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subwoofer 19 by 18 room

I am building a 5.1 home theatre
have an Arcam 350 on the way and am using B&W Matrix twos, center and 301's in the rear

I've a bit stumped on subwoofer
everything I demo is too loud, rolled wrong and it sounds like a booming box

Definitive, B&W, Martin Logan didn't excite me
Paradign sounded okay, heard stay away from Velodyne (but I was impressed with them 20 years ago)

any suggestions for a single unit subwoofer?
probably need some eq in my near square room

I may even have Jim Salk build me something

ps I have a two channel room where I do my serious listening to music
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tweakmenow
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Are you a DIY'er? I made my first infinite baffle subwoofer about two years ago, due to what people were saying concerning the QUALITY of the bass. The bass is EVERYTHING you could wish for!!! (and then some)
It is very "different" than bass from a box.

Here is a link to wet your appetite. Be sure to read at the bottom of the page concerning the "quality".

http://white.hometheatertalk.com/tips/ib.htm

Do a search on Google for "infinite baffle subwoofer"
brutusab
14 posts
 
Try a sub from Genesis Advanced Technologies. The G928 is awesome. Price is a little high but well worth it. If you are on a budget, try a Z Sub from BG. Best sub I have heard under $1200. Fills the room, without a boomy box feel. It has 2 10" drivers, fast enough for music, and powerful enough for good movie watching.
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audiotomb OP
1,112 posts
 
thanks for all the insights

I talked to a friend who does home theatre and he says the JL Audio has been a dream sub to put in a system

looks like I'm leaning that way

two F110's or 1 F113?
aolmrd1241
1,039 posts
 
everything I demo is too loud, rolled wrong and it sounds like a booming box

probably need some eq in my near square room

I may even have Jim Salk build me something

ASC sub-trap,dont leave home with out it,its that good.
ryder
1,689 posts
 
I cannot agree more with Bob Reynolds on setting up the sub.

Apart from that, bass traps behind the speakers at the corners would substantially improve bass definition. I have read from a few posts that they don't help in some rooms but once I took out the bass traps from the corners of my room, the definition was lost and bass got considerably loose. That was the point when I figured out I cannot live without those traps.
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