Sub DIY vs mass produced?

I am going to try a paradigm x-30 for now. I was told to get a outlaw x-over (icbm1 or something like that) but I couldn't find one. So I am going to try the paradim x-over & I will see how it works.

& yea, mostly HT.... but if I can get it to blend properly for music I would use it along with my infinity kappa 8.1 vII's. So I want it to be very musical....

My girlfriend is actually moving in & we are combining our stereo's. Her receiver is about 8years newer then mine (I have a old Denon AVR-3000 & she has a yamaha something.... made is 1999 I beleive) & has sub volume controlls. She has 2 mirage 8 in powered subs & I think they sound horrible... boomy & no low end. I do plan on updating the receiver to something new withing a year or so (I want a processor but time will tell).... when that happends I might try to find one with a internal x-over but I am a ways from that.

yea... those sub specs were definantly impressive!!!! But it better be for what they are charging.... OUCH :)

I will try to remember emotiva... I was considering sunfire (read lots of great stuff about them) & a few others..... probably used.

hmmm... I assumed her receiver didn't have one & that the sub itself had the x-over. I beleive her receiver does have rca outputs... but I will need to go look I guess... thanks!

I definantly cannot swing that for a sub... let alone the amp to power it :) The subs I am looking at are under $300 ea, just trying to make sure the box size I was told is correct. I will check out DIYaudio....