I thought we went through this a few posts ago. Swarm was sold by a few with obvious interests. OP, why ask for elite sub-woofers if you have a budget of $1500? Do some searching in the internet (search under subwoofers) or search A'gon for the same product so you have a better understanding of what you can get for your budget. Then you can ask here for advice on the targeted choices.. |
My Kinergetics SW-800 twin tower subs with active stereo crossover are might nice, but rarely come up for sale on Audiogon. Saw some from a dealer in the NE late last year. Response to 20Hz in my room, but very tight and fast. Typically around your price point. Obviously need a second amp as they are not self powered. |
Rythmik, HSU, and PowerSoundAudio. SVS if you are limited to BestBuy or want financing. REL and Vandersteen don’t even come close to Rythmik and HSU in terms of bang for buck. JL Audio also isn’t as good for the money. As for ported or sealed. Ported gives you louder output in the deep bass but cuts off below what it’s rated at, sealed gives you less output in the deep bass but extends deeper (meaning at 20Hz a ported may be louder but at 15Hz a sealed may be louder), transparent companies will post frequency graphs (all 4 I mentioned do). Ported subs can be “looser” if they aren’t designed great (<$500 ones for instance, but that’s a budget constriction), high end ported subs are no less musical than ported, and they have less distortion usually as well. If you don’t have DSP/room correction nor tons of bass traps, I would go with sealed, as the room gain would help make that more neutral than ported speakers. |
If you are building your own, try a pair of Hartley 24" woofers in custom cabs that you can find designs for all over... http://www.hartleyloudspeakers.com/new_page_2.htm file:///C:/Users/Richard/Downloads/hartley%20box%20(1).pdf You need a big amp (>200 RMS) and a big-boy crossover... |
