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·Hi guys, i am Chris. i am new to the forum here, ran across it the other day chasing down some HT systems for christmas.
I am 15, and really have no source of income other than my birthday and christmas (that first job still eludes me). my purpose for a home theater is not so much for movies, but for music. i am, at heart, a true music lover. i like all kinds, save for country and just love that little button labeled 'bass'. in fact, for my 12th birthday, i spent every penny i had saved up for the previous year, on two twelve inch woofers. needless to say, i loved it and recently decided it was time to start looking into a real system, something better. but this is enough about my boring life :yawn: :snoring:
The other day i was boredom-shopping (we all do it, just cruising the web, looking at things you want, but don't really need) and came across partsexpress.com's selection of HT subs. i was looking at 10's, and 12's, and was about to click back to google when i said ''hey, i haven't owned an 18, haven't heard an 18, never actually seen a good 18.... maybe i will buy an 18'' and so it began. my hunt for the rare, affordable yet good sounding subwoofer.
I checked out the dayton audio DCS450-4 Classic. at $114 it looks decent. i could hope for more in terms of Xmax, but then again, it has the surface area of a small country. to make my goals clear, my first objective is loud. but not at the sacrifice of quality. i don't want one, without the other. and i am finding that to be difficult. very difficult, as every system i have owned was one, or the other. i am not a big fan of pre-made systems either, i prefer the satisfaction of putting it together myself.
To let you rest your eyes from reading my huge post, i will get to the point. will that driver accomplish what i am trying to do? enclosure size is no problem, i prefer ported, as the majority of my music is rap, and i am after all, a basshead. if it will not be the best option for me, (my budget is 150 and under, purely focusing on the sub-stage right now) what do you recommend? i am open to all options, but i would definitely like to have the opportunity to work with, and learn about 18's.
Now that i have carpal-tunnel from typing this :gah: , i will shut up and listen :reading:
I am 15, and really have no source of income other than my birthday and christmas (that first job still eludes me). my purpose for a home theater is not so much for movies, but for music. i am, at heart, a true music lover. i like all kinds, save for country and just love that little button labeled 'bass'. in fact, for my 12th birthday, i spent every penny i had saved up for the previous year, on two twelve inch woofers. needless to say, i loved it and recently decided it was time to start looking into a real system, something better. but this is enough about my boring life :yawn: :snoring:
The other day i was boredom-shopping (we all do it, just cruising the web, looking at things you want, but don't really need) and came across partsexpress.com's selection of HT subs. i was looking at 10's, and 12's, and was about to click back to google when i said ''hey, i haven't owned an 18, haven't heard an 18, never actually seen a good 18.... maybe i will buy an 18'' and so it began. my hunt for the rare, affordable yet good sounding subwoofer.
I checked out the dayton audio DCS450-4 Classic. at $114 it looks decent. i could hope for more in terms of Xmax, but then again, it has the surface area of a small country. to make my goals clear, my first objective is loud. but not at the sacrifice of quality. i don't want one, without the other. and i am finding that to be difficult. very difficult, as every system i have owned was one, or the other. i am not a big fan of pre-made systems either, i prefer the satisfaction of putting it together myself.
To let you rest your eyes from reading my huge post, i will get to the point. will that driver accomplish what i am trying to do? enclosure size is no problem, i prefer ported, as the majority of my music is rap, and i am after all, a basshead. if it will not be the best option for me, (my budget is 150 and under, purely focusing on the sub-stage right now) what do you recommend? i am open to all options, but i would definitely like to have the opportunity to work with, and learn about 18's.
Now that i have carpal-tunnel from typing this :gah: , i will shut up and listen :reading:
