Figured we have some good guys that know their stuff on here. I have a surround system by Pioneer that's about two years old now. The sub that came with it is not powered. Would it sound much better with a powered one?
Figured we have some good guys that know their stuff on here. I have a surround system by Pioneer that's about two years old now. The sub that came with it is not powered. Would it sound much better with a powered one?
And some candidates I'm looking at:
Onkyo ($129.00) - http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-SKW204-R...7170215&sr=1-2
Sony ($86.97) - http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SA-W2500-...7170554&sr=1-8
I know there are some real expensive ones out there, but not looking to spend much more than $150. Really leaning towards the Onkyo.
It really just depends on how important it is to you I guess. I think as long as you can change the volume and/or frequency response on your sub that its probably fine. The particular sub I have is powered and I can adjust the volume which is important to me b/c how loud the bass is also depends on the source ...so I do a lot of adjusting.
http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-10-...7170962&sr=1-1
This is the one I have...prolly not much difference than the Onkyo
Sweet, appreciate the feedback. Looking at the Onkyo, it has that kind of control, and is good with lower frequencies (instead of being a rumble machine like the Sony from the sounds of it). I think once I get a little saved up I'll get the Onkyo. A friend of mine that helped me pick out the surround system I have now has said good things about Onkyo.
Ya, I think the Onkyo is a good choice.
Might as well post about my Christmas present here: http://www.zvoxaudio.com/cgi-bin/item/4005251 Loooooovvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee
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JB I remember when I worked at Circuit we use to sell that sub but I don't want to give you the wrong info, it was a decent sub for the all in one system it can in, but if I remember correctly it had a terrible rattle once it got to some higher pitch lows and highs (if that makes any sense what so ever), but I will say we absolutely destroyed about three of them just by demonstrating them to customers.
I was going to recommend my sub but I see its still on the high end unless you can pimp the hell out of ebay, I would probably feel more comfortable with the sub Duece recommended I have always been a fan of the PSW series from polk.
Lol. I like to see mine too, I just have no room in this 1-bedroom. Having it as a TV stand base is amazingly useful.
The main reason I really love the Zvox is it has this "Phase Cue" tech that enhances the background noise. For movies, this means I can enhance the soundtrack. For HD sports, it means more crowd noise. During the Stanley Cup finals, I had to turn it down just to hear the announcers.
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I had a little cash tucked away, decided to get the Onkyo http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-SKW204-R...7170215&sr=1-2
Mainly because the $50 off ends at the end of the month.
Okay I need some help. My receiver only has +/- speaker wire connection, and my new subwoofer has line input. Is there an adapter or anything I can start with speaker wire to go into the woofer preout which will then go into the line input which is on the woofer?
It looks like I have an RCA audio out on my receiver so maybe I just need the bottom connector?
Maybe a cheaper converter of speaker wire to rca?
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