Read Harman's consumer-oriented literature on multiple subwoofers:
Toole: Loudspeakers and Rooms for Multichannel Audio Reproduction Part 3 - Getting the Bass Right (PDF)
https://www.harman.com/documents/...sPt3_0.pdf
Welti: Subwoofers: Optimum Number and Locations (PDF)
https://www.harman.com/documents/multsubs_0.pdf
https://www.andyc.diy-audio-engin.../mso/html/
Multi-Sub Optimizer (MSO) is a free Windows-based software program for optimizing the bass response of audio and AV systems having multiple subwoofers. It optimizes the flatness of the combined frequency responses of main loudspeakers and multiple subwoofers at multiple listening positions simultaneously.
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Klipsch R-112SW 12" 600W Reference Series Powered Subwoofer (Cherry)
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After that I listened to a lot of speakers, and ended going with a full Klipsch RP series setup. A lot of people said they're too bright, but they sound perfect to my ears. I've been really happy with them. I'm no sound engineer but I am a musician if that means anything or not, I don't know... Maybe the Klipsch are bright, but I thought the ELACs sounded dull and muddy, so maybe my ears like bright speakers. I know this doesn't apply to subwoofers but long story short, I don't go by speaker sound reviews anymore. It's tough to know what will sound good to you compared to a reviewers ears... Reviews are good for build quality but to me thats about it... So I guess it depends on what they said in the reviews.
I say go listen to as many speakers as you can till you find some that sound good to you.
I've tried both and the r112sw was noticeably louder and sounded better to me. But whether its worth almost double the price is questionable. Depends on a lot of things... your finances and what you would like to spend, how big of a room you're using it in, whether you currently have a sub or not, etc.
If you don't have a sub now, the cheaper one would make a huge difference... The r112sw is a noticeable upgrade, but you would have to decide if its worth it to you.
Yamaha receivers are good.
I would save, spend more on an HSU, that Monoprice deal that is out there, SVS, or Rythmik. What is likely to happen here is you spend $300 and want to upgrade it in 18 months, and then spend $600-700 to get one of those which I mentioned
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I don't see how you can go off reviews, unless they're about quality control problems, but not based on sound quality. I bought ELAC speakers everyone were going nuts about on forums, based on reviews alone. I thought they were going to sound like nothing I ever heard before after reading the reviews... But I absolutely hated how they sounded. I returned them after trying to like them for almost a month.
After that I listened to a lot of speakers, and ended going with a full Klipsch RP series setup. A lot of people said they're too bright, but they sound perfect to my ears. I've been really happy with them. I'm no sound engineer but I am a musician if that means anything or not, I don't know... Maybe the Klipsch are bright, but I thought the ELACs sounded dull and muddy, so maybe my ears like bright speakers. I know this doesn't apply to subwoofers but long story short, I don't go by speaker sound reviews anymore. It's tough to know what will sound good to you compared to a reviewers ears... Reviews are good for build quality but to me thats about it... So I guess it depends on what they said in the reviews.
I say go listen to as many speakers as you can till you find some that sound good to you.
From the specs this model is quite a bit larger and heavier than the R-12SW, also more power too.
I've tried both and the r112sw was noticeably louder and sounded better to me. But whether its worth almost double the price is questionable. Depends on a lot of things... your finances and what you would like to spend, how big of a room you're using it in, whether you currently have a sub or not, etc.
If you don't have a sub now, the cheaper one would make a huge difference... The r112sw is a noticeable upgrade, but you would have to decide if its worth it to you.
Yamaha receivers are good.
From the specs this model is quite a bit larger and heavier than the R-12SW, also more power too.
Side note to those relying only on forums for advice:
Have you ever gone onto a forum relating to something YOU are an expert on, only to roll your eyes at the massive amounts of praised and repeated misinformation? Because me too. That's why I highly suggest using your own judgment and listening to experts
That should get the Dayton going
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That should get the Dayton going
Also, I realized I'm dumb, this Klipsch has a built in amp, so it would work fine with my receiver. I will try what you said with an rca splitter and see what kind of difference it makes.
Running rp8000, 504c and 502s with 2 svs pb3000s! Get a good denon, Yamaha, Marantz receiver
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Also, I realized I'm dumb, this Klipsch has a built in amp, so it would work fine with my receiver. I will try what you said with an rca splitter and see what kind of difference it makes.
If nothing works then you may have a null at your listening spot and you will need to do sub-crawl to relocate it
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