 days though as these orders are just "pouring in" lately.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, thanks to all who have waited so patiently for us to fulfill all of these back orders.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio
 
#323 ·
My amateur review of the XV30f

I placed my order for the XV30f at the recommendation of Tom V. based on his assessment of my listening room (25X25). Tom was very responsive to all my questions and emails regarding the purchase and later what seemed like infinite shipment delays. All total, I received this beast in just over three weeks. Looking back, having to wait three weeks doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. Tom promised a "night and day" difference since I would be replacing my old Velodyne DLSR 3750 with the XV30f. My reason for wanting a new sub developed after seeing so many videos of subwoofer excursion while playing Bass I Love You. When I played most of the songs by this group they sounded horrible. In fact, on a couple of songs, it seemed like my subwoofer went silent due to its limited low frequency extension. Naturally, I became jealous and curious as to what I was really missing. However, the DLSR3750 was a pretty decent subwoofer to start. Well, at least until I set up my XV30f this morning.

I will start my review with my current setup: Magnepan 1.7 for fronts, Martin Logan Feature center, no surrounds yet, and a Denon 4311 receiver. All of my HD movies and music are stored on a Windows Home Server (16TB) and played using XBMC running on a Mac Mini. I have a Panasonic plasma television.

My first impression of the XV30f is that it is huge, but not as big as I thought it would be. I don't have WAF issues. Although, I am a single father. My daughters, 8 and 12, did come into the room briefly to say, "Really, dad…is this necessary?" Grinning sheepishly, I replied, "No, but neither is the iPad mini and iPhone 5s I just bought you." At 6'3 and 250lbs, moving the XV30f into place didn't seem that big of a deal. It definitely would have taken two people if I needed to go up or down stairs. Did I mention that the 15" subwoofers are gigantic? Setup was easy. Unboxing, setup, and running Audyssey took me about 30 minutes. I don't have any meters or fancy software to show results. Everything is based on my ears and opinion.

The first sound I sent to the XV30f was based on sample frequency tones I generated using audio equipment I own. I used tones down to 10Hz. In its current position, I have substantial bass down to about 15Hz. I now understand what everyone means by room pressurization. Nice! Now, on to music and Bass Mekanik.

The first song I played was Sub Bass Excursion. Compared to my Velodyne DLSR3750, the difference, yes, Tom, was night and day. In fact, it was borderline ridiculous. I was amazed at the tightness, extension, and clarity of the XV30f. I never realized how muddy and distorted my Velodyne produced bass. It was, dare I say, beyond night and day. The DLSR3750 also produces significant cabinet noise. Funny, I never noticed it before. The build quality of the XV30f is 4 stars out of five. No cabinet noise. Solid build. No defects. The only complaint you could make is that it will never win any beauty contests. Then again, I'm no beauty either so who cares? I listen to a mix of jazz, rap, and even classical. With minor level adjustments, there were no issues with any of the music I sampled. The XV30f is definitely for bass lovers. When listening to classical music, I generally turn my subwoofer off as the Maggies can handle classical music without any help. For testing purposes, I turned the bass very low and the Chopin I sampled was very enjoyable. However, for classical, I still prefer the sound of the naked Maggies. Now, on to movies.

Movies are where the XV30f took me to a new stratosphere. I chose Avatar, Prometheus, Cloverfield, and War of the Worlds for this review. Overall, it was like I had never "heard" these movies before. As I listened with my eyes closed, room shaking, and testing the structural integrity of my house, I was amazed at the impact, extension, and real movie theater like experience. The rumbles were so much deeper. Unexpected noises made me jump as they crashed into my chest. I heard LFE in these movies that I had never heard before. So this is what a REAL subwoofer sounds like.

In conclusion, the XV30f blended very well with my setup. Localization was not an issue. Setup was easy. Movies are where this beast of a subwoofer shines. And if you're a bass lover with music, the XV30f will give you a new appreciation when listening to rap, R&B, and club music. No matter how hard I tried, listening at levels I'm sure my neighbors don't appreciate, I could not get this subwoofer to sound strained. I even understand what everyone means by pressurization now. I needed a cigarette after watching Cloverfield. Tom, thanks for the discounts, and you're right, I don't regret this purchase. :T:hsd:

Mark
 

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#324 ·
Re: My amateur review of the XV30f

Thank you Muziky2k, that was very refreshing to read, I could almost feel your enjoyment and wow factor as you described your experience with the XV30F. I am very happy that you are so pleased with your purchase. Tom and Jim know a thing or two about subwoofers, wouldn't you agree. They have always been there for me no matter what the situation and always steered my in the right direction, Congrats my friend.
Cheers Jeff............Very nice rig you have:)
 
#325 ·
Re: My amateur review of the XV30f

Thanks, and yes I do agree. They've definitely got skills. I have to admit the weeks waiting for my sub I wavered because I thought my Velodyne was a pretty good sub. The XV30f is just on another level. Tom has the patience of Job. I'm sure I wasn't the only one pinging him with emails and phone calls. I admire his patience with everything including the forums. I just wish he could teach a few other businesses about customer service.
 
#330 ·
Thanks Ron for the explanation, I can understand your situation, I to am fearful of listening at reference, not only in my LR but a floor above as well. I would love to have duals for the smoothing also but to get a duplicate Triax now is way too expensive for me, I have the Expresso finish so I guess I would be looking at $3700. I'm just so used to dual subs. I have put an additional dedicated 20 amp circuit in my HT just for the Triax so I would have no problem with power and room for a second, it just would be a little difficult to sneak another 230 pounder into the house.:eek: Good luck with the sale.
Cheers Jeff
 
#345 ·
I'm in the same position where a second Triax is out of reach financially should I decide to add a second sub in the future (may consider it in another year or so). When that time comes I plan to talk to Tom about options. Maybe an XS30 would work providing the goal is smoothing and not increased output (I get plenty of output from the Triax).

Fortunately my system sounds great with the single Triax so I'm in no hurry. :)
 
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