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Mmmm Crow tastes good...

So I have been anti subwoofer. And now I’m getting the hype (and maybe the vapors too).

I’m off all this week and remembered a crusty old subwoofer stashed in the dankest corner of my closet. Since the Quicksilver preamp I got a couple of months ago had a 2nd set of outputs I decided to put it on play.

this is a Pinnacle sub, 10” and 200 watts. I think I paid $129 on amazon a few years ago for home the water. Ironically it’s a sealed box implementation.

after a couple of hours of messing with it I think I have it fairly well integrated. I’ll have to make sure it’s not killing my neighbors. It’s not an audiophile sub but it really does add to the enjoyment of my patchwork system.

I do notice that, as with my stand mounts, there less bass at my siting position vs standing in the same spot. So I’ll have to figure out what’s going on with that.

But yeah, assuming I’m not blowing out my neighbors I’ll sincerely consider 2 good subs.
gochurchgo
adameos
66 posts
 
Hi gochurchgo,
In times past I have lived in an apartment for many years. With careful tweaking, I managed to get excellent sound that would put me well in the music zone for hours with thorough enjoyment. The living room was pretty big at 24’ x 15’.  Its not impossible to get great sound in an apartment, but I had to compromise on setup and seating position to get everything balanced. I need a strong bass foundation - its a big priority for me personally. I’ve had modest full rangers that can put out plenty of bass if positioned optimally. I always found placing the speakers along the long wall to sound best, but I managed to get decent results with the speakers etc along the short wall too. If you can manage a decent entry level vinyl system, the bigness / wideness of the sound will hold together really well in an apartment. Just my experience. Cheers bro, Adam.
spenav
443 posts
 
Hi gochurchgo
for the problem you are having about getting better bass standing up, try putting the sub on a chair and see if that solves the problem. If it does, then you need a stand for that sub. Good luck and welcome to the club. 
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rixthetrick
1,060 posts
 
GoChurchGo,as a recent immigrant to USA from Australia, I had until very recently lived in a 1 bedroom apartment. It was hard to change that situation with no credit history in USA, and financial institutions not lending money to a legal permanent resident (not a citizen). Though not the same, I empathise.

If you haven't tried putting springs under the 4 corners of your subwoofer, I assure you of two things. That the vibrations will pass from your subwoofer into the foundations and frame of the apartment much less with springs, and the bass will tighten up and sound much cleaner, and will require less power to achieve the same audible results with springs. And futhermore, they will be one of the cheapest means up substantial upgrade to your system, while making it more neighbour friendly.

Someone here in this forum was selling springs relatively cheaply, I seem to recall they were even cryogenically treated as well?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPXJDdwtk4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pd8UK6SZ_s

skipskip
42 posts
 
I just listen to a sub without any other speakers from time to time just to remember what day-to-day living in my NYC condo sounded like.
richopp
760 posts
 
Thank everyone for reinforcing my main point when posting comments on this Forum.

YOUR ROOM is the most important part of any listening system, period.

Once you internalize that fact, you are ready to bring stuff home and see how it sounds there rather than to a reviewer--thank goodness for most of them--or anyone else you know, including your salesperson.

"Try before you buy" was the watchword in my former shop.  It should be yours as well.  My customers were always happy after the purchase--well, the ones who followed our advice, anyway!

Cheers!
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