I just ordered, a nice klipsch reference sytem with 8" floorstanders and need a subwoofer.
Im looking to spend aprox $1000 total for a speaker(s) and amp, although I'm willing to spend more if necessary. Less would be better lol.
80% movies, 20% music.
Small room, maybe 400 square feet
I don't care how big the box is, I'm single!
These are my requirements, in order of importance.
1. Excellent, loud, low-end punch - "feel it in the chest"
2. High SPL and SQ
3. Good "tight" bass for music.
4. A frequency curve flatter than Kansas.
I am familiar with WinISD, I used it to build some car audio subs. I hated the "one-hit wonder" boxes that are so common in car audio.
I originally looked at JL 13w7 subs, but after reading this site I realized it might not be the best for home audio.
Questions:
1. The primary sub I started to look at was a Maelstrom-X. Are there any comparable-priced speakers that fit me better?
2. Amp? Maybe EP2500?
3. Sealed or ported? I'm leaning to ported, because of the flatter curve, but I dont want to sacrifice a "tight" bass.
4. Do I need anything else? EQ? REW? BFD? Extra-crossovers? This is the part I am most confused about. With car audio you have a simple high and low crossovers built into the amp, and its done. Seriously, is there anything else you recommend to get?
5. And finally, am I aiming too high? Will it overpower my poor klipsch speakers? Will my neighbors/cops/kitty-cat hate me? Should I just buy a svs/av123 and be done with it?
Oh and btw, this forum is awesome.
My old HT was a JVC HTiB and now I'm running on TV speakers, so I suppose anything would be better than what I have now.
Thanks!
Im looking to spend aprox $1000 total for a speaker(s) and amp, although I'm willing to spend more if necessary. Less would be better lol.
80% movies, 20% music.
Small room, maybe 400 square feet
I don't care how big the box is, I'm single!
These are my requirements, in order of importance.
1. Excellent, loud, low-end punch - "feel it in the chest"
2. High SPL and SQ
3. Good "tight" bass for music.
4. A frequency curve flatter than Kansas.
I am familiar with WinISD, I used it to build some car audio subs. I hated the "one-hit wonder" boxes that are so common in car audio.
I originally looked at JL 13w7 subs, but after reading this site I realized it might not be the best for home audio.
Questions:
1. The primary sub I started to look at was a Maelstrom-X. Are there any comparable-priced speakers that fit me better?
2. Amp? Maybe EP2500?
3. Sealed or ported? I'm leaning to ported, because of the flatter curve, but I dont want to sacrifice a "tight" bass.
4. Do I need anything else? EQ? REW? BFD? Extra-crossovers? This is the part I am most confused about. With car audio you have a simple high and low crossovers built into the amp, and its done. Seriously, is there anything else you recommend to get?
5. And finally, am I aiming too high? Will it overpower my poor klipsch speakers? Will my neighbors/cops/kitty-cat hate me? Should I just buy a svs/av123 and be done with it?
Oh and btw, this forum is awesome.
My old HT was a JVC HTiB and now I'm running on TV speakers, so I suppose anything would be better than what I have now.
Thanks!